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The outrage after undergraduate Philip Laing urinated on a war memorial has led many student unions to bar Carnage, the firm that runs the drinking events Participating in at least a modicum of alcohol-induced

Many 'against student fee rise' - 6 Hours ago

By BBC News education reporter Fees for university students are a controversial issue Most people are against raising university tuition fees for students in England, a survey has suggested. A survey

Arts students 'see academics for just nine hours a week' - 6 Hours ago

Students studying subjects such as languages, history and philosophy have access to less than nine hours a week 'contact time' with lecturers or tutors, research reveals today. The study by the National

Booze, bad behaviour and Brighton â?? it's carnage but I love it - 6 Hours ago

The popular press can harrumph all they like, but if you can't misbehave when you're a student, when can you? Oh, to be a student again, pissed on freedom and curdled shots. This week, the Sun reports,

Orkney beat St Andrews students to regain top spot - 5 Hours ago

A HAT-TRICK of tries from captain John Dearness (pictured), complemented by superb kicking from James Linklater saw Orkney overcome St Andrews University 30-16 at Pickaquoy on Saturday afternoon. Orkney

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers PUPILS from a secondary school went once - 5 Hours ago

PUPILS from a secondary school went once more into the breach by opening a Shakespeare festival. Fifteen youngsters from Don Valley High School and Performing Arts College in Scawsby staged a performance

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Improving employee skills 'key to business survival' - 11/7/2009

A recent Ofsted review has found that when workers increase their skills base and receive support for doing so from their bosses, it helps to improve motivation and job satisfaction. The report noted,

OFSTED WANTS IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAIN TO GAIN SCHEME - 11/7/2009

Too few people taking part in the Train to Gain scheme are completing qualifications on time, according to Ofsted. In a report today it says there is insufficient provision to allow employees to progress

Strike vote over sacked lecturer - 11/6/2009

The lecturer was dismissed from the university last month Staff at Wrexham's Glyndwr University have voted 'overwhelmingly' for strike action in support of a sacked lecturer. The University and College

Institutional racism keeps black teachers out of top posts - report finds - 11/6/2009

44% of teachers from ethnic minorities say they have suffered discrimination Only a handful of black and ethnic minority teachers are made headteachers each year because of an "endemic culture of institutional

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Pupils swap gym kit for consoles - 11/6/2009

Pupils at a Kent school are being given the chance to use interactive games consoles instead of playing traditional sport as part of their PE lessons. Children aged between 14 and 16 at Northfleet Technology

The ECHR has barred crucifixes in Italian state schools. Are Nativity plays next? - 11/6/2009

A panel of judges said the display of crucifixes might be 'disturbing' for children from other faiths (Photo: AFP/Getty) An Italian atheist mother has won an European court ruling against the use of crucifixes

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Students prepare for Borneo - 11/6/2009

The team are hoping to become involved with conservation projects in Borneo A team of local research students have formed a special group that will be travelling to Borneo to conduct research in 2010.

Call to fine exam boards which break the rules - 11/6/2009

Exam boards should face fines if they fail to stick to guidelines on standards, the head of the Royal Society of Chemistry said today. Awarding bodies are competing in a 'race to the bottom' as they battle

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Academies on hold until standards rise - Balls - 11/6/2009

Trust urged to improve standards at existing 17 schools and two due to open in 2010 The government has banned the largest sponsor of academies from taking on new schools until it dramatically improve

State school qualification ban - 11/4/2009

There are political dividing lines over the qualification The government has rejected a Cambridge international GCSE for use in English state schools - claiming that it would allow pupils to opt out of

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1 Pupils face construction challenge - 9 Hours ago

Pupils from across Pembrokeshire were given a taste of the construction industry last week. The nine to 11-year-olds attended an unique Grand Designs construction and engineering challenge in Haverfordwest.

Tips to add Flair to GCSE Narrative Writing - 10 Hours ago

a dual narrative can add spice to any piece of GCSE creative writing. Making use of multiple narrators allows the reader to appreciate the story from more than one viewpoint. Novelists have used this

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Parents fined if they take their children out of sex lessons - 11 Hours ago

Parents to be fined if they take their children out of sex lessons Parents will face fines if they remove 15-year-old children from sex education lessons as they become part of the national curriculum

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