Last updated 30/11/2006
SCHOOLS
Government pledges support for school trips
The Guardian - 28/11/2006
The Government will today promise to support more field trips and other out-of-classroom activities as concerns mount that they are being sidelined by the demands of the national curriculum and exams and the threat of litigation when accidents happen.
Men to be first choice for teaching
Birmingham Post - 27/11/2006
Plans to discriminate in favour men applying for teaching jobs in Birmingham are being considered by education chiefs.
Red tape 'causing mental illness'
BBC News - 28/11/2006
Constant political interference is causing stress-induced mental breakdowns in public servants, a consultant psychiatrist has claimed.
School sacks woman after veil row
BBC News - 24/11/2006
A Muslim classroom assistant suspended by a school for wearing a veil in lessons has been sacked.
Sexist bullies 'target teachers'
BBC News - 24/11/2006
Scores of school teachers have encountered sexually abusive language in class, a snapshot survey for a teaching union suggests.
FURTHER EDUCATION
AoC training arm leaves £1m debts
TES FE Focus - 24/11/2006
Colleges were left with debts approaching £1 million following the collapse of AoC Workforce Development, a company they had created to provide skills training for employers.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Anger over plans to give colleges degree-awarding powers
The Guardian - 23/11/2006
Universities fear their future could be at risk because of Government plans to let further education colleges offer their own "cut-price" degrees.
Bishops warn students over Christian society bans
The Guardian - 23/11/2006
Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops warned student unions last night that they would be acting illegally if they banned Christian societies from campuses. They claimed Christian students were facing "considerable opposition and discrimination" at universities.
Cambridge builds a fund lead
Financial Times - 27/11/2006
For the first time in its 800-year history, Cambridge University is to appoint a City financier to lead a new team of in-house investment professionals to manage its endowment fund - a move not seen before by a British university.
Fury over £15m arms shares
THES - 24/11/2006
Universities are facing mounting pressure from academics and students to call a halt to their multi-million-pound investments in arms companies.
Guidance on campus extremists draws fire
THES - 24/11/2006
The Government's guidelines on tackling violent extremism on campus have been strongly criticised by academics despite being "toned down" after uproar over an earlier draft of the document leaked to The Times Higher.
King's principal to become UUK president
The Guardian - 28/11/2006
Universities UK, the group representing vice-chancellors, announced today that its next president will be Rick Trainor, principal of King's College London.
Oxford dons reject plan to hand over power
The Guardian - 29/11/2006
Oxford dons rejected controversial plans yesterday that would have brought academic self-rule to an end and handed decision-making at the university to outside business leaders.
Oxford 'risks becoming a government quango'
Daily Telegraph - 27/11/2006
Oxford university will be turned into a "government quango" under plans to transform the way the 900-year-old institution is run, a leading academic said yesterday.
Universities get £1m to boost business links
The Scotsman - 28/11/2006
Universities in the Scottish capital have received more than £1 million to strengthen links with businesses.
University voucher scheme challenge
Birmingham Post - 29/11/2006
Aston University is launching a new regional innovation voucher scheme to revolutionise the way businesses interact with universities.
