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GCSEs marked 'generously' says watchdog

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
GCSEs taken by tens of thousands of teenagers this summer were too leniently marked according to the exams watchdog.
GCSEs marked 'generously' says watchdog


From London to Bangladesh by mobile phone

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
Sara Chamberlain explains how her childhood love of Asia took her to Bangladesh to work on a groundbreaking project to teach English using mobile phones.
From London to Bangladesh by mobile phone

One in 10 teenagers classed as 'Neet'

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
261000 had no job or training place despite 11 years of education.
One in 10 teenagers classed as 'Neet'

Primary school curriculum shakeup attacked

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
A key advisor to the Prince of Wales has criticised plans to axe traditional subjects in schools.
Primary school curriculum shakeup attacked


Poor white boys are 'worst performers' at 11

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
Working class white boys are officially the worstperforming group in English primary schools official figures show.
Poor white boys are 'worst performers' at 11

Sats tests may be scrapped hints Ed Balls

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
Ed Balls hints at climbdown in the face of looming threat by a teaching union to boycott next year's tests.
Sats tests may be scrapped hints Ed Balls

Oxbridge 'still dominated by social elite'

20.11.2009 14:48    telegraph.co.uk
Oxford and Cambridge should be forced to engineer their admissions to stop places being dominated by the "social elite" according to a study.

University pioneers honoured by Queen

20.11.2009 14:47    telegraph.co.uk
Academics who helped expose the scale of alcoholfuelled violence and pioneered the use of toughened drinking glasses in pubs will be honoured by the Queen it was announced last night.
University pioneers honoured by Queen

University and college awards: the winners

20.11.2009 14:47    telegraph.co.uk
The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education are awarded every two years to recognise outstanding contributions by colleges and universities in the UK.
University and college awards: the winners

Adults 'abdicating responsibility' for children

20.11.2009 14:47    telegraph.co.uk
Teachers and parents are "abdicating their responsibility" by increasingly involving children in major decisions according to a leading academic.
Adults 'abdicating responsibility' for children

Students going blue for Children In Need!

20.11.2009 14:46    rgu.ac.uk
Lecturers at Robert Gordon University will be seeing blue today (Friday 20 November) as a group of charitable students attend classes dressed as Smurfs! Students from Robert Gordon University's...
Students going blue for Children In Need!

New exhibition features pioneering university research

20.11.2009 14:46    rgu.ac.uk
Pioneering research at Aberdeen's two universities is featured in a new photographic exhibition of dramatically striking images which are set to 'change our tomorrow'. Where Tomorrow Begins: Ref...
New exhibition features pioneering university research

From ice maiden to cardboard concoction: Students' designs stand out for charity

20.11.2009 14:45    rgu.ac.uk
A group of students studying fashion design at Robert Gordon University are to see their work featured as part of a very special fashion show in Aberdeen next week, to raise money for Sue Ryder Care....
From ice maiden to cardboard concoction: Students' designs stand out for charity

SCHOOL TEAMS AIM FOR NEW IDEAS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

20.11.2009 14:45    rgu.ac.uk
Eleven school teams from the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire attended the Go4SET Launch Day on the 6th November to take part in the new round of the Go4SET programme. The event was hosted by and he...
SCHOOL TEAMS AIM FOR NEW IDEAS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

Computing student works to improve performance of popular search engine

20.11.2009 14:45    rgu.ac.uk
A student hoping to graduate with a Masters from Robert Gordon University's School of Computing next month has found a way to improve the performance of one of the world's leading search engines....
Computing student works to improve performance of popular search engine

High-profile environmentalist to launch new Centre

20.11.2009 14:45    rgu.ac.uk
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, is to launch its newly established Centre for Understanding Sustainability in Practice (CUSP) with an inaugural public lecture by esteemed broadcaster, writer and...
High-profile environmentalist to launch new Centre

University appoints new Head of Nursing and Midwifery

20.11.2009 14:45    rgu.ac.uk
Professor Brian Webster has joined Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, as Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Brian, who is originally from Carnoustie and has returned to the North-east after...
University appoints new Head of Nursing and Midwifery

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