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Student protests: Turner prize awards day sees Tate Britain invaded
Dozens of demonstrators stage protest against cuts to arts funding at Tate Britain as prize ceremony takes placeStudents protesting against government cuts invaded Tate Britain gallery today as staff...
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Nick Clegg to make plea to divided party on eve of tuition fees vote
Junior Lib Dem ministers say they will join the grassroots revolt as David Davis declares himself a Tory 'rebellion of one'A Liberal Democrat grassroots revolt over the party leadership's support for...
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Nick Clegg could be left with a four-way split when MPs vote on tuition fee hike
Woeful political handling lead to turmoil in Lib Dem ranks over tuition fee hikeCoalition-shaking turmoil within the Lib Dem ranks over the tuition fees hike can hardly have been a surprise, even to...
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Universities face £6,000 tuition fee cap over equal opportunities
Institutions may have income slashed depending on whether they have met targets to attract disadvantaged studentsUniversities could be stripped of the right to charge students more than £6,000 in...
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The view from a broad: four-letter words, lady buses and a Christmas list...
That word that James Naughtie called Jeremy Hunt, what does it really mean?✤ We did enjoy James Naughtie's cunning stunt on Radio 4's Today programme yesterday. In case you missed the hullaballoo,...
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The Oxbridge whitewash | David Lammy
One college has not let in a black student for five years – a hike in fees will further entrench this biasOn Thursday MPs vote on whether to treble tuition fees. Ministers insist that unprecedented...
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Twenty-one Oxbridge colleges took no black students last year
Bleak portrait of racial and social exclusion at Oxbridge institutions revealed by Labour MP David Lammy's FoI requestA bleak portrait of racial and social exclusion at Oxford and Cambridge has been...
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Turner prize won by Susan Philipsz for a sound installation
First artist to win for an aural work takes £25,000 as students clamour to be heard in cuts protestThe announcement that Susan Philipsz had won the Turner prize – for a sound piece consisting of her...
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Another view on Kin
Primary school teacher Miles Ridley hopes no one at his school suffers like the child protagonists in EV Crowe's play KinNo teacher can ever know everything that goes on at their school. But I hope no...
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Education letters
Tuition fees, more tuition fees and university accessFor arts' sakeCan I add a few words on tuition fees from an employer's perspective (For £27k: English degree anyone? 30 November)? One of the...
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Student Loans Company faces ongoing risks, MPs warn
Public accounts committee says improvements at the Student Loans Company have been disappointingThe company in charge of student loans and grants "faces ongoing risks", a powerful committee of MPs...
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How to make a tissue paper stained glass candle holder
A stained glass candle holder made of tissue paper is today's idea from Maggy Woodley of Red Ted Art for a traditional Christmas decoration to make with childrenI love these. They are quite a...
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Social class has more effect on children than good parenting, study finds
Parents with professional jobs had more influence on a child's school progress than techniques such as bedtime storiesParents' social class has a greater impact on how well their children perform at...
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Who will be bravest in the tuition fees vote?
Which Liberal Democrat MPs will be bold enough to risk damaging the coalition?A couple of weeks ago, Jacqui Smith took part in a role-play exercise with a group of my students. Some of the students...
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Cross-party MPs voice 'profound concern' to Theresa May over plans to bar...
Home secretary will close the door on up to 120,000 international students from outside the EUA cross-party group of MPs, including Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, are to voice their "profound...
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Global education campaign appoints young ambassadors
Third Steve Sinnott award names students chosen to travel to BoliviaNavdeep Bual and Yasir Yeahia, whose fathers came to the UK from India and Bangladesh respectively, have seen the value of education...
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Pensions are another way the already worst-off get a rough deal
We should all be able to retire gracefully, in the manner of many academics, says Jonathan WolffMy job offer was set out on a single sheet of paper of a modest size, rarely seen these days. It outlined...
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Academics encouraged to share work with the public
Standup comedy is one way of getting academic research to a new audience – and keeping funders happyBecoming a standup comedian for the night might not seem the most obvious way to tell the public...
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Fight Gove's big sell-off of public education
Don't let it happen. Protest before it is too late, says Peter Mortimore, in the last of his columnsThis is my 47th and final column. Writing them has been a stimulating assignment but, as a fourth...
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