EDUCATION
Shock as universities told to drop college franchises
Times Educational Supplement
05/03/2010
Leading vice-chancellors are horrified that Hefce's suggestion that cutting franchised provision to colleges is an easy way for universities to make savings.
Tories will give universities control of A-level content
Guardian
02/03/2010
Michael Gove has announced that a Conservative government would immediately overhaul the national curriculum in English, maths and science, and give control of A-level exam content to universities and academic experts to end "political control".
EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
A challenging view of the shape of things to come
Times Educational Supplement
05/03/2010
This article gives a summary of the predictions for the future of FE provision outlined in "Colleges 2020", a new book from the Institute of Public Policy Research.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Abolish Labour target of sending 50% to university, report urges
Guardian
09/03/2010
The Association of Graduate Recruiters claims that Labour's target of getting 50% of young people to go to university has driven down standards and devalued degrees – and the next government should abolish it.
Adam Smith report calls for Right turn to privatised academy
Times Higher Education
04/03/2010
"The Broken University", a report by the think-tank Adam Smith Institute, claims that state funding brings no economic benefits to the higher education sector, and identifies a series of negative consequences.
Full toolkit for setting standards to be reviewed
Times Higher Education
04/03/2010
The Quality Assurance Agency has launched a consultation on the tools used to set degree standards. This will be the first time the standards have been reviewed in a decade.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
MPs and peers say licence to teach will breach human rights
Times Educational Supplement
05/03/2010
The Joint Committee on Human Rights' report on the Children, Schools and Families Bill demands that the Government amend the Bill or risk breaking the European Convention on Human Rights.
Sacking of school headteachers 'rises by 75%'
Observer
07/03/2010
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) claims that record numbers of headteachers were sacked in 2009 for failing to increase their schools' GCSE grades.
Unions warn schools will face bill for vetting and barring
Times Educational Supplement
05/03/2010
There is concern that cash-strapped local authorities will force head teachers to contribute to the additional costs of new checks on school staff.
