http://marketpublishers.com/lists/news_48.html Education & Consulting news en-us 2008-10-01 03:48:41 GMT 2008-10-01 03:48:41 GMT http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3390/news.html Exeter University has the highest cost of living for students in the UK, according to research. However, just 45 miles (73km) away, Plymouth University is the most cost-effective place to study. The cost of living index, published by... 04.08.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3373/news.html China Distance Education Holdings Ltd, an online education provider, has lowered the price range of its initial public offering of American Depository Shares (ADS) to $7-8 each from an initial $9-11 each, according to a document sent to investors... 29.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3244/news.html More primary school children in England are learning a foreign language, research for the government suggests, reported The BBC. The proportion of primary schools teaching a language has risen from 70% in 2006 to 84% last year. In 2002, the... 27.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3204/news.html Degrees are being awarded to overseas students who speak almost no English, claims a whistleblowing academic, reported The BBC. The academic, at a world-famous UK university, says postgraduate degrees are awarded to students lacking in the... 18.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3183/news.html One in 10 academically promising state school pupils in England does not go on to university, a report has claimed, reported The BBC. The study also says thousands of bright pupils are let down by schools because they fall back after high... 16.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3163/news.html Almost one in five secondary schools in England have been given a "no excuses" warning to improve their GCSE exam results or face closure, reported The BBC. Schools Secretary Ed Balls has launched a £400m drive to raise... 11.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3065/news.html The university admissions service says more than 100 higher education institutions have now provided statements backing the new Diplomas, reported The BBC. Ucas asked its 309 member institutions to publish their views so students know which... 22.05.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2837/news.html Government-backed careers advice for youngsters and adults is patchy and needs improvement, research suggests, reported The BBC. A team of "mystery shoppers" rated as "inadequate" face-to-face advice given to young... 31.03.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2786/news.html Every primary school should have a maths specialist and parents should have a less negative attitude to the subject, a government review says, reported The BBC. An interim report by Sir Peter Williams says the UK is one of the few developed... 21.03.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2769/news.html The number of pupils in Scotland of school leaving age who are achieving top exam scores has increased, reported The BBC. The proportion of S4 pupils gaining five or more Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 awards at a high level rose to 47%... 19.03.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2739/news.html The key to the UK becoming a world leader in innovation is to forge closer links between industry and higher education, says the government, reported The BBC. A White Paper outlines the government's vision for the UK to become an... 14.03.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2674/news.html There are plans to open 20 more university campuses and higher education centres in England, providing places for 10,000 students, reported The BBC. The government is to invite proposals to create new and expanded institutions in the next... 04.03.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2580/news.html The government has explained some of the "unusual" results from the first pilot of new tests that might replace the Sats in England's schools, reported The BBC. Schools Minister Jim Knight told MPs that in a reading test, younger... 19.02.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2495/news.html The World Bank has said the quality of education in the Arab world is falling behind other regions and needs urgent reform if it is to tackle unemployment, reported The BBC. In a report, bank officials said Arab states had to make improving... 05.02.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2406/news.html The traditional school report is to be replaced by an electronic version delivered by e-mail, Schools Minister Jim Knight is set to announce, reported The BBC. Parents are to be promised much more up-to-date information about their... 15.01.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2200/news.html The average size of English and maths classes in the first two years of secondary school fell over the term of the last Scottish administration, reported The BBC. A total of 318 schools now have average sizes of 20 or less, compared with 35... 23.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2144/news.html Private schools account for a growing proportion of pupils in secondary education in England, statistics show, reported The BBC. Over the past five years the number of pupils in the independent sector has not risen, but they are a greater... 09.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2131/news.html Some 74% of UK graduates are in full time jobs three and a half years after finishing their degrees, research says, reported The BBC. Eight out of 10 of these were classed as being in graduate-level occupations, by the study for the Higher... 06.11.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2089/news.html The contribution that Scottish universities make to the development of public policy will come under the spotlight at an event in Stirling, reported The BBC. The conference has been organised by the Scottish Higher Education and Funding... 29.10.2007 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2052/news.html A west London comprehensive could be turned into a bi-lingual school, partly-funded by the French government, reported The BBC. This would see the school using both the French and English languages and their national curriculums. ... 23.10.2007