Labour attacks premature spending
ACCOUNTANTS have been appointed at Northern Ireland's 17 further education colleges even before the Government's incorporation policy has been agreed. And the Labour Party has claimed about Pounds 1...
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A picture of college success
COLLEGES are considering introducing a pictorial league table to eliminate the unfairness they see in the present system. Terry Melia, outgoing chief inspector of the Further Education Funding...
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Opportunity knocked
THIRTY-ONE per cent of prospective higher education students failed to gain a place through the Universities and Colleges Admissions System last year, according to figures released this week. Higher...
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Rifle club banned
STIRLING University students have voted to disband their rifle club following an appeal from the local Association of University Teachers in the wake of the Dunblane tragedy. The move comes as the...
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Tables mooted for teacher trainers
THE TEACHER Training Agency today published proposals for developing performance tables for all teacher training providers. The move follows calls from Gillian Shephard, Secretary of State for...
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Ofsted has agreed to postpone re-inspection of primary teacher training
Ofsted has agreed to postpone re-inspection of primary teacher training departments to next term, after complaints from the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals that the timetable was "...
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TECs fear Budget mauling
TRAINING and Enterprise Councils are reporting improved enrolment and success-rate figures, but fear that their funding will be slashed in next week's Budget. Enrolments for NVQ-based youth training...
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Tolerance by degree
GRADUATES are one of the most liberal, tolerant and permissive groups in the community, according to the latest British Social Attitudes report. Having a university degree is a strong predictor of...
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Artwork sparks porn row
A feminist artist's work was at the centre of a row over censorship at a conference on domestic violence, sexual abuse and women's citizenship held in Brighton this week. Alison Lochhead's work on "...
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Friendly fire
Marrack (known as MIG) Goulding will find himself in the best of company when he swaps the skyscrapers of New York for the spires of Oxford to take up his new post as warden of St Antony's College. A...
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Two-tone tonsure
The Blair hair row has meant the health of a public pate is no fringe issue. Terry Melia, outgoing chief inspector of the Further Education Funding Council, grasped the nettle when he helpfully...
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Bomb surprise
A bout of paranoia hit the Association of University Teachers this week as it prepared for Tuesday's momentous one-day strike. First, union chiefs suspected the Government's motives for changing the...
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Flipper slippers
Great excitement several leagues under the sea at the news that an Oxford PhD student has invented a singing synthesizer to reproduce the voice of any human or animal and adapt it to any style. "You...
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Feather-bedding
Oxford scientists will make many a parrot happy with their DNA test to find its sex from a feather. Determining the sex of one's parrot used to be a traumatic business for Polly, involving operations...