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MPs debate issues surrounding student visas in House of Commons
Members of Parliament are today debating controversial issues surrounding student visas and the inclusion of students in migration targets set by the government. See below for a Twitter commentary of the debate. Continue reading
Posted in Leads
Tagged house of commons, immigration, international students, migration targets, numbers, student, UK, university, visa
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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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Useful education links for 3rd-10th May
TweetThese are some of the education stories we found interesting between the May 3rd-10th 2013. Michael Gove attacks ‘infantilisation’ of school curriculum which encourages pupils to compare Nazis to Mr Men (The Independent) Education Secretary Michael Gove attacked the school … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Michael Gove, mr men, nazis, oced, oxbridge, private schools, pupils, school curriculum, scottish teachers association, university, university funding
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The price of a University drop-out 4: Time for some numbers.
TweetIn the last post, we worked out the cost weight of a non-completion when it comes to public-funding, and the different variable factors that can send this cost sky-rocketing. But, it’s key to look at the effect on different institutions, … Continue reading
The price of a University drop-out 3: Exactly how much is each student worth?
TweetIn the last post, we looked into how HEFCE derive predicted non-completion figures year on year so that when we unwrap the data we know what we’re looking at. But, in order to figure out the wider effect on Universities, … Continue reading
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Tagged funding, hefce, heses, higher education, university, university funding
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