Special funds to tackle FE weakness
College funding chiefs have recommended special funds to encourage colleges to tackle "persistent weaknesses in student achievement", but have rejected calls for a more direct link between the...
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Drop-outs 'have piled on to the wrong courses'
Colleges are "piling" students into the wrong programmes, leading to persistent drop-out problems, the Further Education Development Agency has warned. A survey of 9,000 students by FEDA found that...
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Warm winner
(Photograph) - Warm winner: the University of Teesside's new Pounds 8 million learning resource centre (above) is one of the winners of this year's Royal Institute of British Architects regional...
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Scots reveal future fears
The Association of University Teachers Scotland has warned Scottish education minister Helen Liddell that higher education could suffer under a Scottish parliament because of "misleading claims"...
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TECs claim good cash record
Training and Enterprise Council leaders have hit back at college chiefs who condemned them for "wasting public money". The TEC national council returned fire on the Association of Colleges this week...
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Technical erosion reaches crisis
The erosion of technical staff from universities should be halted immediately, according to the Royal Society. The number of university-funded technicians and scientific support staff fell by a third...
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How to...teach arts students numeracy
WHAT In the second of a four-part series on key skills, John Gillespie of Nottingham University's school of education looks at humanities and social science students' poor showing when faced with...
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Fairer" system of student support
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool Ministers' plans for a "fairer" system of student support in further education are expected to fall short of the minimum Pounds 400...
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FE allowance mooted
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool The government has signalled that it may announce improved financial support for further education students this autumn. Further and...
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More cash to come from CSR
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool Education secretary David Blunkett has promised more funds for higher and further education in this autumn's funding announcements....
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Funding needed to cover staff pay rises
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool Universities made it clear to ministers at the conference that more funding will be needed to cover any staff pay rises. Martin...
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Blackstone stifles the urge to merge
Alan Thomson reports from the Labour Party conference in Blackpool The government used the Labour Party conference to warn universities and colleges against merger mania. Minister Baroness Blackstone...
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DFEE new technology contract for university
* The University of Wolverhampton has won a contract from the Department for Education and Employment to find out how information and communication technology can assist in the effective training of...
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College criticised for too many weaknesses
Quality inspectors have criticised "less than satisfactory" provision at West Cumbria College in five out of 11 inspection areas. Weaknesses at the college clearly outweigh strengths, Further...
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Teacher training exodus
Experts fear an exodus from teacher training following this week's announcement from the Open University that it is to axe its primary PGCE course. It blames mounting curriculum demands. Their...