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Tuition Fees Could be Reduced to £6000 a Year
This week the Million+ group of universities published research which suggests that Tuition fees in England could be reduced to £6,000 a year without increasing the costs of Universities or the Treasury.
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Gove Announces A Level Split Between England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The education secretary, Michael Gove, has announced that it is time for England, Wales and Northern Ireland to go their separate ways on GCSEs and A Levels.
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Increasing Teachers' Salaries will mean Larger Class Sizes
Ofsted’s chief schools inspector has said that if teachers are to be paid higher wages, then class sizes must increase. He went on to say that schools could not afford “highly paid” staff, whilst maintaining reasonable class sizes. His comments come after legislation to introduce performance related pay for teacher has been passed. The scheme for rewarding teachers based on performance will commence from September this year.
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Rise in Tuition Fees Doesn't Mean More Teaching Time
This week a survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Which? consumer group has revealed that university students receive just 18 minutes more teaching time each week than they did seven years ago. This is despite the fact that tuition fees have risen from £1000 to £9000 a year over this period
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GCSE Marks to Change
The government has revealed plans to replace the top GCSE marks A* and A with a numerical scale ranging from one to four. The move was proposed by the education secretary to MPs this week, and presented as a means via which employers and universities could distinguish between high achieving candidates.
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Oxford University Blasts Tougher Exams Plan
This week Oxford University have produced a report which claims that tougher exams will not necessarily boost standards.
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Schools Hire Private Tutors
This week it has emerged that large numbers of primary and secondary schools in the UK are hiring private tutors to come in and provide extra support to struggling students.
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Proposals for Royal College of Teaching Announced
The government has begun talks regarding setting up a Royal College of Teaching, which would become an independent professional body for teachers. The college would be considered the authoritative voice of teaching, providing professional and informed advice and support
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Fears Over Drop in Sixth-Form Funding
This week schools and colleges have approached the education secretary to warn that the growing funding gap between under 16s and sixth form pupils risks students’ futures.
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