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Tuesday 14 December 2010

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London borough set to bring education back in-house

The privatisation of Islington's education service 10 years ago was a success. So why is it going back to local authority control, just as other authorities around the country are poised to follow its example?

Education news & features p2

Get admissions right, and you will help the poorest children

Will Gove tackle the inequalities of the admissions system, asks Fiona Millar
Education letters

Cuts in the direct teaching grant to universities, the Urban Academy, and au revoir Peter Mortimore

Education news & features p3

Why are books on ethics so likely to be stolen?

A surprising study shows that classic (pre-1900) ethics books are twice as likely to go missing as other philosophy books
When Dad's in Afghanistan for Christmas

Military children need a special kind of support, but the future for some of their schools is uncertain

Education news & features p4

Sixth-form colleges are a beacon of success

The government could do worse than look at the success of sixth-form colleges in 16-18 education provision
Schools may lose out as Gove ends funding gap for post-16 education

Funding changes will make school sixth-forms less viable. Will colleges win some of their students?

Education news & features p5

Students taking maths post-16: Japan 85%, UK 14%

A new report shows the UK performing poorly in the numbers doing maths after 16

Education news & features p6

The market in fees may prove unworkable

Despite the government voting to allow higher tuition fees, it is in their interests to keep them down

Education news & features p7

Aaron Porter: 'We've started to bring the coalition down'

The NUS president has more time for David Willetts than Simon Hughes. But, he says, the war on funding goes on

Education news & features p9

Gossip can be good for business, research suggests

We tend to assume idle gossip about colleagues is a bad thing: but not so, say social psychologists

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