Forum Brief: Further education pay deal
Policy Consultation 13 March 2003
Further education staff have secured a four per cent pay deal as part of a drive to lift salaries to the same level as teachers and lecturers in other areas
Forum Brief: University funding reform
Policy Consultation 23 January 2003
Following the publishing of the higher education white paper by the Department for Education and Skills, higher education minister Margaret Hodge has invited ePolitix.com Forum members to express their views.
Forum Brief: Vocational degrees
Policy Consultation 14 January 2003
The higher education minister has come under fire after she branded some university degrees as "Mickey Mouse".
Forum Brief: Student debt
Policy Consultation 6 December 2002
The majority of final year university students believe that borrowing money for their higher education is a good investment, according to a study commissioned by Universities UK.
Forum Brief: Further education strike
Policy Consultation 5 November 2002
Further education colleges face shutdown today as lecturers and support staff stage industrial action over a 2.3 per cent pay offer.
Further education staff hold industrial action
News Article 5 November 2002
Further education colleges have been hit as lecturers and support staff stage industrial action over a 2.3 per cent pay offer.
Forum Brief: Further education strike
Policy Consultation 4 November 2002
College lecturers and support staff will hold a one-day nation-wide strike on Tuesday in protest at a 2.3 per cent pay offer by college employers.
Forum Brief: Clarke appointment
Policy Consultation 24 October 2002
Charles Clarke has been appointed as the new education secretary.
Forum Brief: Universities
Policy Consultation 24 September 2002
The Liberal Democrats yesterday pressed the government to help ensure that universities are fit for the future.
Forum Brief: University education
Policy Consultation 10 September 2002
Margaret Hodge is to tell University vice chancellors this week that the government remains committed to its pledge to give half the population a university level education.
Forum Brief: GCSE results
Policy Consultation 22 August 2002
The latest GCSE results show no change in the overall pass rate.
Forum Brief: IoD's education report
Policy Consultation 22 July 2002
The Institute of Directors has called for radical reform of Britain's education system.
Forum Brief: University red tape
Policy Consultation 22 July 2002
A report from the Better Regulation Task Force has today reported that a lack of trust between universities and ministers is distracting academics from teaching.
Forum Brief: SR2002 - Education sector response
Policy Consultation 16 July 2002
Education's annual budget has been increased by an average six per cent between 2002 and 2006, boosting spending by £12 billion to £57.8 billion.
Forum Brief: Student finance
Policy Consultation 11 July 2002
The government's policy on student finance is today given a mixed appraisal by a committee of MPs.
