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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 from 17th-24th May
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 26th April and 17th-24th May 2013. More than 300,000 children missing school every day (The Telegraph) More than 300,000 school children miss school every day according to … Continue reading
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Tagged compulsory, curriculum, department for education, education, Michael Gove, missing school, primary school, private schools, Scotland, sex education, students, swim, truants, ucas, YouGov
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Useful education links from 10th-17th May
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 26th April and 10th-17th May 2013.
Useful education links for April 26th-3rd May
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 26th April and 3rd May 2013. Universities veto adverts over unpaid internships (The Times) Some of the UK’s leading educational institutions are refusing to advertise unpaid internships … Continue reading
Useful education links for April 19th through April 26th
Tweet These are some of the education stories we found interesting between the 19th and 26th April 2013.
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Tagged academy schools, department for education, gcse, NAS, Ofsted, Times Higher Education, University of East Anglia, UWT
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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
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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Tagged education, labour, nus, toni pearce, university of south wales
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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