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University applications on the rise, says UCAS 3 May 2013 | 05:00 am
New figures from UCAS have revealed that university applications in the UK are slowly rising, following a sharp decline in 2012. The new UCAS report highlights that April saw a rise of 2.5 per cent i...
7,000 teaching assistants employed in private sector in 2012 2 May 2013 | 05:00 am
There has been a six per cent rise in the number of Teaching Assistants in the UK, with 7,000 assistants particularly helping children and Teachers in private schools, the Guardian reports. New offic...
Entry levels for UK universities reach record high 1 May 2013 | 05:00 am
According to the Office for Fair Access, the level of young people in England likely to have entered higher education in 2011-12 reached a record high of 49 per cent; in comparison to 46 per cent the ...
Gove proposes longer days and shorter holidays in schools 19 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Education Secretary Michael Gove has suggested that school hours should be made longer, whilst pupils should also have shorter holidays, in a move to improve standards. When speaking at an education ...
Poor students to receive GCSE congratulation letters from ministers 18 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Students who come from poor backgrounds and gain top GCSE qualifications will receive special congratulatory letters from ministers under new coalition proposals. The letters, which will be given to ...
Teachers’ pay to be dependent on progress of pupils 17 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
State and private schools across England have been given guidelines by the Department of Education (DofE) about how they should set up performance pay for Teachers. With annual pay rises being scrapp...
New Maths curriculum criticised by numeracy charity 16 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
The recent Maths curriculum proposed by Education Minister Michael Gove has been criticised by charity National Numeracy. In the new plans, which will be introduced in schools next year, pupils will ...
Spy cameras catch university thieves 11 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Hidden police spy cameras were used to track down two burglars that broke into the halls of residence at the University of Wolverhampton. The break-in, which took place on March 2nd, involved a 39- a...
‘Supersize’ schools to have at least 1,000 pupils to meet demands 10 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
The Department for Education (DofE) has announced that an increasing number of primary schools will have 1,000 pupils or more, in order to address a shortage of spaces that is sweeping across the coun...
Baroness Thatcher had ‘immense impact’ on universities 9 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Baroness Margaret Thatcher helped to establish “the world-class higher education sector we have today”, according to Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham Terence Kealey. Speaking after the...
