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Plans for Universities to Offer Two Year Intensive Courses
The Universities Minister, Sam Gyimah has announced plans to offer two year courses to increase flexibility for students who find longer courses daunting due to financial and personal commitments.
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Universities Warn Against Lowering Tuition Fees
Universities have said that a review of tuition fees and suggestion that they could be lower does not take account of the costs universities have outside of actual teaching costs.
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Office for Students to Encourage Free Speech
The Office for Students has said that they plan to encourage more free speech in universities and that students to confront difficult ideas, not shy away from them,
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Social Inequality in Education is Growing
An international study of schools in over 60 countries has shown that the gap between the poorest and richest students is growing.
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Universities Failing Part Time Learners
There have been calls for universities to offer cheaper, shorter more flexible courses to encourage part time learners to return to further education after a fall of more than 50% in the last 8 years.
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The Government to Tackle University Grade Inflation
The government are introducing a plan to prevent universities from awarding increasingly higher grades after fears that there is a race to the bottom to attract students.
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Ofsted Propose Less Exam-Focussed School Inspections
Ofsted want to focus their inspections on schools' hard work rather than simply results. This has been welcomed by teachers' unions, but they have also expressed caution that the new criteria is not introduced too quickly.
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Headmaster Warns Against Private Tuition
A headmaster recently asked parents not to employ a private tutor at a welcome assembly. He claims that tutors are not the same standard as his teachers and that they can confused students.
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Universities Call for Ban on Essay Mill Companies
Over 40 UK universities have called for the government to ban essay writing companies who provide assessed work for university students.
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