Education News

QS world university rankings 2015: statistics

The top 100 universities in the world for statistics and operational research, as ranked by higher education data specialists QS

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/ng-interactive/2015/apr/29/qs-world-university-rankings-2015-statistics

Character classes: can you teach a six-year-old how to be good?

First the emphasis was on grades – now it’s all about character, with classes on empathy and respect. But can schools teach children how to be better people?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/08/character-classes-can-you-teach-a-six-year-old-how-to-be-good

Top 10 universities for job prospects

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11576097/Top-10-universities-for-job-prospects.html?frame=endScreen

Girls ‘should be tested less to allow them to make mistakes, fall in love,’ says head

Girls should only be tested once at the end of their A-Level years and be

allowed instead to go and live life and “make mistakes and fall in love”, head

of top girls’ school says.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11581818/Girls-should-be-tested-less-to-allow-them-to-make-mistakes-fall-in-love-says-head.html

A-level results give rich an unfair advantage, says PwC

Accountancy group drops A-level requirement for graduate recruitment

scheme saying it filters out talent

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11580236/A-level-results-give-rich-an-unfair-advantage-says-PwC.html

School leaders ‘struggling to recruit for high-paying jobs’

Headteachers’ union warns of an “exodus from the profession”.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11578897/School-leaders-struggling-to-recruit-for-high-paying-jobs.html

‘How have we got education so disastrously wrong?

Has the obsession with exam results and targets improved the lives, education and well-being of our children? Headmaster, Peter Tait, fears not

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/11568329/How-have-we-got-education-so-disastrously-wrong.html

Eton head: Private schools too expensive

Despite efforts to recruit pupils from poorer homes with bursaries, fees at leading boarding schools have put them out of the reach of middle-class

parents

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11579752/Eton-head-Private-schools-too-expensive.html

Student’s Success:Strong Math Foundation.

http://infoatedu.com/studentsimportance-of-strong-math-foundation/

How to read the different university rankings

Confused about all the different rankings for universities out there? We pick

out the ones that matter, ask why they are important and tell you how to read

them

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/11570190/How-to-read-the-different-university-rankings.html