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Welsh Assembly Member Petitions for Fifteen-Year Education Improvement Plan
Aled Roberts, appointed as education spokesman for the Welsh Liberal Democrats believes that education in Wales should have a plan for improvement spread over 15 years, as its state will not improve overnight. In a worldwide survey conducted amongst secondary schools, Wales ranks 38th for reading, 40th for maths and 30th for science. This is […]
Essay Writer University Guide: Rise Above the Competition for University Places
Tomorrow, 15 January is the deadline for UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) university applications for all courses except for Oxbridge courses, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science and veterinary medicine courses, and some art and design courses which accept applications until 24 March. For as long as applications are received within the deadline, students will receive equal […]
School Leavers to Undergo Training Program Aimed at Boosting Skills
The government is set to launch traineeships intended to have young people between the ages of 16 and 24 ready for work. The six-month programme will teach the necessary job skills and experience that will enable school leavers to take advantage of full apprenticeships and opportunities for employment. The programme focuses on CV writing, preparing […]
Essay Writer University Guide: Looking for Student Accommodations in a Rush
Despite students generally earning a reputation as a happy-go-lucky lot, the fear of being homeless is enough to get anyone to create a plan and take action to avoid the rush for living spaces that will support you as you study, not distract you from it. Majority of students would have already found their preferred […]
Queen’s 2013 New Year Honours Awardees for Higher Education
UK higher education gets a boost to welcome the new year with its leaders, researchers and support staff gaining recognition for their extraordinary achievements and contributions for the past year. The Queen is set to confer honours to 1,223 individuals in fields such as education, sports, art and business. Recognition will also be given to […]
Essay Writer Blog Turns One: A 2012 Yearend Review
With a few days left behind in 2012, let us look back at important education news that made us sit back and take notice this year. Tuition fee increase. This year students felt a huge impact from government budget cuts for higher education that resulted to universities increasing tuition fees to a new maximum amount […]
UK Unemployment Drops, Private Sector Jobs Reach Peak According to ONS Data
Unemployment in the UK has registered a drop of 82,000 to 2.51 million between August to October, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics. It reflected the largest quarterly drop in unemployment statistics since 2001. Employment also rose 40,000 to 29.6 million, the highest figure registered since data began to be recorded […]
Underprivileged, Expelled Children to be Given Military-Style Training
Four projects aimed towards teaching teamwork, discipline and leadership skills to underprivileged children and those expelled from mainstream schools have recently received government funding to develop a programme that will raise education standards among ‘difficult’ students. Former military serviceman will serve as facilitators. Under the scheme, children will undergo one-to-one mentoring to address behavioural issues, […]
Exams Regulator Ofqual Expresses Concern Over Changes to England’s Exams System
The exams watchdog has asked Education Secretary Michael Gove through a letter to rethink the changes he will bring in, which will have English Baccalaureate Certificates (EBC) replacing GCSE qualifications. Mr Gove responded by saying he will be conducting meetings next week with officials to talk about these concerns. In the letter, Ofqual expressed their […]
Ten Specialist Colleges to be Converted to Universities
In an event seen as the biggest expansion of the higher education system in two decades, Universities Secretary David Willetts has approved the creation of ten new universities from specialist colleges. This comes following an announcement by the government in June that the minimum number of students that a university should have will be reduced […]
UK Education Ranked Sixth Best Globally, Second Best in Europe
A new independent league table ranking universities globally has placed the UK education system at sixth best in the developed world. The study called The Learning Curve was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Pearson, the education firm. It aims to help policymakers, school leaders and academics tell which key factors will help […]
University Mergers to Create New ‘Super’ University
Two institutions in South-East Wales that plan to merge have named the team that will lead the new university. Professor Julie Lydon, currently serving as vice-chancellor for the University of Glamorgan will head the new university after the completion of the merger. Andrew Wilkinson, Chairman of governors at the University of Wales, Newport will stay […]
Scottish Universities to Accept More Students from Poorer Backgrounds
Students from underprivileged backgrounds in Scotland will now have the opportunity of attending university despite not achieving the required grades for entrance. Recruiting more students from colleges is part of moves to widen access to higher education for pupils from deprived communities. Every university in the country is set to “contextualise” data when processing applicants, […]
Ten Frequently Asked Questions of University Applicants
Each year, hundreds of thousands of UK university applicants go through the nerve-racking but nonetheless exciting process of choosing courses to apply for, preparing the required documents and personal statement, waiting for offers from respective institutions and picking the most suitable offer. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) shared with The Telegraph its top […]
400 Poor-Performing Primary Schools to Become Academies
The government seeks to institute another education reform by turning the 400 weakest primary schools in England and Wales out of the control of their local authorities and into academies. Prime Minister David Cameron announced that by the end of next year he wants to pair the schools with sponsors in a bid to improve […]
Essay Writer University Guide: Useful Mobile Apps for Students
Today’s student has one very useful and powerful tool not available to previous generations: technology. Not only can you use a laptop or PC to write your coursework, make presentations and store files, you can also use applications for mobile devices to improve your productivity, help navigate the area where you work or study, manage […]
UK Schools, Universities Asked to Invent Computer Programme That Will Benefit the World
PA Consulting Group, a company specialising in IT management is partnering with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, creator of the Raspberry Pi in issuing a challenge to schools, universities and businesses in the UK to invent a computer programme that will benefit the world. The invention could, for example, benefit the environment, enable the delivery of […]
Universities Urged to Offer Grants to Underprivileged Sixth Formers
The government’s social mobility adviser, former Labour minister Alan Milburn is due to submit a report to the government urging universities in England to fund grants to help poorer sixth-formers pursue degree courses. He has been tapped by the coalition to review policies concerning social mobility. Mr Milburn says poor GCSE and A-level results are […]
Preparing for Oxbridge Interview Questions
Yesterday, 15 October marked the end of submitting applications for all Oxbridge courses. What follows will be a series of tests and interviews. Oxford will require you to sit a test before offering an interview, while Cambridge will give tests at the same time as interviews for students who have made it that far. As […]
Latest Statistics Show Students’ Career Path After Graduation
Despite having tougher employment prospects, employment statistics for last year’s graduates still proved to be “much better than feared” as they do not show a significant difference from the year before despite being expected to fare worse in the midst of a weak economy and spending cuts. According to a Higher Education Careers Service Unit […]
