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How to: find out about pupil place shortages in local schools
TweetIn some places of the UK primary school pupils are expected to rise by up to a fifth in the next few years, with new funding announced this week to help local authorities cope with the rise. But if you … Continue reading
Students seeking counselling goes up by one third
Tweet The number of university students seeking counselling has risen over a third in the last four years, according to an investigation by Help Me Investigate. And at five universities numbers have more than doubled. The University of Glasgow had … Continue reading
How we did it: looking at the data behind academic zero hour contracts
TweetResearch by the University and College Union (UCU) revealed that more than half of British 145 universities have staff on zero hour contracts: a controversial arrangement that doesn’t guarantee pay or continuous work hours. According to figures from FOI requests, … Continue reading
Full Fact publishes education data for factchecking
Tweet The factchecking site Full Fact has launched a new section on its website hosting key data on education. The Full Fact Finder covers 5 areas: immigration, health, the economy, crime and the law – and education.
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Tagged apprenticeships, colleges, Early years, exam results, factchecking, Full Fact, Further Education, higher education, Results, schools, universities
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International Students Myth 5: If the PSW exists, all foreign graduates will want to stay
TweetIn the final part of this series on common misconceptions about international students and visa laws, Nicole Froio looks at whether foreign students want to stay in the UK. International Students Myth 5: If the PSW exists, all foreign graduates will want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciências Sem Fronteiras, immigration, Post Study Work visa
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International Students Myth 4: Scrapping the Post Study Work visa means there will be fewer illegal immigrants in the foreign graduates’ pool.
TweetIn the fourth of a five-part series on common misconceptions about international students and visa laws, Nicole Froio looks at the Post Study Work Visa. Myth 4: Scrapping the Post Study Work visa means there will be fewer illegal immigrants in the foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged immigration, international students, Post Study Work visa, sham marriages
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International Students Myth 3: Laws should be tighter because some students stay illegally in this country after graduating.
TweetIn the third of a five-part series on common misconceptions about international students and visa laws, Nicole Froio looks at the law and international students. Myth 3: Laws should be tighter because some students stay illegally in this country after graduating. There are no … Continue reading
International Student Myth 2: It costs too much to have students in the UK
TweetIn the second of a five-part series on common misconceptions about international students and visa laws, Nicole Froio looks at the cost of international students. Myth 2: It costs too much to have students here Foreign students usually come from wealthy families, … Continue reading
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Half of new free schools will be created in London
Tweet Michael Gove has announced 102 new free schools which are going to open in the England in 2014. The schools, which are state-funded independent schools, will join the existing 81 free schools which have already opened and aim to create 50,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged area, birmingham, department for education, free, Hertfordshire, location, London, Michael Gove, new, Newham, schools, Waltham Forest
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INFOGRAPHIC: Boys vs Girls absence figures for persistent offenders at special schools
TweetWe’ve analysed data from the Department for Education on the number pupils being absent from school in 2011/12 and have put together this infographic showing how boys who are persistent absentees at special schools miss more time than girls. Read … Continue reading
Absence figures paint a grim picture for boys with problems
TweetBoys in special schools are three times more likely to be excluded and are twice as likely to have unauthorised absence compared to girls say the latest figures from the Department for Education. The latest data on absence in primary, secondary and special schools, … Continue reading
MAPPED: Department for Education spent more than £1m on hotels last year
Tweet MAP: The Department for Education’s spend across London hotels in 2012/13. The Department for Education spent more than £1m of taxpayers’ money on hotel rooms for staff last year, including at 4* hotels in the heart of London. The … Continue reading
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Tagged copthorne tara hotel, cost, department for education, FOI, freedom of information, hotel, house of commons, international, kensington, Michael Gove, overnight, priti patel, question, rooms, spend, staff, UK, written
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