Efforts are being made to find those “stuck in the system” of applying for education maintenance grants.
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Posts on ‘January 29th, 2009’
Unpaid grant applicants sought
Fall in UK university students
The number of UK university students has fallen for the first time in recent history, with numbers down 1% this year.
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One in five UK degrees awarded to overseas students last year
One in five degrees awarded by British universities went to overseas students last year, according to new figures that will reignite fears that the sector relies too heavily on international students.
Meanwhile, the number of UK-based students has virtually stalled with the latest figures published today showing a 1% fall to 1,964,315 overall. The figures, released [...]
ENDING CHILD POVERTY: GIVING EVERY CHILD THE BEST START IN LIFE – COOPER, PURNELL, BALLS
The Government today set out plans to make sure every child gets the best start in life by tackling child poverty which can unfairly hold children back and prevent them from reaching their full … (2009/0018)
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CHILDREN’S MINISTER: CHILDCARE MUST BECOME MODERN, UNIVERSAL PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD
Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes will today outline the next phase in the Government’s ambition to revolutionise early learning and childcare into a world-class public service to the benefit of families across the … (2009/0019)
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Teachers strike over academies
The government’s flagship academies programme is coming under increasing strain as teachers’ leaders escalate strike action aimed at halting its expansion.
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Childcare fees ‘continue to rise’
Parents in Britain can pay in excess of £8,000 a year for a full-time nursery place, a survey suggests.
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‘Too many’ cannot read and write
An “unacceptably” high number of people in England cannot read, write and count properly, a committee of MPs warns.
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How can higher education nurture the green shoots of economic recovery?
The idea of universities helping companies in a recession may seem far fetched. What can the ivory towers offer to horny-handed men of toil? But universities say they can give a lot to business and industry, and Universities UK has speedily put out a booklet, Standing Together, to prove it, including many examples of universities [...]
John Rentoul: Why it’s not too soon to study Blair
It was 19 months ago that Tony Blair left office with a quizzical, “That is that; the end”, and yet it feels like a different era. His government already seems to have moved from current affairs to history. Just as well, really, because Queen Mary, University of London, has launched a course on the Blair [...]