News Review and Commentary

PUPILS TO RECEIVE FINANCE LESSONS

10/22/2008 6:27:00 AM

 

BBC 21 October

 Children in England are to have lessons in how to manage their finances, under a new £11.5m government scheme. The My Money programme will be rolled out to primary and secondary school pupils, covering topics such as how money is used and debt. The Personal Finance Education Group charity is leading the programme.  BBC

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

E-mail a friend | del.icio.us| Bookmark| Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed

PRIMARY SCHOOLS FACE SATS THREAT

10/22/2008 6:26:00 AM

 

BBC 21 October

 A controversial scheme under which secondary schools in England with exam results below a minimum level face closure is to be extended to primaries. National Challenge affects secondaries where fewer than 30% of pupils get five good GCSEs including English and maths.  BBC

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

E-mail a friend | del.icio.us| Bookmark| Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed

SCIENCE AND MATHS REVIVAL AT UNIVERSITY BOOSTED BY £350M GRANT

10/22/2008 7:11:00 AM

 

The Times 22 October

The number of undergraduates studying maths, physics, chemistry and engineering is on the increase after years of decline, thanks to an injection of £350 million of government money.  Times

FE/HE/ Skills

E-mail a friend | del.icio.us| Bookmark| Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed

TOP-UP FEES 'GENERATING INTEREST IN SCIENCES'

TOP-UP FEES 'GENERATING INTEREST IN SCIENCES'

10/22/2008 7:48:00 AM

 

The Independent 22 October

The introduction of top-up fees may have played a vital role in the return to popularity of science, maths and engineering courses at universities. Independent

 

Lead Story | FE/HE/ Skills

E-mail a friend | del.icio.us| Bookmark| Permalink | Comments (0) | Post RSSRSS comment feed

News Review and Commentary

Click on the links below for the latest, in-depth education news review and commentary.


Calendar
<<  October 2008  >>
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
293012345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
272829303112
3456789
View news items in large calendar

Daily News

Archive