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Higher education is stuffed with overpaid administrators squeezing every ounce of efficiency out of lecturers and focusing on the ‘profitable’ areas of science, technology, engineering and maths. Are the humanities at risk of being wiped out?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/29/war-against-humanities-at-britains-universities

March 30, 2015 Leave a commentΕducation NewsBy im8

Brighten up your maths lessons with Times Tables Clustars

https://news.tes.co.uk/b/tes-professional/2015/01/09/re-energise-your-math-classes-and-department-with-times-tables-clustars.aspx

January 13, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

An education was my path to financial security. Then I got my student loan bill

A university education is part of the American dream that’s easy to buy or borrow into, but hard to pay off

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/09/education-path-financial-security-student-loan-bill

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

Autumn Statement: ‘postgraduate loans are a step in the right direction’

George Osborne’s plan to provide government-funded postgraduate loans is a step forward in opening up further study to all students, says Prof Don Nutbeam

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/student-finance/11271195/Autumn-Statement-postgraduate-loans-are-a-step-in-the-right-direction.html

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

The Importance of Teaching Young Girls That Math is Cool

We MUST Tell Young Women: Math Is Cool. Here’s Why…

http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2014/03/08/math-is-cool/

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

Broke at uni? It’s time to take action

Halfway through your first term at university, if your student budget hasn’t exactly worked out as planned, Lucy Tobin offers advice to get you back in the black

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/student-finance/11195028/Broke-at-uni-Its-time-to-take-action.html

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

Aldi graduates ‘could earn starting salary of £42,000’

Study reveals that starting salaries for graduates are expected to be at their highest ever in 2015

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/11339164/Graduates-could-earn-typical-starting-salary-of-30000.html

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

UCAS application form not in yet? Don’t panic

As the UCAS university application deadline looms on January 15, Eleanor Doughty has good news for late applicants

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/student-life/11334998/UCAS-application-form-not-in-yet-Dont-panic.html

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

The Path To Open Hybrid Cloud

Bringing Cloud to the Classroom with Red Hat Academy’s New Curriculum

http://www.buildyourbestcloud.com/216/bringing-cloud-classroom-red-hat-academy%E2%80%99s-new-curriculum

January 12, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

English and maths GCSE hurdle: the teachers’ verdict

Teenagers who fail to get a C in their English and maths GCSE will be forced to study the subjects post-16. What do teachers think of the changes?

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2013/sep/02/english-maths-gcse-teaching-c-grade-schools

January 11, 2015Εducation NewsBy im8

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