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The article discusses various policy papers published by the government of Great Britain in the last week. Some of them includes "The Reading Framework: Teaching the Foundations of Literacy," "The National Professional Qualifications Reforms," "Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Market Review," "The Evolution of Cognitive Skills During Childhood Across the UK," and "NEET: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training."

The article offers information on the eight chapters of the white paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere," that was published on March 17, 2016. Topics discussed include the education excellence base on the capacity to improve and performance in England, the recruitment of talented teachers, and the empowerment of parents, communities and pupils of high performing maintained primary and secondary schools towards the academisation by 2020.

The article offers insight to policy papers published in Great Britain. Topics include "Apprenticeships Making Creative Industries More Accessible" by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.; "Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care - Route Review Full Report" by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education; and "The Pathway to Lifelong Education: Reforming the UK Skills System" by the Lifelong Education Commission.

The article reports on the favorable responses to the British government's Green Paper, titled "Building Our Industrial Strategy," which forms a plan to reform the nation's higher technical education. David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of College, believes that the strategy recognised the need for more investment in further education colleges. Stephen Metcalfe, chairman of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, comments on the government's digital skills strategy.

The announcement that the Government has effecively abandoned its 'Educaion for All' Bill, unveiled in the Queen's Speech on 18 May, was made quietly via a writen Parliamentary statement. Its demise, however, does not come as any great surprise. The doomed Bill's origins were in the widely-trumpeted White Paper, Educaional Excellence Everywhere, announced on 17 March by Jusine Greening's predecessor as Educaion Secretary, Nicky Morgan. The most controversial aspect of the White Paper was the proposal that all schools either had to have converted to academy status or have plans in place to do so, by 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the move of the coalition government to release a 46-page glossy that captures its achievements towards improving the education system in Great Britain. It outlines the contents of the paper, aimed at improving the national curriculum and entrench a culture of high expectations for every child. It also mentions the commitment of the paper to set out reform in schools and provide greater freedom over the curriculum and holding schools.

The article presents information on an appearance made by British Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, before the Select Committee. During the two-hour session, Morgan talked about the White Paper, the proposal of the British Government to reform the school system in Great Britain, and the prominence of education in the budget of Great Britain.

The article discusses issues raised by "Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice," the British government's Green Paper on higher education reforms. Topics covered include the Office for Students, the sector's opening to new universities and colleges, Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Research Excellence Framework, student interest, disadvantaged students' access to higher education, and the remarks from Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson.

Comments on the significance of the Green Paper on the education sector in Great Britain. Educational aims; Smokescreen of academic and vocational parity; Significance of the Green Paper for those whom early entry into vocational studies is the most motivating and engaging educational strategy.

The article comments on the Green Paper on higher education reforms issued by the government of Great Britain. Topics covered include the creation of the Office for Students, promotion of student interest, raising the standards of teaching and research at universities, and opening of the sector to new high-quality colleges and universities. It also mentions the treatment of part-time and full-time students, higher education funding, further education (FE), and teaching excellence framework.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses changes in the education system in Great Britain and mentions a change in technological delivery of the journal, and its merger with its electronic sister paper, the weekly "Education".

In this article the author discusses the the perceived affirmation of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) findings to the educational reform policies of Great Britain. The author says that PISA has consistently shown that countries with comprehensive secondary education systems outperform those with selective systems. The author criticizes the result of a White Paper which claims that Great Britain's performance has declined and adds that the achievement was average.

The article looks into the status and conditions of the politics of teachers' unions in Great Britain. The issues tackled at the Association of School and College Leaders have been the parliamentary debate on the White Paper and the Bill. The author contended that some will argue that the teacher unions always oppose educational changes. The marketization of education has culminated in the education has culminated in the Education and Inspections Bill.

This article comments on the education policy in Great Britain. British Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly needs to take time for drafting that white paper on education. She should look particularly at the pictures of former ministers Shirley Williams and John Patten. They were both Roman Catholics, one of them a precursor of New Labour, the other a Tory. For both of them this was their last job in government and their careers never really recovered. On the whole, rising politicians do better here for themselves, but descending politicians do better for education. According to Conor Ryan, Secretary of State for Education and Employment, British Prime Minister Tony Blair himself has ruled out reform of A-levels and GCSEs before the election. This is because he does not wish to offend the independent sector and hand the Tories a scare story about standards.

Analyzes the Green Paper on 14-to-19 education and training in Great Britain. Fundamental reform in post-compulsory education; Agreement between the Association of Colleges, the Secondary Heads Association and the National Association of Head Teachers to work together for the reform of education and training; Proposals for an overarching matriculation diploma at three levels.