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Baccalaureate better than A-levels, Lord Adonis admits The schools minister Lord Adonis has acknowledged that the international baccalaureate could be a better option than A-levels for youngsters who...
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Blair completes education reshuffle The prime minister last night announced a comprehensive shake-up of the Department for Education and Skills with six new ministers appointed, including the...
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Let's turn the spotlight on all our young talent
Future academic and economic success relies on inspiring students from all social groups, says John Denham. To say that there is a social bias in the intake of sought-after universities is to state a...
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Oxbridge stereotypes
IT IS ironic that Mr Adonis should choose Oxford classics as emblematic of Oxbridge exclusivity (THES, November 28) when this subject has made leaps and bounds in attracting state school pupils. To...
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Worldwide web still has holes that need filling in
Bridging the Digital Divide
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Still no call from No 10?
In the UK, the gulf between the political and the academic worlds seems all-but unbreachable while Americans flit easily between lecture halls and halls of power. Here Matthew Reisz examines why...
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Buchanan to replace Tyson as Dean Robin Buchanan, UK senior partner of Bain & Co, is set to become the best-paid principal in British higher education after it was confirmed yesterday that he...
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Labour signals return of the 'O level' Schools may be allowed to return to the more rigorous exam system abandoned when the GCSE replaced O levels 18 years ago, the Government indicated last night....
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Much ado about the man from Stratford
People have funny ideas about Shakespeare. In Chicago recently I chatted to a lady who asked me what I did and where I worked. I told her I work in Stratford-upon-Avon as a Shakespeare scholar. “Oh...
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Student protest ends in riot Greek police fired teargas into a student rally yesterday after it was infiltrated by rioters. A group of hooded youths broke away from a 6,000-strong crowd protesting...
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Women bond at strip clubs
On a girls' night out at a male strip club, women are more interested in female bonding than the sexual experiences pursued by their male counterparts, according to research, writes Natasha Gilbert....
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Rise in A-level passes the smallest for 20 years A-level results improved for the 23rd year in a row today. The overall pass rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 96.2 per cent, while the...
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Rumpled and ready to rumble
If higher education is to raise its profile, celebrity Tory Boris Johnson could be the man to do it. And he is already putting financial freedom for universities in the spotlight, writes Anna...
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Fat cats and top dogs
A Class Act
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50% target a shadow of original idea
Newly released papers reveal ministers' doubts over flagship policies launched five years ago Ministers watered down their initial plans to expand student numbers amid concerns about costs and...