Archives for November 19th, 2009

TEACHER RECRUITMENT BEATS TARGETS FOR FIRST TIME

Headlines, PublicNet: 19 November, 2009

For the first time the number of people recruited onto teacher training courses has exceeded Government targets. The targets are set to meet the predicted need for new teachers for different subjects and age groups and the Training and Development Agency for Schools says that this year they have all been met or exceeded.

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STUDY EXPLAINS ‘THE OXBRIDGE DIFFERENCE’

Headlines, PublicNet: 19 November, 2009

A new report says Oxford and Cambridge are qualitatively different from other UK universities but suggests they could follow some American institutions in being explicit about their aims to achieve the best social and ethnic mix of students. The independent higher education think tank, HEPI, carried out the study to examine what makes Oxford and Cambridge different.

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ATTITUDES TO AGE IN BRITAIN

Book News, PublicNet: 19 November, 2009

By Dominic Abrams, Tiina Eilola and Hannah Swift

The surveys carried out by the University of Kent on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions reveal a consensus that many people experience ageism and that ageism is a serious problem. Younger people experience ageism just as acutely as older people.

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