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Discusses the debate in Great Britain about whether or not higher fees should be imposed on society to finance greater public access to higher education. Suggestion that graduates should fund their own training and education at the higher level; Consideration of the amount of jobs that require proper training and high skills; Reference to the book 'Playing to Win: managing employability in a knowledge economy' by Phil Brown and Anthony Hesketh; Occurrence of social mobility as a result of a growth in public access to universities; How higher education benefits society in general.

The article presents information on education in Great Britain, focusing on the pamphlets "Fight for Education" and "The Crisis in Education," by Angus Maude

Offers the author's thoughts on education and vocational training in the UK. Mention of the rating of British education in a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to that in Europe; Decline in the number of low-skill jobs for adults in Britain; Reference to a white paper reporting literacy and numeracy problems in unemployed people and a low productivity rate in UK; Discussion of a study by Alexandra Jones and Andy Westwood, analysts at the Work Foundation think tank, which pronounced the further education sector a "national disgrace".

The article presents a profile of Michael Gove, a member of parliament and spokesman on education for the British Conservative Party. His education and his subsequent career as a print and television journalist is described. Details of a paper written by Gove concerning new initiatives in government policy on education are provided.

Focuses on education policies in Great Britain under the Labor Party. Claim that Education Secretary Ruth Kelly's decision to keep the General Certificate of Secondary Education and A-levels was a domestic policy failure; Case for an integrated diploma system, as proposed by former chief inspector Mike Tomlinson; Claim that the British system encourages a division between academic education and vocational learning; Reference to a paper by David Miliband of the Institute for Public Policy Research entitled "A British Baccalaureate."

The article reports that Great Britain Department for Education has set up a committee to decide which colour pens teachers need to use when marking children's work. Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the department released the report of its marking policy review group. It also warned that extensive written comments in different colour pens is an example of labour-intensive practices.