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It is a measure of the Green's unworldliness that it's not possible to copy from the pdf version of their election manifesto.  As a consequence, this comment has fewer bullet points than previous ones.  A good thing, maybe.  If only...

Research by consultancy Brite Green, predicts the HE sector will achieve just 51% of the 2020 target set by HEFCE as a comment on edie.net illustrates. Looking at the data, there are large differences in how individual HEIs have done with some...

As you know, I have decided to read all the main parties' education manifestos.  The second I have come across was from the Conservatives.  The headlines say that they'll: ensure a good primary school place for your child, with zero tolerance for...

I wrote, back in February, about the UN's sustainable development goals [SDG], particularly about Goal 4, the one relating to education, learning, ESD / etc / etc.  This has 10 targets associated with it. Altogether, there are now 17 goals, and...

The Labour manifesto sets out plans to guarantee all young people in schools face-to-face careers advice  and support for the transition from school to work. It seems that this will cost £50m per year.  This is not new money; nor will it come...

In a fit of enthusiasm, I decided to read all the main parties' education manifestos.  Someone has to do it.  The first to cross my desktop (sort of) was Labour's.  Alerted to its launch on Thursday, I dashed to the...

It's been another good week for the University of Bath as it rises meteorically from 2nd place to 1st in the Times Higher Education student experience survey (2015).  Bath is rated highly by students in all 21 aspects covered by...

Guildford; April 1st 2015 There is controversy across the home counties today as campaigners begin a fight to reintroduce land iguanas into Surrey.  Dr Rita-Anne McMurrey-Jones, of the Bring Land Iguanas Back to Britain  (BLIBB) campaign, said that when Surrey was just...

Wiltshire Council is a unitary authority that covers the whole of Wiltshire where I live; this now excludes Swindon thereby relieving all of us of a dreadful responsibility.  WC is run by the Conservatives who are more or less successfully...

Are you an academic who can't think what to say?  Or one too idle to do your own preparation?  Don't despair, Walter L has the answer(s) for you – and they're free. Walter sent an email to his many followers...