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Articles tagged with: Education
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Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to IFS report on graduate earnings
Universities UK has responded to the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which looks at graduate earnings.
Parliament's untapped resource - professional bodies drive UK growth Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Parliament's untapped resource - professional bodies drive UK growth
Senior Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building, Paul Nash, explains how professional bodies can support the UK economy and drive change in some of the most challenging policy areas.
Young people ‘at breaking point’ over school pressure Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Young people ‘at breaking point’ over school pressure
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers and NUT hosted a fringe meeting yesterday at the Liberal Democrat Conference to discuss the growing pressure on young people in education.
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Education
By London Metropolitan University
Disasters Emergency Committee Chair to provide insights on leading one of the UK’s leading humanitarian charities
Clive Jones CBE, the Chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), will provide an exclusive look at emergency response organisation at a special event at London Metropolitan University on 24 September 2015.
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Education
By London Metropolitan University
London Met ‘best in England’ for reducing carbon emissions
London Metropolitan University is the best performing higher education institution (HEI) in England for reducing carbon emissions, according to a new report published today.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on Government’s report on assessment without levels
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on New Schools Network’s call for a “parental trigger” to challenge school performance
Commenting on the New Schools Networks suggestion that greater power should be put into the hands of parents to challenge school performance, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By Law Society
Proposed changes for entry to the solicitors profession would disproportionately affect poorer students, warns Law Society
Any move towards choosing new routes for entry to the solicitors' profession must be made following proper consultation with the profession, the Law Society warned today.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Ofsted’s key stage 3 report is too simplistic and unfair on schools – ATL
Commenting on Ofsteds report on key stage 3 education for 11- to 14-year-olds, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
A strong university sector is fundamental to a strong economy Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
A strong university sector is fundamental to a strong economy
The Chief Executive of Universities UK writes ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review and suggests that huge cuts to the UK universities budget will reduce their global reputation for excellence.
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Education
By Universities UK
New Universities UK President calls on government to support universities’ transformational impact
The new President of Universities UK (UUK) will tell delegates at UUK's annual members conference today [Wednesday] that strong support from government is essential for universities to play a full role in transforming peoples lives and helping the economy to grow.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on TUC study of working hours
Commenting on a new study by the TUC, which found the number of people working excessive hours has risen by 15 per cent since 2010, Adrian Prandle, director of economic strategy and negotiations at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Regional Schools Commissioners’ roles ‘vary widely,’ new research reveals Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Regional Schools Commissioners’ roles ‘vary widely,’ new research reveals
England’s eight Regional Schools Commissioners face different and challenging roles that reflect a wide variation of issues in each region, according to new research published today by the National Foundation for Educational Research.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on summer-born children and school starting age
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Baroness Sharp: Cuts to Further and Higher Education will not increase productivity or retraining
Education
By Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Baroness Sharp: Cuts to Further and Higher Education will not increase productivity or retraining
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Sharp of Guildford writes about her question in the House of Lords today: 'Reversing the decline in the number of part-time and mature students at higher education institutions'.
Minor changes can have a ‘significant impact’ for summer-born children
Education
By Stephen Hammond MP
Minor changes can have a ‘significant impact’ for summer-born children
Conservative MP and former minister Stephen Hammond MP writes about his adjournment debate tonight on ‘summer-born children and Department for Education guidelines’.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Give teachers back time and trust – ATL president
The Government needs to trust teachers, give them the time to do the things that most help students to learn, and give them the time to share best practice, says Kim Knappett, the new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on new wave of free schools
Commenting on the Governments announcement about the next wave of free schools, Mary Bousted, general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
New project to help children be ready for school Partner content
Education
By Home-Start
New project to help children be ready for school
A leading childrens charity, Home-Start, is launching a new project called Big Hopes Big Future to combat the growing problem of children starting school without the skills they need to start learning.
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Communities
By University of Exeter
Large parks key to city success
Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximise benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL welcomes incoming president
Excessive workload and constant changes in education leaves teachers with little time to do work that benefits students learning, warns the incoming president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Slow literacy progress shows need to invest in early years Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
Slow literacy progress shows need to invest in early years
Save the Children has responded to the publication of new child literacy figures showing a rise of two percentage points in the number of children reading well at age 11 (from 78% to 80%).
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on key stage 2 statistics
Commenting on the latest key stage 2 assessment statistics, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on condemning teachers to a pay freeze
Adrian Prandle, Director of Economic Strategy and Negotiations at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: