EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
All the way to the scrapyard
The Guardian
15/04/2008
Chris Banks the Learning and Skills Council's chair agrees to carry on as the quango is wound down.
Lecturers to join teachers on strike
The Guardian
14/04/2008
College lecturers in England have voted to strike alongside teachers on April 24 in a bid to bring their pay up to that of schoolteachers.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Business to fund 30,000 new places in university shake-up
The Guardian
14/04/2008
Denham says firms will have more say in courses and that higher education should target older people in work.
Complaints by university students show 25% increase
The Guardian
10/04/2008
Lawyers who seek out disgruntled students to sue their colleges have helped fuel a 25% increase in official complaints against universities, according to the chief adjudicator for higher education. Most cases concern exam result challenges.
Government plans to make universities more business-friendly
The Guardian
14/04/2008
Lecturers have warned against giving businesses too much influence over the content and design of university courses today, as the government launched plans to make universities more business-friendly.
Higher education income tops £21bn
The Guardian
11/04/2008
The UK higher education sector's income has topped £20bn for the first time, the figures are in the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)'s HE Finance Plus 2006/07 report. The bulk of income comes from tuition fees, grants and contracts.
Plans to end 'student ghettos' criticised by property group
The Guardian
10/04/2008
Government plans to clamp down on the "studentification" of university towns could damage housing supply and deprive students of the chance to go to university, the British Property Federation (BPF) has warned. The review of houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) announced by ministers would introduce measures that would make it harder to rent family homes to students.
Student juries deliver their verdict
DIUS Press Release
09/04/2008
Career and educational development, accommodation and value for money were some of the key issues raised during five student juries, the results of which are published today.
Universities must publish admissions policies, says Denham
The Guardian
08/04/2008
Universities must publish their admissions policies to counter the "poisonous" public debate about fair access, John Denham, the universities secretary, has told vice-chancellors.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
115 more schools put their trust in partnership to raise standards
DCSF Press Release
09/04/2008
115 more schools have been accepted onto the Trust School programme - the Governments flagship education policy that sees schools harness the energy and experience of external partners to raise standards.
Building Schools for the Future to be accelerated and streamlined under new proposals
DCSF Press Release
09/04/2008
Every local authority could have the opportunity to join Building Schools for the Future (BSF) earlier, under proposals to accelerate entry into the programme published for consultation today by Schools Minister Jim Knight.
Councils cash in with schools sales
The Guardian
14/04/2008
Hundreds of primary schools have been sold off in the past decade to raise cash for local authorities. The sales have raised £236m for local authorities, many of the sites have been sold to housing developers as councils cashed in on rising land values during the past 10 years.
Don't fall victim to the Facebook faux pas
The Times Educational Supplement
11/04/2008
Compromising pictures of teachers posted on social websites lead to disciplinary action.
Elite exam to rival A-levels approved
The Guardian
11/04/2008
Thirty schools will teach the Cambridge Pre-U from September; 24 are private schools and only six state schools. Headteachers last night warned that if that trend continues it could grow into a qualification divide between fee-paying and other schools.
Head's plan for wind of change suffers a blow
The Times Educational Supplement
11/04/2008
Opposition from worried residents highlights pitfalls for schools that try to go green.
