Education
Accommodation must be found over wearing of Sikh dagger in schools
Leading secularists have said an accommodation with religious groups needs to be found after a judge said Sikh children should be allowed to wear the dagger.
Thousands of students’ dreams of a university education shattered by government funding cuts
Today's UCAS figures confirm that thousands of students - one in three - will have their dreams of a university education shattered by government funding cuts.
Faith schools improve social cohesion. Discuss…
Faith schools, by and large, work. They are popular with parents, achieve better grades and are perceived to be strong on discipline and pastoral care.
University participation will fall if fees rise
The papers today cover rises in higher education participation. But the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that any fee increase would reduce participation.
University numbers up but percentage of successful applicants down
Hidden away in today’s figures showing a rise in the no. of university applicants & students is the percentage of unsuccessful applicants - up from 22.4 to 24.7
More money planned for education in Wales
There will be a full-scale review of how education funding in Wales is allocated to schools, colleges & universities, the Welsh Education Minister has announced