Higher education - Universities face penalties for recruiting too many students (The Telegraph, 21 Oct 2009)
Universities could be hit with financial penalties for over-recruiting thousands of students despite the fact that record numbers were still unable to secure a place, figures suggest.
Higher education - Graduate jobs crisis is only going to get worse (The Times, 20 Oct 2009)
Predictions of the likely fate of those who left university this summer vary, but several estimates suggest that up to one in six new graduates will be unemployed.
Higher education - University anger at forecast of less funding (ft.com, 20 Oct 2009)
Lord Mandelson has told universities to cope with tighter government budgets by improving fundraising skills and expanding the proportion they raise from commercial activities.
Higher education - Mandelson backs consumer students (BBC, 20 Oct 2009)
Lord Mandelson says he expects students to adopt a more consumer-led approach to their university education.
Higher education - Science adviser warns of fee rise (BIS, 19 Oct 2009)
Universities in England will need to be allowed to charge higher fees if they are to maintain standards, says a government science adviser.
Skills - Couldn't we pay for skills the way we pay for pensions? (The Guardian, 27 Oct 2009)
While politicians pledge to protect funding for young people in schools and higher education, money for adult skills is being cut.
Skills - Minister says skills key to economic recovery (LSN, 22 Oct 2009)
Employers across Yorkshire and the Humber should take advantage of the real help they can get now to recruit and train staff.
Skills - Sir Terry Leahy’s attack on lack of basic skills hits a nerve (Times Online, 18 Oct 2009)
There is growing anger in the business community about educational standards in schools and the fact that too many teenagers are leaving school without the basic skills they need to get on in the job market.
14 - 19 education - Diplomas too difficult for pupils, says survey (The Guardian, 27 Oct 2009)
Diplomas, the government's alternative to A-levels and GCSEs, are too difficult for thousands of teenagers they were designed for, a survey of more than 130 sixth form and further education colleges has found.
14 - 19 education - Sixth form diplomas risk leaving all but brightest pupils behind (The Telegraph, 27 Oct 2009)
The Government’s flagship sixth form diplomas risk becoming a two tier qualification dominated by brighter pupils, college lecturers have warned.
14 - 19 education - Diploma advert ruled 'misleading' (BBC, 27 Oct 2009)
A government advert which claimed the new Diploma would get teenagers into "any university" has been ruled misleading by the official watchdog.
IAG - New careers education strategy fit for the 21st Century (DCSF, 26 Oct 2009)
The new IAG strategy launched today will modernise careers education to make it accessible for today’s generation of young people and to keep pace with a rapidly changing economy - and make sure every young person, whatever their background, can aim for the top.
IAG - Career advice for seven-year-olds (BBC, 26 Oct 2009)
Children as young as seven are to be offered careers guidance under a government scheme in England.
Widening Participation - Action on Access launches new website (23 Oct 2009)
The site aims to provide practitioners with an online ‘one stop shop’ for widening participation information.
Apprenticeships - Record Numbers of People Starting Apprenticeships (BIS, 22 Oct 2009)
A record 234,000 people started apprenticeships in the 2008/09 academic year, according to provisional data on vocational qualifications released today by the ONS.
Sectors: Sustainable communities - In a Nutshell: An introduction to sustainable communities (19 Oct 2009)
The Homes and Communities Academy is recruiting for a free facilitated 10-week online introductory course on sustainable communities.
Sectors: Creative and Media - The Future of the Creative Industries: Speech by Lord Mandelson (BIS, 28 Oct 2009)
This is a transcript of the speech by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson at the c&binet conference on 28 October 2009. He talks about why the creative industries matter.
Lifelong Learning UK conference
Lifelong Learning UK conference - The Power of Lifelong Learning: Innovation During a Recession
8 December 2009, Kings Place, London.
