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Business leaders doubt GCSE value

The Confederation of British Industry questions the value of GCSE qualifications, saying pupils narrow their options too early.
BBC News – Education & Family

Home Office and business department do battle over overseas students

Government ambitions to dramatically expand the number of private colleges risk being defeated by an overzealous Home Office crackdown on immigration.




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Party over: student life is serious business

It used to be about daytime TV, being carried home from bad nightclubs, and halls of residence awash with half-eaten pot noodles and stolen traffic cones, but for the new breed of university student weighed down with the pressures of inflated tuition fees, it’s all about business. Today final student application figures are being released by the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS) and are expected to show record falls in student numbers.




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Party over: Student life is serious business

It used to be about daytime TV, being carried home from bad nightclubs, and halls of residence awash with half-eaten pot noodles and stolen traffic cones, but for the new breed of university student weighed down with the pressures of inflated tuition fees, it’s all about business. Today final student application figures are being released by the…
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