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“The rally was in support of three teachers and four students suspended for taking part in previous protests.”
“Faculty members and students held a 12-day long protest this month at the philosophy department's campus.”
“More than 14,000 people have signed an online petition against the closure.”
“Philosophy provision at Middlesex is only able to operate with subsidies from other areas of the university. "Due to a low demand from students and declining external research funding, we have decided to phase out philosophy teaching."”
“Research carried out for The Baby Website among 3,000 parents found 40% disliked some of the 'friends' they had made through their children.”
“she had made fantastic life-long friends while raising her three children but had also come across many women who were very judgmental.”
“Part of the problem is that over the past decade parenting has become more prescriptive than it has ever been.”
“The board was set up by former Education Minister Jane Hutt following a damning report by schools watchdog Estyn in 2007.”
“The board applauds the progress and consolidation that has taken place over the last year, but recognises that many of the key outcomes can only be achieved in the longer term.”
“I am shocked when I read that Brazil lags behind in elementary education. Our place is 120th, according to a UN report.”
“Embu, which used to be a sort of a "God forsaken land", attracting a handful of tourists for the art market and poor migrants who settled illegally, will now host a federal university of its own in 2011.”
“My brother graduated as a lawyer...”
“the money will fund free activities for children during school holidays”
“The school is due to open in September 2011.”
“It will occupy the site of the former Broadland Hospital and include seven classrooms, a library, hall and outdoor play area.”
“I read until 4am.”
“Fiona's past crimes meant she was refused a place on a social work degree course - despite her having advised the Home Office on policy.”
“Under the plan, the 2,000 primary, 600 secondary and 300 special schools rated as outstanding by Ofsted would only be inspected if there were warning signs such as bad exam performance. Currently they are inspected every five years.”
“A new A* grade being awarded in A-levels this year could go 7% of entries, research suggests.”
“Last year, one in four A-level entries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was awarded an A grade.”
“It found that on average, across all subjects, 7% of last year's entries would have earned an A* if marked under the new scheme.”
“More than 72,000 took maths in 2009 and 13% of those would have got an A* under the new marking guidelines, Ofqual said.”
“More than 10,000 took further maths and, of those, 23% would have got an A*.”
“In another popular subject - English literature - 9% of students would have got an A*.”
“In French - taken by more than 14,000 students - 7% of students would have been awarded an A* and in Spanish 8%.”
“The likelihood of getting an A* is even higher in other languages, including Arabic (13%), Bengali (10%) Japanese (45%) and Persian (29%), although these are taken by far fewer students.”
“In Latin, taken by 1,400 students, almost one in four would have earned an A*.”
“Ofqual and its fellow regulators have been working for four years with the awarding bodies to make sure that the grades awarded this summer, including the new A* grade, are consistent and fair.”
“plans to cut about 70 teaching posts to fill a £3m hole in college finances.”
“College principal David Ansell is also preparing for a possible reduction in student numbers by as much as 40% over the next few years from 4,185 to a minimum of 2,400.”
“This combination of pressures has prompted college principals in the 157 Group of larger, high-performing colleges to suggest up to a third of England's colleges could form mergers or federations.”
“A second strike, due to take place on Thursday at Richmond, was cancelled after Mr Ansell pledged to delay any redundancies until September.”
“With more than 60 A-levels and numerous vocational courses, this spread was what makes Richmond a great place to study, he added.”
“The teacher of more than 20 years remained full of remorse for the attack...”
“Students in England and Northern Ireland and non-Welsh residents at universities in Wales have to pay tuition fees of as much as £3,225 a year although this will rise to £3,290 from September.”
“Welsh residents studying in Wales pay fees of £1,285”
“there are no tuition fees for Scottish students at institutions in Scotland”
“Many leading universities want to charge up to £6,000”
“The issue of whether to lift the current £3,225 cap on student fees in England is being reviewed by an independent committee headed by former BP boss Lord Browne.”
“Libraries NI said 10 of the 32 branch libraries had failed to meet modern standards and the cost of improving them could not be "justified" because of declining usage.”
“The board said there would be an "open" branch within two miles of each closure.”
“Libraries NI said it had decided to keep four of them open following the consulation process and public feedback.”
“They are: Ballyhackamore, Cloughfern, Tullycarnet and Woodstock.”
“Initially, 14 branch libraries were judged as "unsustainable" and earmarked for closure.”
“I am, however, deeply saddened that Ballymacarret, Braniel and Gilnahirk libraries are now set to close.”
“Commenting on the closure of Andersonstown library...”
“We have emphasised from the outset that there will be no job losses as a result of the process.”
“The average salary for university vice chancellors is more than £200,000 per year.”
“Mr Cable said he was "taken aback" to discover that the pay of university vice chancellors had risen by more than 10% last year.”
“There are 19 vice chancellors paid more than £300,000 per year, with the top earner receiving £474,000.”
“For this year, the average increase is 0.5% with 70% of vice chancellors and principals receiving uplifts of 0% or 0.5%.”
“Professor Malcolm Grant, provost of University College London has announced that he will take an immediate pay cut of 10%.”
“deliver more than 20,000 in the last financial year.”
“Mr Salmond said Skills Development Scotland exceeded its target to deliver 20,000 new modern apprenticeships in Scotland”
“deliver more than 20,000 in the last financial year”
“exceeded its target to deliver 20,000 new modern apprenticeships in Scotland”
“It is as a result of these information campaigns that we have been able to exceed the target for new modern apprentices and deliver more than 20,000 in the last financial year.”
“The university's charter specifies that Welsh and English are the official languages of the university and 60% of the university's total number of staff are Welsh-speakers or learners.”
“university should submit an action plan to the Welsh Language Board within three months of appointing the new vice-chancellor”
“60% of the university's total number of staff are Welsh-speakers or learners.”
“ensure that the successful candidate, if they do not already have suitable bilingual skills, commits to learning the language within a specific timeframe”
“the university should submit an action plan to the Welsh Language Board within three months of appointing the new vice-chancellor”
“Portslade Community College to open as an academy in September 2011.”
“the number of pupils achieving five A* to C GCSE grades was below 30%.”
“Ms Salway said the Bishop of Llandaff High School's governing body and headteacher had welcomed the opportunity to place an autism centre on site and had worked closely with the local education authority on the project.”
“Nearly half (45%) of final-year students at the UK's top universities view their career prospects as "very limited", a survey suggests.”
“The poll of 16,000 finalists found a third feared last year's graduates would take up most of the vacancies.”
“One in six said they would not have gone to university if they had known how tough the jobs market was going to be, the research by High Fliers found.”
“In total, 26% plan further study, 16% plan to travel and 14% are undecided.”
“The survey of finalists at 30 leading universities found just 36% expected to start or look for a graduate‑level job after leaving university this summer.”
“And 8% intended to take up temporary or voluntary work.”
“Applications for jobs in information technology (IT) and engineering were down 5% and 11% respectively on last year.”
“Up to a third of England's colleges may have to merge or work closely together in a federation in order to survive, principals are warning.”
“Up to 120 could be too financially unstable to survive in their present form, it is thought.”
“The figure of 100 to 120 colleges is being mentioned across the sector.”
“With about 350 colleges in England, this represents about a third.”
“This figure is roughly in line with a KPMG report commissioned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) which said up to 100 colleges were deemed potentially too financially fragile to survive.”
“Richmond-upon-Thames College in south-west London has planned to reduce its student numbers by as many as 40%, from 4,185 last year to 2,400 over the next few years.”
“This has resulted in plans for more than 80 job losses.”
“Following the BBC South East Today report the university announced that they had suspended a student.”
“The number of pupils consistently absent from the county's secondary schools in 2009 has dropped by 2.3% from 8.6% to 6.3%, compared to 2008.”
“Persistent absence in primary schools fell by 1%, from 3.9% to 2.9%.”
“Overall absence fell from 5.39% to 5.28% in primary schools and from 7.66% to 7.18% in secondary schools.”
“The council has also been involved in 250 prosecutions relating to non-attendance since September 2009.”
“About 50 will now join the mainstream school in which their facility was housed.”
“The number of applicants not getting a place will have doubled in two years.”
“Last year, there were 158,000 applicants who did not get a place - up from about 120,000 in 2008.”
“Professor Green is forecasting that this will rise to 225,000 this year and could edge towards 250,000.”
“The most recent admissions service figures show an average 16.5% increase - and 80,000 extra applicants - but he believes that this could rise further with late applications.”
“Individual institutions have seen rises in applications of more than 40%.”
“A separate analysis by the Million+ group of new universities suggests there will be a "mismatch between supply and demand of 250,000".”
“Ucas says there will be at least 200,000 applicants who will not end up with a place - with a full breakdown of applications due in July.”
“But Professor Green says that about 100,000 of those failing to get a place will have good grades.”
“Cuts in university spending announced this week meant that the number of extra places on 2009 levels has been reduced to 8,000 full-time places.”
“Ucas has said that more than 40,000 of this year's applicants had previously applied last year.”
“The Business, Innovation and Skills department, which is responsible for universities, says that "...we are creating 10,000 additional places to meet the demand this year."”
“He argues that universities have the capacity on courses to offer a further 40,000 places, if the funding was made available. Last year, there were 158,000 applicants who did not get a place - up from about 120,000 in 2008. Professor Green…”
“He argues that universities have the capacity on courses to offer a further 40,000 places, if the funding was made available.”
“The Business, Innovation and Skills department, which is responsible for universities, says that "securing a place at university has always been a competitive process". "The government wants to support people with the ability and talent to…”
“Million+ is warning that the lack of places will mean that many students from families from poorer backgrounds will be discouraged from applying.”
