Website Archive - Apr 2011

Two cheers for Clegg's social mobility plan

 The government deserves at least one cheer for its focus on social mobility. Today's repor...

05 Apr 2011

Academy Network offers free conference to schools

 Like it or not, academy status is looming for increasing numbers of  schools. A survey...

06 Apr 2011

Cable lays down gauntlet over university fees

The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has warned universities that plan to charge the maximum fee ...

06 Apr 2011

Labour's riposte to Cable speech on fees

The Labour Party has responded to the Business Secretary's warning to universities that student ...

06 Apr 2011

Inside the mind of those setting university fees

 Today is the deadline for those universities in England wishing to charge more than £...

19 Apr 2011

An answer to 'fair access' that's crying out to be picked up

 Today is the deadline for universities in England to submit their plans for improving acces...

19 Apr 2011

Sad (and unnecessary) end for Teachers TV

The dedicated television channel for teachers - Teachers TV - comes to an end at the end of this ...

27 Apr 2011

My cancer diagnosis and 'beating cancer' blog

 My apologies for diverting from the usual subject matter of education, but as I know many o...

29 Apr 2011