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By 8.30, 26 children – some of them only just old enough for school, some almost grown – are sitting in tight rows on the floor of a little inner room, reciting morning prayers in Arabic and in English. By 9.30, the conservatory has become an infant c...
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English universities enjoy the greatest freedom from state interference in Europe, according to research.
The high levels of academic freedom, financial independence and decentralised admissions procedures in England are highlighted in an international...
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By Harry Wallop, Retail Editor
The standard of school-leavers is so poor that one supermarket has sent back three-quarters of its recruits for "remedial pre-job training" before they start work.
Morrisons, Britain's fourth-biggest supermarket with 135...
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The University of Manchester’s poor performance in league tables measuring student satisfaction is mainly because “a small proportion of staff do not think that students are important”, according to Vice Chancellor Nancy Rothwell.
The Vice Chancell...
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£18.7m from the Higher Apprenticeship Fund will support sectors including construction, advanced engineering, and financial services. The Higher Apprenticeship Fund will support thousands of apprenticeships up to degree equivalent, enabling employers, co...
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A major reform of higher education in England should be put on hold amid fears it will lead to the 'polarisation' of universities, according to MPs....
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Almost half of students are concerned that things they have posted on Facebook might affect their future career prospects...
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New higher education admission figures play to the right's favoured option of early vocational training for non-academic children...
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Universities have suffered a major fall in applications, the first official figures into next year's intake of students will show today....
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More than one-fifth of universities and colleges in England considering drop in fees, according to government watchdog....
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Universities have been warned not to assume that "digital native" students will embrace all e-learning initiatives, or indeed prefer them to traditional forms of education...
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A quarter of colleges have missed targets for access, even before fees are trebled....
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UCAS proposes that from 2016 pupils should apply to university once they have received their A-level results....
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The Researcher Development Framework, developed in the UK by Vitae with universities and research institutes, is now being trialled across Europe....
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The reorganisation of careers advice services in England could be "potentially damaging to young people's lives", a group of experts has warned....
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The University of Westminster's Wayne Clark discusses a Lifelong Learning Network project exploring the impact of HE on the career development of vocational learners....
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University-educated workers still earn far more than those who left school at 16, but the gap is narrowing....
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The National Union of Students urges a government rethink after 'stark warning from respected source'....
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A report suggests that nearly a quarter of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work....
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Destinations of leavers for Higher Education 2007/07 Longitudinal Survey...
