More students than ever before were accepted for UK university courses in 2009.
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Posts on ‘January 21st, 2010’
Record university intake in 2009
Schools to screen film about homophobic bullying
Stonewall film aims to persuade pupils not to use ‘gay’ in a derogatory way
A film on homophobic bullying is to be screened in all UK secondary schools next month.
The film – the first of its kind to be sent to all schools – will try to stop pupils using the word “gay” in a derogatory [...]
Universities face hefty fines for over-recruitment
Universities recruited 25,000 extra students last summer, fuelling concern they face hefty fines from the Government.
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Record number of new students, Ucas figures reveal
Funding row looms after universities take on 12,000 more applicants than the government is prepared to pay for
A record number of students took up places at university last year but there were warnings of a crisis ahead as new figures released today revealed that tougher competition led to 160,000 applicants missing out.
And universities could face [...]
Children in care want more advice
A study for Ofsted suggests sometimes children in care do not get enough information and advice on their own situation.
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John May: The primary curriculum should let the spirit of enterprise thrive
In their draft education manifesto, the Conservatives are proposing that the primary curriculum should be organised around subjects like Maths, Science and History.
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Training scheme was ‘mismanaged’
A £1.5bn government scheme to improve workers’ skills is criticised by MPs as “mismanaged” and “unrealistically ambitious”.
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