14-19 Education - Balls puts quality first as launch day for Diploma nears (DCSF, 21 May 2008)
Former winner of TV's "The Apprentice" Tim Campbell, education expert Mike Tomlinson and top businessman Sir Alan Jones showed their support for the new Diploma today.
14-19 Education - More universities back Diplomas (BBC, 21 May 2008)
The university admissions service says more than 100 higher education institutions have now provided statements backing the new Diplomas.
14-19 Education - Diploma launch halved to 'safeguard quality' (Guardian, 22 May 2008)
Ministers have halved the number of students to take the first of the flagship diplomas from September, amid concerns that forcing through the full quota would have damaged the quality of the qualification.
Higher Education - Degrees of funding (Guardian, 13 May 2008)
Opinion piece: To get more graduates, support part-time students, says David Latchman, Master of Birkbeck, University of London.
Higher Education - Students benefit from collaboration between institutions (QAA, 15 May 2008)
The collaborative links that higher education institutions have established with other education providers to offer HE programmes are being carefully and responsibly managed, says the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).
Higher Education - Denham urges workers to benefit from Higher Education (DIUS, 22 May 2008)
Today, John Denham will challenge millions of employees to grasp the opportunity to improve their job prospects and increase their earnings by taking one of the wide range of qualifications that higher education has to offer.
Skills - In praise of older men - and women (Times Online, 11 May 2008)
To beat the skills shortage among the young, firms can profit from retraining mature workers seeking a career change.
Vocational Education - John Bingham: Let's unite and celebrate vocational success (Independent, 8 May 2008)
Opinion piece: At last, for the first time the UK will this year be united in celebrating vocational qualifications, says John Bingham, Chair of the board, the Association of Colleges.
