• ‘Soft’ Subjects on the Rise
    30th August 2011

    As the dust clears from this year’s bumper crop of GCSE results, more statistics come to light about the popularity of traditional academic subjects. Some trends are very surprising indeed…

  • GCSE Gender Gap Widens
    25th August 2011

    As the gender gap in GCSE grades widens for yet another year in a row, we take a closer look at the figures and ask what causes could be behind the discrepancy.

  • Report Claims Tuition Fees Unfair and Unworkable
    22nd August 2011

    The long-awaited Higher Education Policy Institute response to the government’s white paper on higher education has arrived, and it isn’t pretty. We summarise its condemnation of the new tuition fees policy and the damning predictions for the damage to be caused to social mobility and fair access to education.

  • A Level Results Chaos
    19th August 2011

    With UCAS websites crashing and the clearing system inundated with calls, this year’s A-level results day ran less than smoothly. One can only wonder what chaos will be in store next year, when varied tuition fees and financial arrangements are thrown into the mix…

  • Should School Discipline Be Stricter?
    15th August 2011

    Following a wave of violence on British streets, politicians and campaigners have questioned school discipline, asking whether stricter rules in school would translate to better behaviour outside the classroom.

  • Are Young People to Blame for Riots?
    11th August 2011

    With the recent riots and violence being strongly linked by many to disorder amongst teenagers and students, we take a closer look at the reasoning and arguments to ask whether young people are really to blame. What role has education (or failures of education) played in the development of these problems?

  • Should Maths A-Level be Compulsory?
    09th August 2011

    Carol Vorderman has produced a report advising the government to make maths compulsory in all schools until the age of 18. We look at some of the recommendations of the report, and gauge the reaction from both supporters and critics.

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    The Pros and Cons of E-Learning and Education Technology
    05th August 2011

    With the new wave of education technology sweeping through our schools and colleges, we take a look at the pros and cons of the e-learning revolution.

  • University Bidding War for A-Grade Students
    02nd August 2011

    A controversial new government policy has sparked a bidding frenzy for students with the best A-Level grades, forcing universities into direct competition with one another. We look at the possible impact the new scheme might have on higher education.