Forum Brief: School Inspections
Policy Consultation 10 February 2004
Comments from the Professional Association of Teachers, British Youth Council and the Adult Learning Inspectorate
Forum Brief: Junior Apprenticeships
Policy Consultation 9 February 2004
Comments from the British Youth Council and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Forum Brief: Baccalaureate qualifications
Policy Consultation 2 February 2004
Comments from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Professional Association of Teachers.
Forum Brief: Top-up fees
Policy Consultation 28 January 2004
The government has narrowly seen off a rebellion on top-up fees following a day of high drama around the Palace of Westminster.
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Forum Brief: Welsh schools report
Policy Consultation 22 January 2004
A committee appointed by the Welsh Assembly has recommended that testing for 11 and 14 year olds in Wales should be abolished
Forum Brief: Youth offending
Policy Consultation 21 January 2004
Young offenders should be diverted from a life of crime at an earlier stage, spending watchdogs have concluded. According to the Audit Commission, effective intervention in the lives of potential
Forum Brief: Primary school finishing times
Policy Consultation 19 January 2004
Primary schools in Britain would finish the day's lessons at lunchtime under plans being considered by the government.
Forum Brief: Exam results
Policy Consultation 15 January 2004
The government has welcomed the latest set of exam results figures.Data published by the Department for Education showed that schools "facing challenging circumstances" improved by 2.8 per cent in the
Forum Brief: Higher Education Bill
Policy Consultation 8 January 2004
The government has published its long awaited Higher Education Bill.
Forum Brief: Obesity campaign
Policy Consultation 5 January 2004
The government has launched a £2 million campaign aimed at reducing the incidences of childhood obesity.
Forum Brief: School league tables
Policy Consultation 17 December 2003
Newly-released exam results for 14-year-olds show that more teenagers are getting good results in English, maths and science.
Forum Brief: NUT ballot results
Policy Consultation 16 December 2003
The National Union of Teachers has not garnered enough support from its members to hold a boycott of national tests for seven and 11-year olds.
Forum Brief: Pre-Budget Report
Policy Consultation 10 December 2003
Gordon Brown has insisted that the economy is strong despite announcing that he will borrow a further £10 billion this year.
