Last updated 14/09/2006
SCHOOLS
Backdoor school selection curbed
BBC News - 08/09/2006
A tougher admissions code for England's schools to curb "covert selection" is being published for consultation.
Black teachers face bullying and racism, survey finds
The Guardian - 08/09/2006
Ministers are facing calls for a public inquiry into racism in schools after claims from black teachers that they face widespread discrimination and bullying.
Heads predict lawsuits over obesity targets
The Guardian - 12/09/2006
Headteachers yesterday warned that litigious parents could soon sue schools for failing to prevent their children from drinking, smoking or taking drugs. They fear that government plans to set targets for improving young people's health and welfare in England could unleash attacks on their ability to control wider health and social trends.
Union scepticism builds as Blair announces more trust schools
The Guardian - 07/09/2006
Teachers today stepped up criticisms of the government's push to encourage more schools to secure sponsorship from private groups, warning "trust" schools would not lift standards.
EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Johnson criticised for FE funding cuts
The Guardian - 12/09/2006
MPs today condemned the Education Secretary, Alan Johnson, for his "grossly over-simplified" argument that colleges should offer more plumbing courses "and less pilates".
HIGHER EDUCATION
In other words
The Guardian - 12/09/2006
When is plagiarism not cheating? Students who have been accused are starting to fight back.
New DDA Post-16 Education Regulations and Code of Practice
Disability Rights Commission - 11/09/2006
This Code of Practice covers the duties set out in Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations 2006)
NUS resumes battle against tuition fees
The Guardian - 08/09/2006
Student leaders have refused to give up their fight for free university education in England, vowing to continue protests until the government backs down and abolishes tuition fees.
Students told: turn up or face expulsion
The Guardian - 11/09/2006
Thousands of undergraduate students are being forced to sign good behaviour contracts with their universities and warned they could be expelled if they breach regulations.
Tribunal restricts 'vexatious litigant'
THES - 08/09/2006
A lecturer who has caused "enormous inconvenience, harassment and expense" to British universities over a ten-year period of legal action has been declared a "vexatious litigant" by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).
UK universities 'face bottleneck'
BBC News - 12/09/2006
UK universities face a "serious bottleneck" in finding enough properly qualified students for courses, an international comparison suggests.
University offers discount on fees for up-front payments
The Guardian - 08/09/2006
The government's pledge to ensure fair access to universities for students from low-income families in the new world of top-up fees was challenged last night as a controversial discount scheme emerged.
V-cs, Muslim leaders meet PM
THES - 08/09/2006
Tony Blair has personally intervened in the battle to rid campuses of Muslim extremists, with universities invited to a meeting with Muslim community leaders at 10 Downing Street.
