Rise in first class degrees starting to stall, figures show
More than one in four students gained a first class degree last year, but the rapid increase in top honours appears to be stalling.
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Rise in first class degrees starting to stall, figures show
The rapid rise in the proportion of students graduating with a first class degree appears to be stalling.
Ofsted report identifies thousands of children ‘stuck’ in worst-rated schools
Classrooms in deprived areas are becoming a “dumping ground” for problem children, with hundreds of thousands of pupils in England spending their entire school careers in some of the worst-rated learning environments, an Ofsted inspection suggests.
Two thirds of universities and colleges see rise in drop-out rates
Two thirds of universities and colleges have seen an increase in the proportion of students dropping out in the last five years, official figures show.
Hillary Clinton appointed university chancellor
Hillary Clinton has been appointed as the new chancellor of the Queen’s University Belfast.
£1m scholarship donations for white pupils ‘snubbed by private schools’
Two private schools have defended their decisions to reject scholarship donations for poor white pupils reported to be worth in excess of £1 million.
Charity calls for more adopters
Society must “never forget” about children who are waiting to be adopted, a charity chief has warned.
Record proportion of applicants given ‘conditional unconditional’ offer
A record one in four university applicants were given a controversial “conditional unconditional” offer this year, official figures show.
Student teachers ‘must feel confident and supported as they enter classroom’
An inquiry is to be held into whether student teachers are sufficiently prepared and confident to enter the profession.
Free breakfast for primary pupils under Labour plan to ‘poverty proof’ schools
Free healthy breakfasts would be served to all primary school children under a Labour proposal to “poverty proof” England’s schools and reduce the number going hungry.
Labour’s class size pledge to ‘improve education standards for all children’
Primary school class sizes would be capped at 30, with a guarantee that every child is taught by a qualified teacher, under plans announced by Labour to “improve education standards for all children”.