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London tops table of cost-effective places for university students
NatWest survey shows London offers average part-time earnings of over £5,000 a yearIn a survey of 25 university cities, London has emerged as the surprise leader in a list of the most cost-effective...
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Blackstone's Nido Spitalfields is the latest student hall development
• Student housing is seen as a recession-proof investment • Weekly rents range from £55 in Liverpool to £103 in London Towering above Liverpool Street station in London is a striking, newly built...
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BT receives 24,000 applications for 220 apprenticeships
Telecoms group BT has received more than 100 applications for each of its apprenticeship places this yearTelecoms group BT has received more than 100 applications for each of its apprenticeship places...
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BT apprentice scheme set to be expanded after record applications
BT has had nearly 24,000 applications for the 221 apprenticeship places available this year - more than 100 applications per placeTelecoms group BT today said it is considering increasing its number of...
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The life-saving qualities of pizza
Research – from Italy, would you believe – suggests that pizza can be good for your healthA series of Italian research studies suggest that eating pizza might do good things for a person's health.These...
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William Johnson obituary
My father, William Johnson, who has died aged 88, was an engineer, educator and research scientist whose academic career spanned 50 years. He published more than 400 research papers and eight books in...
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Harvard insists Israeli shares sale not driven by boycott
Routine financial decision, says university spokesman, but pro-Palestinians claim Gaza aid conflict behind moveHarvard University has sold millions of dollars in shares in Israeli companies, a move...
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Universities expect surge in part-time studying with potential relaxing of...
Landmark review expected to recommend extension of loans to cover upfront fees for part-time studentsThousands of school leavers facing disappointment in this week's clearing crisis are being warned...
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Education letters
School dinners, science teaching and Teach First in primaries?School dinners I remember school dinners with a sickening feeling (Goodbye, Mr Chips, 10 August). Cutting them back was a humane,...
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Local authorities and schools losing track of children, claims Ofsted
Survey of 15 LEAs by education watchdog reveals none of them are confident they know about all children living in their areaLocal authorities are struggling to identify and track children who are...
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Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click?
Becta, the education technology quango is on its way out. Is this an opportunity to be more creative about how we use computers in schools?The parents' evening at our local secondary was going well...
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Clearing 2010: Demand for degree places adds to pressure on colleges
With fewer university places available, are colleges ready for the increasing deluge in applications?With A-level results just days away, college staff are gearing up for the clearing process. As well...
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Students cash in on bike hire revolution | Francis Grove-White
Cycle hire schemes in Britain's cities are shifting up a gear ahead of the new academic yearBoris and Barclays' mammoth bike scheme in the capital may be getting all the column inches, but on...
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Academies may prove to be less independent than they think
The 2010 Academies Act might end up giving central government too much power over teachers and schools, argues Tom ClarkListen to Michael Gove enthuse about academies, and you imagine the educational...
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A-level results 2010: A* grade puts pupils and universities to the test
The new A* pass grade is proving a test of nerve both for A-level students and universitiesWaiting to find out whether you've done well enough to get into your preferred university is bad enough for...
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How to get an A-Star: Radio review
In her attempt to understand the new grade, Imogen Stubbs brought in Adam Long and her husband Trevor Nunn to sit an A-level question on Shakespeare, writes Elisabeth MahoneyHow To get An A-Star (Radio...
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Graduate tutors help former offenders to escape the cycle of crime
Young tutors who attended elite private schools are helping former offenders to gain an educationOn a balmy Wednesday evening in a former chapel in King's Cross, London, a group of graduates are...
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What are all these American high school students doing in Edinburgh? | Laura...
The American High School Theatre Festival brings coachloads of US youngsters on to the stage at the Edinburgh festival fringe. Laura Barnett meets some of its organisers and star performersEach summer,...
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Why I took an A-level at 37
Viv Groskop had always regretted not taking English Literature at A-level. But it was more a need to know whether standards had slipped that sent her back to the exam hallThe exam dreams are the worst...
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A-level results 2010: Live clearing advice
Put your A-level results dilemmas to our exam agony aunts, Deborah Ribchester and Madeleine KingWhat happens on Thursday if your A-level results aren't quite what you hoped for? Or even better than...
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