EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
Funded adult education places falling, say Tories
The Guardian
13/02/2009
Conservatives accuse government of lack of investment in upskilling as 1.3m publicly funded places disappear since 2003-4.
Have your say on sectors drive for higher equality
The Times Educational Supplement
13/02/2009
LSIS has published its strategy for improvement and regulation, and invites input from staff at every level.
Over £21 million to improve school sport facilities in 75 sports colleges
DCSF Press Release
11/02/2009
This funding will ensure sports pitches can be used in the evening and through the winter with flood lights, artificial turf and new tented style sports halls.
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Huge increase in demand for postgraduate degree courses
The Guardian
17/02/2009
Universities are experiencing a rise in the popularity of graduate courses as applicants aim to increase their employability in the current recession.
Olympic university to be built on site of London games
The Guardian
10/02/2009
An Olympic university will be established on the site of the London 2012 games in a bid to secure a long-term legacy for the £9.3bn being spent by taxpayers on the event, ministers announced today.
Overwhelming support for new model IP contracts
Times Higher Education
12/02/2009
Universities and businesses back use of Lambert Agreements, says survey. There are five model contracts that set out the legal relationship between university and research sponsor, detailing ownership of intellectual property.
http://www.innovation.gov.uk/lambertagreements
Speak out if you dare
The Guardian
17/02/2009
A new NUS report finds that university complaints procedures often work against the student.
Universities disappointed with visa fee increases
Universities UK Press Release
13/02/2009
Universities UK has criticised the way in which visa fees for international students have been increased without consultation with the higher education sector.
Universities face bankruptcy because of delayed debate on tuition fees
The Guardian
12/02/2009
Universities are facing bankruptcy because the government has delayed a debate about whether to raise tuition fees, the most senior civil servant for science and research, Adrian Smith, has said.
Universities warn of stiff competition as recession prompts big rise in applications
The Guardian
16/02/2009
The recession has triggered a scramble for a place at university with a record-breaking 465,000 people applying to begin a degree this September and a significant increase in the number of older applicants, official figures suggest. Weak pound boosts numbers from overseas.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
Cost of schools building project up by £10bn, says watchdog
The Guardian
12/02/2009
The cost of the governments scheme to rebuild every secondary school in England has increased by £10bn, but the schools are still nearly two years behind schedule, according to the spending watchdog.
More parents jailed as truancy rates soar
The Guardian
12/02/2009
Figures show a parent is sent to prison every other week in term time for failing to ensure their child goes to school.
One in six private school places may have to be free
The Guardian
10/02/2009
Private schools who dont provide free education may lose charitable status.
Private schools defying the slump - for now
The Guardian
11/02/2009
Applications for the countrys best-known private schools have increased in defiance of the economic downturn, but one in 10 headteachers are unsure whether their schools can withstand the recession, according to a survey.
Safe school trips list published
BBC Education News
13/02/2009
The first officially-approved list of safe places for school trips in England and Wales has been published.
School admissions changed again
BBC Education News
13/02/2009
The school admissions process is changing again in England with a new code of practice aimed at bolstering families rights.
The Building Schools for the Future Programme: Renewing the secondary school estate
National Audit Office
12/02/2009
A National Audit Office report focuses on the progress of the Building Schools for the Future Programme up to December 2008
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications
/0809/schools_for_the_future.aspx
