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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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Useful education links for July 11th through August 8th
Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between July 11th and August 8th: How our school leavers fare – by school and by postcode| TheDetail.tv – Academics’ bin diving ’caused by zero-hours contracts’ | News | Times Higher … Continue reading
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Tagged complaints, data, education, freeschools, from:pinboard, he, hmitwt, hmiw, ifttt, NI, OIA, schools, sexwork, Welfare, zerohourcontracts
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Useful education links for 24th-31st May
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between 24th-31st May 2013. Apprenticeships attract 11 applications per vacancy (BBC News) Figures released this week by the National Apprenticeship Service has found that a record 11 applications are … Continue reading
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Tagged apprenticeships, child protection, degree, department for education, headteachers, schools, Scotland, sports day, university
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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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Useful education links for the last week
These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 13th and 19th April 2013.
Pupils may get congratulations from David Willetts, the Universities Minister (The Times) – Bright pupils from poor backgrounds could soon receive a letter from ministers encouraging them to apply for university. Continue reading
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
Useful education links for November 4th through January 2nd
Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between November 4th and January 2nd: £3.2 MILLION library fines bill for forgetful Midland students – Birmingham Mail – Times Higher Education – Public-backed funding to private college students shoots up … Continue reading
Violence in British schools: data
TweetMore than half of all violent incidents involving children take place within British schools, according to statistics released by the Home Office.
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Tagged crime, disability, poverty, schools, theft, violence
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How-to: find out academy charity salaries
TweetHere’s a lesson in how to investigate salaries surrounding academy schools: a Guardian report that “Charities that run chains of academy schools are using public funds to pay senior staff six-figure salaries, with some on £240,000 or more.” It arrived at that figure … Continue reading
Data: school populations by local education authority, August 2010
TweetFollowing on from the previous post, here’s some data on school populations to provide some context.