Universities to target poor areas
Press Review 29 November 2006
Universities have been told to target more schools in poor areas to increase their working-class intake.
Johnson defends top-up fees
News Article 14 September 2006
Education secretary Alan Johnson has defended the government's decision to introduce university top-up fees, saying numbers going into higher education are still rising.
Fewer poor students a 'setback'
Press Review 20 July 2006
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency reveal that the proportion of young first-year university students from low-income families has fallen, as has the percentage coming from schools and colleges funded by the state.
Fewer poor pupils going to university
News Article 20 July 2006
Ministers have expressed "disappointment" at statistics showing fewer young people from poor backgrounds are going to university.
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Government Affairs Website
University admissions set for shake-up
News Article 22 May 2006
A new university admissions system could see A-level students applying for places after and not before their exam results.
University expansion 'too slow' to meet target
Press Review 2 March 2006
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has warned that the number of university places is growing too slowly for the government to meet its target of getting half of young people into higher education by 2010.
New tests at 11 spark selection fears
Press Review 27 February 2006
The Times reports that academic tests at 11 to mark out the brightest students will begin within weeks.
Bill Rammell - higher education minister
Interview 24 January 2006
Higher education minister Bill Rammell discusses the findings of the Unite/MORI survey on student experiences of university.
Boris Johnson - Shadow higher education minister
Interview 24 January 2006
Shadow higher education minister Boris Johnson talks to ePolitix.com about top-up fees and students.
Nicholas Porter - chief executive, Unite
Stakeholder Interview 24 January 2006
Unite chief executive Nicholas Porter discusses the findings of the latest Unite/MORI survey of student experiences.
University debt fears played down
News Article 24 January 2006
Following the publication of new research, the higher education minister has said that university top-up fees are not leading to "widespread concern about debt".
Bright pupils 'do better at independent schools'
News Article 25 November 2005
Academic analysis of Department for Education and Skills data has shown that the brightest pupils do better at independent schools than in the state system.
£40m boost for part-time students
News Article 4 November 2005
Ministers have announced a new incentive-based scheme to help universities recruit more part-time students.
Minister sparks row over 'social engineering' jibe
Press Review 5 October 2005
Bill Rammell caused fury in the independent schools sector yesterday after admitting that government proposals to reform university admissions were an attempt at "social engineering".
