Monthly Archives: April 2013

Mapped: how many children got their chosen school in London

TweetWe’ve mapped the number of children in each London Borough who did not get any of their chosen schools. While only 2.4% in the UK as a whole did not receive places at any of their preferred schools, the figures are much … Continue reading

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INFOGRAPHIC: Secondary school applications and offers 2013

TweetWe’ve crunched data from the Department of Education on applications being made to secondary schools to put together this infographic on the winners and losers. Read more in our full article.

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New education site data.ac.uk – what does it do?

TweetNew education data website data.ac.uk has gone live, providing datasets on learning providers’ equipment and learning providers themselves. Launched on March 20 by the “data.southampton” team to “provide a hub for linked data in .ac.uk open data services”, and owned by the community of … Continue reading

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Providing school places – who’s responsible, who does what

TweetA recent report (PDF) from the National Audit Office on funding for new school places includes some useful background detail on how the school system works. In particular, a diagram (shown below) on who’s responsible for what provides a useful at-a-glance … Continue reading

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Useful education links for April 2nd through April 13th

TweetThese are the education links we found interesting between April 2nd and April 13th: Primary school pupils face rise in large classes – In 1998 Labour made it illegal for class sizes to go beyond 30 for children aged four … Continue reading

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Useful education links for 4th April-12th April

Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 4th and 12th April 2013. Donations to UK universities from alumni reach record levels (The Guardian) The Guardian reported this week that British universities have received the … Continue reading

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Useful education links for 29th March-4th April

Tweet These are the education stories we found interesting between 29th-4th March 2013. Fingerprinting private school gets the thumbs down. (The Times) Parents at an independent school in Hertfordshire have protested after fingerprints were taken from pupils without their consent. … Continue reading

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Worth investigating? “Student investment” and student accommodation

TweetInvestment in student housing “more than doubled” last year, according to a January report in the Telegraph: “Investment is student accommodation has risen sharply over the past three years, during the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. “The jump in … Continue reading

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