Chances of securing a spot at top universities such as Cambridge have doubled in five academic years as the number of applicants has fallen http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11589814/Want-to-get-into-Cambridge-Apply-to-study-European-languages.html
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Grant writing is time-consuming, tedious and the success rates are depressing.How can researchers make the process less stressful? http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/may/10/how-to-apply-for-research-funding-10-tips-for-academics
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
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
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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
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
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
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