Tag Archives: FOI

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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Department for Education faces scrutiny after responding late to one in five FOI requests

Tweet The Department of Education continues to perform poorly in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, according to recently published figures. The figures, published by the Ministry of Justice, show the department responded late to 21% of the requests they … Continue reading

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What information do universities record – and what might be requested?

TweetTimes Higher Education reporter David Matthews wrote about “stumbling blocks” to university transparency this month – and in the process highlighted some useful tips for those wanting to investigate higher education. Here are the highlights: Who makes the decisions? Most … Continue reading

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Academies and the Freedom of Information Act

TweetThe number of academies in the UK is increasing by the month and their set-up can often be complex, with multiple parties involved in the running of the school, but the Freedom of Information Act provides a useful tool to … Continue reading

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Useful education links for January 11th through February 16th

Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between January 11th and February 16th: University students pay £550,000 fines in a year – Oxford and Cambridge rank seventh and fifth respectively in the fines table. Fines for missing a … Continue reading

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Part 2: National Audit Office assess support for young adults with SEN

TweetThe National Audit Office (NAO)  released a report last year which assessed the provision available to young adults who have special educational needs. The report, which I wrote about in November, revealed a postcode lottery and wasteful spending. However none of the data … Continue reading

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Investigating academy charities and other nonprofits

TweetOver on the main Help Me Investigate blog, Chris Dodd has written a guide to investigating nonprofit companies, including Academy Schools which, Dodd points out: “… are regulated by Department for Education (DfE). It’s worth noting that all three regulatory bodies … Continue reading

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Data: National Audit Office assess support for young adults with SEN

TweetThe National Audit Office (NAO) have released a report assessing the provision available to young adults who have special educational needs. The report reveals a postcode lottery and advises ministers that by providing more appropriate support they can enable young … Continue reading

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FOI legislation opens up UCAS and higher education…

TweetAs of this month, there are three more organisations that are under the scope of The Freedom of Information Act; and most appropriately for the Help Me Investigate education site, UCAS, the charitable organisation who organise the higher education application … Continue reading

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