A students’ union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary.
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Posts on ‘October 28th, 2009’
Grants rise for 75,000 students
Nurseries fear for troubled young
State-run nurseries say a shake-up of early years funding will mean taking fewer children from disadvantaged homes.
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White students do better than Asian and black peers – study
A new report reveals a growing gap in attainment between white, black and Asian students
Universities wish more students were like Sandra Craig. She has just graduated with a high first in her BA in education at Roehampton University and is of African-Caribbean descent.
A study published this month, based on more than 1.8 million students [...]
Colleges feel the funding squeeze
A surge in demand for places has put a huge strain on FE colleges, whose budgets are suffering
Rising unemployment and the government’s promise of a place in college for every 16- to 17-year-old who wants one has created a surge in demand for places at further education colleges. And it’s squeezing resources harder than ever.
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Edward Vickerman was told he’d never make a teacher, because of his dyslexia. But to him, that’s not a disadvantage - it’s a gift. He explains why to Martin Wainwright
The first thing that new students learn from Edward Vickerman is that he won’t be writing on the classroom board. And that marking of their work [...]
Diplomas too difficult for pupils - survey
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• Courses are ‘better suited for more able students’• Parts of qualification need urgent review, says report
Diplomas, the government’s alternative to A-levels and GCSEs, are too difficult for thousands of teenagers they were designed for, a survey of more than 130 sixth form and further education colleges has found.
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Saving the planet at school
Schools produce a lot of carbon emissions – but they can be a strong force for change, too
Built just a few years before the first bombs of the blitz began to rain on London, Fox primary school in Notting Hill is from a time when the world had other things on its mind than global [...]
Anger at plan to expand grammar school system
The country’s most selective education authority is seeking to expand some of its grammar schools.
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150,000 students still without loans
Nearly 150,000 students are still waiting for grant and loan payments more than a month after starting university.
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