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Category Archives: Data
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
University complaints – get the data
TweetLast week we reported on complaints to universities ranging from one for every five thousand students to one in every fifty. The data behind that, says @UnileaksUK, raises questions about the body which handles complaints where a student is unhappy with the … Continue reading
Posted in Data
Tagged complaints, Office of the Independent Adjudicator, OIA, UnileaksUK, universities
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How are university student complaints handled? Unileaks crunches the numbers
TweetThe OIA (Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education) has published its first set of complaint figures for the individual institutions who subscribe to its Scheme. The figures show rates varying considerably with some universities having as few as one … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Investigation
Tagged academic judgement, Anglia Ruskin University, complaints, Newcastle University, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, OIA, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Queen Mary, Royal Northern College of Music, universities, University College Birmingham, University of Derby, University of London, University of Salford
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MAPPED: How many hours do children spend at school around the world?
Tweet Recently proposed reforms could allow UK state schools to stay open until 4:30pm each day with pupils taking shorter, four-week summer holidays to spend more time in the classroom. We’ve mapped the amount of hours pupils across the world spend … Continue reading
Posted in Data
Tagged average, education, Estonia, hours, Iceland, mapped, Michael Gove, primary school, pupils, Russia, school, Scotland, Spectator Education Conference, spend, Turkey, United Kingdom, year
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Factcheck: Schoolchildren ‘left behind’ by shorter school days?
TweetEducation secretary Michael Gove has called for longer school days and shorter school holidays to improve pupil performance and make life easier for working parents – but does the evidence support him? Matt Burgess and Emma Greatorex investigate.
Posted in Data, Investigation
Tagged Chile, country, education hours, education rankings, Finland, Japan, Michael Gove, National Union of Teachers, OECD, Pearson, pupils, South Korea, United States, world, YouGov
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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
Posted in Data, Links, Tips and How-Tos
Tagged annual reports, data.gov.uk, David Matthews, executive board, Ferdinand von Prondzynski, FOI, governing council, Higher Education Statistics Agency, Key Information Sets, senate meetings, Student Loans Company, Thomas Docherty, Times Higher Education, Trac, transparency, Transparent Approach to Costing, ucas, Unistats, universities, university executive committee
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12,000 children miss out on chosen secondary school
TweetMore than 12,000 secondary school children have failed to get a school preference of their choice, figures have revealed. Recently published data from the Department of Education shows the number of applications being made to secondary schools for pupils to … Continue reading
Mapped: how many children got their chosen school in London
TweetWe’ve mapped the number of children in each London Borough who did not get any of their chosen schools. While only 2.4% in the UK as a whole did not receive places at any of their preferred schools, the figures are much … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Investigation
Tagged Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, London, school places, secondary school
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INFOGRAPHIC: Secondary school applications and offers 2013
TweetWe’ve crunched data from the Department of Education on applications being made to secondary schools to put together this infographic on the winners and losers. Read more in our full article.
Posted in Data, Investigation
Tagged applications, Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham, infographic, Kensington and Chelsea, lewisham, Merton, secondary schools, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster
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New education site data.ac.uk – what does it do?
TweetNew education data website data.ac.uk has gone live, providing datasets on learning providers’ equipment and learning providers themselves. Launched on March 20 by the “data.southampton” team to “provide a hub for linked data in .ac.uk open data services”, and owned by the community of … Continue reading
Data sources for higher education – part 1
TweetInvestigating an area such as education is large enough to be half-covered even in projects such as PhDs but there are some sources which provide a helpful start. There are four central sites for higher education data: Ucas, the higher … Continue reading
Posted in Data
Tagged BIS, data, DELNI, hefce, HEFCW, HESA, higher education, qualitative, quantitative, SFC, ucas
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School food hygiene ratings: how to find them in your area
TweetWith food hygiene in the news following the horsemeat scandal, I thought I’d put together a quick guide on getting information about your own local schools’ hygiene ratings. You can download FSA ratings of food hygiene for each local authority. … Continue reading