No university places for 50,000 with good grades

The Times reports here a warning from the new head of Ucas that at least 50,000 more sixth-formers with good grades will fail to get on a course this autumn compared with last year, and that students should forget about finding a place through clearing.. Applications are already up by 23 per cent — or 106,389— [...]

Some recent education stories from press and internet

The lasting guarantee of a decent education  -  We owe our national curriculum to Matthew Arnold.   It would be folly to lose it, says David Conway in the Daily Telegraph (4-1-10) Conway, the author of ‘Liberal Education and the National Curriculum’, published by Civitas, says critics of the national curriculum  seem curiously unaware that the [...]

Lower entry standards might destroy whole university system

Over the last few days the question of standards for university entry has hit the headlines again. Now Dr Andrew Cunningham, who is an English teacher and the former editor of “Conference & Common Room”, the magazine of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, has said that lower entry standards might destroy the whole university system.  [...]

The OU and its associate lecturers

The Times Higher Education Supplement recently published an article by Derek Rowntree, the former Professor of  Education Development at the Open University, on the methods by which that institution has achieved its success. Expert academics and first class course materials naturally feature strongly in his analysis. But the main key to the O.U.’s record in educational provision [...]

David Evennett joins Innovation Team

Delighted that David Evennett MP has been appointed Shadow Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills. David was previously the Education Whip, and in that capacity has spoken to a CES meeting.   We look forward to hearing from him again about his new responsibilities.