Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
A-level Pass Rise Adds to Pressure on Student
Friday, August 20, 2010 13:18 No CommentsThe A-level pass rate has risen for the 28th successive year, which casts intensifying pressure on students seeking late university places. More than 150000 EU and UK applicants are expected not to receive a offer.
In total, 97.6% of more than 850000 A-level students were passed, which is up from 97.5% in 2009. Meanwhile, the A* [...]
Student debt survey to reach 25000 pounds in the whole degree
Friday, August 13, 2010 17:10 No CommentsStudent debt expected to rise to £ 25,000 for the University starting this year, suggests research. The annual survey of 2,000 students for UK University Guide Push also found average annual debt was 5.4% to £ 5,600 per academic year. Figures such as Lord Browne is preparing his review of tuition fees and funding to [...]
Spending Axe to Fall over Schools, Demand Builders
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 10:22 No CommentsConstruction companies face losing £3.5 billion of business due to cuts to the school-building programm and have called on ministers to clarify urgently where the axe will fall.
The Government has announced that it will review all contracts signed after January 1 on the Building Schools for the Future program, leaving companies like Balfour Beatty, Galliford [...]
Teachers Threaten Strike in War on Spending Cuts
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 20:55 No CommentsIt is said that a decent society should protect the young, the old and the poor. Teachers in the UK threatened to strike in order fight against the spending cuts.
The National Union of Teachers called for a joint campaign with the Trades Union Congress and other unions to oppose cuts to services, threats to pensions [...]
University Cuts Will Last Years
Monday, January 25, 2010 12:11 No CommentsThe Higher Education Minister said that universities face years of reduced public funding after millions of pounds were slashed from their budgets.
Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary announced that £398 million would be taken from the higher education budget this year before Christmas. He angered university leaders by saying that the cuts would improve their institutions [...]
Schools to Spend £10000 on YouTube for Pupils
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:26 No CommentsSchools and councils are planning to spend thousands of pounds so that classes can access videos on YouTube.
Up to now, most schools have blocked access to the video-sharing website due to concerns about exposing pupils to violent or sexual content. But teachers say that the blanket ban restricts their teaching and prevents them from accessing [...]
Beware the Master of Business Apprenticeship
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:05 No CommentsNo copyright exists for the term MBA. In spite of the best efforts of accrediting bodies, the sector’s watchdogs, this world-renowned business education acronlym has, in essence, no real meaning.
Yourself, your neighbor, even your plumber, could assume the title of MBA director and open a program. The content of that program would be entirely up [...]

