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Will Labour reverse Coalition education reforms? | 14th Jan 2013
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Labour's education policy in a sentence: "The key to good education, whatever the sign outside the school says, is the quality of teaching and leadership inside it and, therefore, we shall focus on how we can raise the status of the teaching profession." Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg
LSE slams BBC over North Korea
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"We have colleagues working in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. What worries me is that if you are a bona fide researcher from the LSE, you now face the risk of not being trusted, or of harbouring journalists." London School of Economics
UK coalition celebrates Olympics by selling-off school playing fields | 7th Aug 2012
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Education Secretary Michael Gove has given the go ahead for the sale of 21 school playing fields
Student News Archive | to 31st January 2012
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NVQ's degraded by UK Coalition | 31st Jan 2012
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Tens of Thousands of UK students achieving work-based National Vocational Qualifications such as Law, Accountancy and Bricklaying will no longer be able to be used in school league tables...
Lib-Dem deputy wants £3000 scholarships for poor | 21st July 2011
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Deputy leader of the liberal democrats, Simon Hughes, says 10,000 university scholarships worth £3,000 per annum should be paid to the poorest teenagers.
Freshers fun in the UK | 19th Sep 2011
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Freshers week starts today so here's a list of what's going on around the country.
The 2012 Guardian University Guide | 17th Jan 2012
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Low ranking universities are “almost as likely” to charge the maximum tuition fees allowed by the government.
Labour to cut tuition fees by £3000 per year | 26th Sep 2011
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Ed Miliband the Labour Party leader told the party conference in Liverpool, that he plans to cut tuition by £3000 per year.
Tuition Fees: What universities are charging in 2012 | 4 May 2012
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The Tuition Fees Database has been updated
Olympic Gold medal for Plymouth college student
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15 year old Ruta Meilutyte celebrates winning a gold medal in the 100m breastroke
Staffordshire University Offers a degree in prison - 29 03 11
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"I always wanted to go on to higher education but never had the opportunity before"...
Tuition Fees - What are universities charging in 2012 - 25 Mar 2011
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UK Universities are starting to announce their new tuition fees...
Will next weeks budget save EMA Cash for students? |16 Mar 2011
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Top researchers say that Education Maintenance Allowance significantly improves staying-on rates and qualifications for students from poorer families
Four schools dominating entry to Oxford & Cambridge | 8th July 2011
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One sixth-form college and four schools send more students to Oxford and Cambridge than the the other 2,000 UK schools and colleges put together
US universities top Times education league
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The Times higher education magazine reveal Harvard University ranked first in the world for reputation
UK university may opt-out state system | 30th June 2011
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Two as yet un-named UK universities are planning to opt-out of the state education system
Student News Archive | to 30th September 2011
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Student News Archive | to 31 March 2011
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High tuition fee universites failing to widen social mix
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Too many English universities are charging the massive £9000 tuition fees are not meeting government requirement to widen the social mix

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