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11/18/2008 8:17:00 AM

The Guardian 18 November

 The government has announced yet another layer of advisers to be flown in to underperforming schools. But how helpful are they? Jessica Shepherd finds out 'On my gravestone will be written, 'He died of consultancy,'" says one headteacher. " Guardian

Lead Story | General

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TORIES PLAN EXAM STANDARDS CHECKS

11/18/2008 6:37:00 AM

 

BBC 18 November

The Conservative Party is promising to link exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards are maintained.  BBC

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

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TESCO VOUCHER HELP IN EMA DELAYS

11/18/2008 6:36:00 AM

BBC 17 November

A college has given Tesco vouchers to help hard-up students waiting for their educational maintenance allowances.  BBC

FE/HE/ Skills

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NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY PUTS NEW CAMPUS IN MALAYSIA

11/18/2008 7:42:00 AM

Daily Telegraph 17 November

 Newcastle University is to establish a medical and biotechnology campus in Malaysia. It will allow students from south-east Asia to gain degrees from a British university at a much lower cost.  DT

FE/HE/ Skills

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PARENTS TURNING TO PRIVATE GIRLS SCHOOLS 'TO PROTECT DAUGHTERS

11/18/2008 7:44:00 AM

 

The Times 17 November

Parents are increasingly turning to private education for their girls as an antidote to a society dominated by "Botox and bingeing" and to protect them from the coarsening of society.  Times

Independent/ Private Sector

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS SEE RISE IN PUPILS

11/18/2008 7:40:00 AM

 

FT 18 November

Most private schools have stable or rising pupil numbers in spite of the credit crunch, a survey of staff by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers suggests.  FT

Independent/ Private Sector

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