EDUCATION - FURTHER EDUCATION
College re-building to push ahead
BBC Education News
27/01/2009
The government is set to appoint a troubleshooter to help tackle delays with its re-building plans for schools and colleges in England.
Concern as building plans are stalled
The Times Educational Supplement
23/01/2009
Colleges call for share in £10bn recession pot as funding decisions hit by three-month delay.
Training budgets hit by recession
The Guardian
27/01/2009
The boosting of sales is taking priority over staff training for many large companies during the difficult economic times
EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION
Cash-strapped ministers freeze university expansion
The Guardian
22/01/2009
Cap placed on student numbers for next two years.
High Court rules students should have gone to OIA
Times Higher Education
22/01/2009
The High Court has criticised two students for turning to the courts with cases against their universities last year instead of using the Office for the Independent Adjudicator (OIA)
Universities get cash to combat unemployment
The Guardian
22/01/2009
£25m package to be matched by universities for retraining people out of work and businesses.
EDUCATION - SCHOOLS
Government may have to take on risk of PFI deals
The Guardian
27/01/2009
The government is considering under-writing private finance initiative deals to build schools and hospitals to prevent the public sector building plans grinding to a halt.
Home education can be cover for abuse and forced marriage
The Times
20/01/2009
The Minister of State for Children has ordered a review of the rules covering home educated children in England. The move follows local authority concerns that their duty to promote and protect child welfare is being undermined by the existing rules under which responsibility for a childs education rests with the parents.
School building project could grind to a halt
The Guardian
21/01/2009
Lending crisis threatens progress of Building Schools for the Future.
