Last updated 29/06/2006
SCHOOLS
EC sets out lessons for students
BBC News - 21/06/2006
Pupils in the UK would be taught about European integration, democracy and cultural diversity under plans drawn up by the European Commission.
Government revives school partnership scheme
The Guardian - 22/06/2006
The Government will today seek to revive a scheme designed to strengthen links between the private and maintained education sectors, inviting the next round of bids for the independent and state school partnerships (ISSPs).
Head resigns to meet school's legal costs
The Guardian - 22/06/2006
A headteacher who successfully defended legal action from a sacked teacher is to sacrifice her own job after her school was left with a £70,000 legal bill.
High court overturns unlawful killing verdict on school trip death
The Guardian - 20/06/2006
An inquest jury's verdict that a 16-year-old non-swimmer who drowned during an outdoor activity trip was unlawfully killed was overturned today by the high court. A judge substituted a verdict of accidental death.
Tackle racism young, says report
The Guardian - 26/06/2006
The Government must make it a priority to tackle racism in early years education if it is to encourage young people to appreciate ethnic diversity, according to a report out today.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Further education failing us, says CBI
The Guardian - 20/06/2006
The tardiness of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in reforming further education was damaging students' employment chances, the Confederation of British Industry warned today.
Lecturers to vote on 3% pay offer
BBC News - 21/06/2006
College lecturers in England are balloted on an improved pay offer designed to narrow the gap with teachers' pay.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Degree inflation sparks call for standardisation
The Guardian - 26/06/2006
Degree classifications should be standardised to ensure that some UK universities do not inflate qualifications, a new study warns.
Fees worry poor students - survey
BBC News - 22/06/2006
Tuition fees discourage many clever students in state schools from applying to go to university, a survey suggests. It was carried out by Target 10,000, a new campaign to improve disadvantaged youngsters' access to higher education.
Gates makes £7m university research donation
The Guardian - 23/06/2006
The University of York has received £7.4 million from the world's richest man, Bill Gates, to develop a plant that will cure malaria.
Inconsistent penalties raise risk of legal action, Deech says
THES - 23/06/2006
The student complaints ombudsman has attacked the "indefensible inconsistency" of punishments meted out to cheating students by universities.
Liverpool joins with China ally
THES - 23/06/2006
Liverpool University academics will soon be jetting out to a business park 90km west of Shanghai to teach at a new university opened this month in a unique collaboration with a Chinese institution.
Queen's unveils multimillion-pound investment plan
The Guardian - 20/06/2006
The governing body at Queen's University, Belfast today backed a £259m investment plan to fund 140 academic posts, extra bursaries and a new library for the institution.
Research funding proposals 'lack detail'
The Guardian - 22/06/2006
Academics have attacked the Government's consultation paper on scrapping the system of rating university research, describing it as seriously lacking in detail.
Staff ignore cheating
THES - 22/06/2006
A substantial number of lecturers cannot be bothered to report cases of student plagiarism, in spite of university campaigns to stamp it out, according to new evidence.
Universities 'complacent' in recruiting black students
The Guardian - 20/06/2006
Black and minority ethnic (BME) students are under-represented in higher education because universities are complacent in recruiting them, according to a new report.
University in green drive to save energy
The Scotsman - 21/06/2006
Edinburgh University is targeting staff and students in a major energy reduction campaign that aims to slash the University's carbon dioxide emissions.
