Last updated 18/04/2007
EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Record successes for FE colleges
BBC Education News
17/04/2007
A record number of students in England's further education colleges are completing their courses and gaining a qualification.
Where the grass is greener - rainwater tanks and local buying point the way ahead for college award
The Times Educational Supplement - FE Focus
13/04/2007
Colleges have been recognised for the first time alongside universities for their work in reducing the damage done to the environment. The Pershore Group of Colleges has been named among the winners of the Green Gown awards, which promotes the conservation of energy and reduction of waste in education institutions.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Early-career cash fillip
The Times Higher Education Supplement
13/04/2007
Rule changes mean new bioscience researchers will find it easier to set up their own labs. Early-career bioscience researchers and lecturers will find it easier to secure funding to set up their own laboratories following changes made to a research council scheme.
In-flight education
The Guardian
10/04/2007
A new breed of international student commuters is growing at UK universities - the Student Eurocommuter is a person who studies at a UK university during the week and takes the first economy flight home to Europe at weekends.
Numbers of black students rising, figures show
The Guardian
17/04/2007
The number of British black students studying for a higher education degree at UK universities has rocketed by around 26% in the past 12 months, but the ethnic group still only accounts for 5% of the total student population, according to official figures released today.
Virginia killings review pledged
BBC Education News
18/04/2007
Virginia's governor has pledged to review authorities' handling of shootings at Virginia Tech University that left 32 people dead.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
Fines 'failing to tackle truancy'
BBC Education News
17/04/2007
Penalty notices or on-the-spot fines for parents whose children play truant, do not work, research has suggested.
Heads 'do not improve schools'
BBC Education News
17/04/2007
Changing head teacher in a struggling school is not likely to lead to major improvements, suggests research. Successful schools continue to be successful when heads change - and the same is true of unsuccessful schools, says research from Policy Exchange.
Ministers aim to turn every secondary school "green"
The Independent
16/04/2007
The Education Secretary has won GBP 100 million from the comprehensive spending review to ensure all new secondary schools are designed to be carbon neutral or at the very least substantially reduce carbon emissions.
Protest camp over planned academy
BBC Education News
12/04/2007
A group of teachers and local activists has set up a protest camp on the site of a proposed new academy.
Schools told to close gender gaps
BBC Education News
17/04/2007
Schools are being told they have a "fantastic opportunity" to tackle inequality between the sexes. The Gender Equality Duty, which came into effect this month, applies to all public bodies - of which the biggest single group is schools.
School behaviour guide criticised
BBC Education News
11/04/2007
New guidelines on how to deal with bad behaviour in schools have come under fire, with critics saying a "softly softly" approach could backfire.
Teachers urge action on asbestos threat
The Guardian
18/04/2007
Thousands of schools built before mid-1970s have potentially lethal levels of asbestos in the fabric of their buildings, teaching unions warn today. Parents will be asked to join teachers' campaigns to speed up the removal of the dangerous substance.
Websites urged to act on bullies
BBC Education News
10/04/2007
Web giants like YouTube are being urged to get tough with cyber-bullies that use their sites to make pupils' and teachers' lives a misery.
