Plea to cut surplus school places
The number of empty school places needs to be cut to save money and improve standards in Wales, an education watchdog urges.
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College awards its £18,000 places
One in five students at new £18,000 private London college are from state schools, show figures for the first intake.
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More top-grade university places
One in four university places is expected to be kept available for top-grade A-level applicants this year.
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VIDEO: 450,000 extra primary places needed
Across England, more than 450,000 extra primary school places will be needed by 2015, partly as a result of a baby boom.
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Fewer places in most universities
Most universities in England are going to have fewer places to offer students this year, as the funding changes in higher education are implemented.
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Uni boss warns over places loss
A university’s vice-chancellor warns it stands to lose 10% of its student places despite a big increase in applications for its courses.
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Lawyers expect flood of appeals over secondary school places
Thousands of parents will today begin the annual scramble for coveted secondary school places amid concerns that the appeals process could be thrown into chaos by the rapid rise in academies and new regulations.
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Secondary school places revealed
Hundreds of thousands of children in England are finding out whether they have a place at the schools they want to go to.
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I’ll get places for the poor, says new university access watchdog
The new university access watchdog intends to seek wider-ranging powers to penalise universities which fail to meet targets for recruiting more disadvantaged students.
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University faces £6m places fine
A London university is facing a £6m fine for recruiting 1,500 more UK undergraduates than it was meant to.
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