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Schools Urged to Take International Tests Seriously
A UK club of schools dedicated to improving exam results has said that students should be taught how to pass international education tests. The Performance in Excellence club has said international tests are now so politically significant that students should be taught how to prepare for them.
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Russell Group Criticised over Access
A new report released by the Higher Education Policy Institute has said that the UK’s top universities are as exclusive as ever, and are not trying hard enough to attract students from poorer backgrounds.
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Scheme to Fund Science and Engineering Projects Announced
The government has announced plans for a new scheme under which post-graduate students will be trained in science and engineering. The scheme, which will cost £350m, aims to train over 3,500 students in the hopes of boosting Britain’s economy.
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Literacy Trust Survey Says Boys Likely to Hate Writing
Results of a poll issued by the National Literacy Trust suggest that boys are twice as likely as girls to say they don’t like to write. About 20% of boys surveyed said that they did not enjoy writing, compared with just 8% of girls who said the same thing.
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Sutton Trust Calls for End to Tutoring for Exams
The education charity the Sutton Trust has published a reported calling for the end of tutoring for 11+ entrance exams for grammar schools.
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Bright Working Class Students Are Not Applying to Top Universities
New research published by the Sutton trust has shown that working-class students are far less likely to attend top universities than their wealthier peers, even if they have achieved the same top grades. Children whose parents are in professional or managerial positions are more than three times as likely to attend top universities.
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English Schools Opt Into International League Tables
Under a new education policy, individual secondary schools in England will have access to international exams which will show how they compare with the best schools in Asia and the rest of Europe.
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Ofsted Head Says Children Should Start School At Two
The head of Ofsted Sally Morgan has said that children should attend school as young as two years old in order to give them an educational boost.
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Controversy Over University Strike
Lecturers and staff at universities across the UK staged a country-wide strike on Halloween over their pay freeze. The action was organised jointly by the University and College Union, Unison and Unite, and involved lecturers and staff at 149 institutions throughout the UK.
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