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Reports that the British government sent 3,500 pages of instructions to schools in the first seven months of 2000. Teacher union leaders' complaints against red tape; Answer to a parliamentary question from Conservative education spokesman James Clappison; Government's failure to meet its pledge to reduce teachers' workloads.

Encourages British universities and colleges to reward digital work in the arts. Overview on the contributions made by digital technology to the arts; Evidence that universities that measure and monitor what academics do are lagging behind in the digital revolution; Efforts of the British government in raising a new Internet generation of scholars.

Presents news concerning education in Great Britain, compiled as of March 31, 2000. Government's criticism of Summerhill's teaching standards; Failure of black children to secure good education; Inability of parents to cope with their children's homework.

Features the opinions of three newspapers on issues surrounding education in Great Britain as of March 24, 2000. Views of `The Sunday Times' on the status of Fresh Start schools; Opinion on `The Daily Telegraph' on the rules for sex education; Views of `People' on sexual ethics lessons for children.

Presents the views of various newspapers in Great Britain which are of relevance to education. `Daily Mail,' on the care of abused children in social welfare facilities; `The Independent,' on childcare services; `New Statesman,' on a proposed education system.

Presents newspaper and periodicals and their views on education issues in Great Britain as of February 18, 2000. `The Spectator'; `The Western Mail'; `The Daily Telegraph.'

Comments on several social issues in Great Britain as of January 21, 2000. Result of the MORI polls conducted to determine which social issue is the most important; Insights on several British labor flaws; Rejection of the motion to isolate children from the elders during meals.

Presents newspaper articles which dealt with issues regarding education in Great Britain as of December 10, 1999. Remarks on the initiative of London, England's Islington local education authority of paying pupils to do their homework; Call for improvements and innovations in ways of teaching; Views on sex education in schools and the law on bullying.

Focuses on education-related issues in Great Britain, taken from different newspapers. Contention that failures in education cannot be blamed on parents; Views that bright pupils will do just as well at comprehensive schools; Article which contends that the army is right to recruit young offender.

Reports that the former head of the judiciary in England and Wales, Lord Mackay of Clashfern has questioned the legality of a Government-inspired pilot to return marked exam scripts to schools. Purpose of the return of exam scripts; Statement from the former Lord Chancellor on the legal implications of the move.

Deals with the views of adult and further education councils on the establishment of the Learning and Skills Council in Great Britain. Stand of the Local Government Association; Views of John Brennan, a member of the Association of Colleges; Opinion of Anne Weinstock, head of the organization Millennium Volunteers.

Reports on the reorganization in the British education sector according to a White Paper report to be released in July 1999. Details on appointments; Possible exclusion of George Mudie, lifelong learning secretary, among officials to be retained; Information on performances of officials.

Explains why a former teacher in Great Britain is relived to be quitting the further education system after 25 years of service. How department heads of further education colleges treat their lecturers;Level of efficiency of the system.

Reports on the National Union of Teachers' assessment of the British government's proposed education reforms. Discouragement of people from entering the teaching profession; Demoralization of teachers; Ambiguosity of system of rewards and pay structure.

Weighs the plan of the government of Great Britain on the performance-related pay for teachers. Pros and cons of the proposal; Comparison on how teachers were paid in the early 1970s and 1990s; Reservations about the proposal.

Examines the National Literacy Strategy program of the British government and the national curriculum in education. Discussion on the literacy program; Contradiction between the literacy program and the national curriculum.

Reports that Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education inspection head, Mike Tomlinson has criticized the government's science curriculum review. Comments from a spokesman for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA); Factors affecting science and information technology.

Reports on the pastoral care and counselling services offered by the Cleveland College in Redcar, England. Description of the responsibilities of employed student advisor; Pressures placed on the staff by the college's incorporation under the Further Education Funding Council; Financial problems experienced by the school; Implications of the merger with other regional schools.

Discusses the views of Sir Gordon Higginson on the reform of the post-16 curriculum in Great Britain. Modularization of some A levels; Rise in status of vocational qualifications; Credit accumulation and transfer arrangements; More entry routes into higher education; Higginson's retirement in September 1994 as vice chancellor of Southampton University; Problems in teaching of mathematics and physical sciences.

Reveals that the British press seemed unable to give a clear lead to their readers during the 1997 general election. Analysis of the framing of stories; Tendency to respond to public opinion rather than setting it.

Reports on the significance of the plans to re-create a council for national academic awards in the British government's final submission to the Dearing inquiry into higher government in Great Britain.

Reports on the proposed higher level vocational qualification proposed in the report `General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ),' in Great Britain. Purpose of the higher GNVQ; Importance to higher education.

Reports on the workloads and pressures put on the social workers in Great Britain. Report of Tony Hall, director of the Central council for Education and Training in Social Work; Recommendations.

Focuses on the introduction of written home-school agreements encouraged by the British government, as part of its educational policy. Features of the agreement; Reaction of the educational system to the proposal; Details on government concerns in relation to education standards.

Opinion. Comments on the inefficiency of teacher-training courses in Great Britain. Contradictions between theory and practice; Elimination of traditional theoretical content; De-professionalization of teaching.

Editorial. Discusses the reactions of the different sectors of society to the government's educational policies in Great Britain. Reduction of the number of A-level syllabuses by 45 percent within three years; Concern of publishers for the effect on the publication of textbooks; Adjustment period to the syllabus as a problem for teachers.

Reveals that the number of school and college students who drop out from revised vocational courses exceed the number of dropouts from previous vocational programs in Great Britain. Lowering of successful completion rates; Opposing evidence presented by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications.

Focuses on the GCSE English Language examination in Great Britain. Focus of the examination; Advantages of female students over male students in the examination.

Questions if educators are achieving effectiveness or creating an effect in managing their institutions. What policies, prospectuses, development plans and league tables may be concealing; Achievements of effectiveness; What must be done to be effective; Ultimate measure of effectiveness.

Reports on the proposals of the Labour Party on the educational system of Great Britain. Findings of the report entitled `Diversity and Excellence: A New Choice for Schools'; Selection policies of grammar schools; Party position on funding and opt-outs; Status of grant-maintained schools. INSET: The right direction, says opted out head..

Reports on the deregulation of the post-16 education and training market in Great Britain. Decision of the government to put private training agencies in competition with schools and colleges; Payment of all education and training providers under the same funding formula; Element of payment by results.

Comments on the launching of a government survey concerning the volume of paperwork handled by school personnel in Great Britain. Burden of bureaucracy; Evaluation of efficiency in schools; Paperwork arising from inspections by the Office of Standards in Education.

Reflects on the education sector in Great Britain. Recalling the 1989 science curriculum; Use of OFSTED documents by people in education; Improvements needed.

Reports on the distinction of Hereward College in Coventry, England of being the first special college to gain the British Standard 5750 award in recognition of its quality assurance. Cost of the benchmarking; Review of the process; Initiation of the review of management in 1991; Benefits of improved management systems for staff and management as well as in relationships with outside clients and suppliers.

Opinion. Focuses on the consultation process advocated by the British government as exemplified in the 1988 Education Reform Act. History of nonconsultation in the legislative process; Inner London Education Authority; Six stages of the consultative process; Former Education secretary Kenneth Baker.

The article discusses issues in the higher education sector in Great Britain as of late 2014, particularly the lack of a common standard in performance assessment of university degrees. Also cited are the 2012 paper "A Handbook for External Examining" from the Higher Education Academy, the position by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) on the issue, and the work of the Student Assessment and Classification Working Group on the topic.

The article reports that publishing giant Elsevier has denied to force academics in Great Britain to sign up to its other services in order to use the newly acquired Social Science Research Network (SSRN) repository. Topics include Elsevier's purchase of SSRN marks attempt to maintain control over publishing, and view of open access advocates, who have been highly critical of Elsevier that the publisher could crack down on the free dissemination of papers.

The article discusses new steering group from Great Britain to help deliver its SEND (special educational needs and disability) review to assist the Department for Education to conclude the SEND review at pace and advise on proposals to be set out in a SEND Green Paper.

The article discusses university governance. A Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards report revealed several things universities can learn from the collapse of HBOS. London Metropolitan University saw same features as of HBOS between 2002 and 2009 like how its board lack the expertise to understand funding implications of high drop-out rates. The author believes the Higher Education Funding Council for England will be powerless without legislation based on the 2011 White Paper.

Focuses on the quality of the 14-19 white paper, government paperwork in Great Britain. Awkward acclamations of the Tomlinson report in a paper that lays waste to its vision; Means on how the issue of disengagement addressed by the paper; Examples offered to illustrate the specialized diplomas.

The author analyzes the impact of the application of neoliberal ideology to the academic policy of Great Britain. He argues that the beliefs of the authors were set out with indifferent finality in the Browne Report and the higher education white paper. He emphasizes the duty of the government to reduce the dangers posed by global politics to the nation and its principles, particularly its academic principles. He urges the academic sector to call for rewriting the research excellence framework.

The article presents a timeline of developments of the publication of "Times Educational Supplement" (TES) and other educational issues in Great Britain from 1910-2010. In 1913, the TES became a separate paper from "The Times" that amounted to 1 dollar and it was at the same time when World War started. TES had increased its priced to 4 dollars in 1951. In 1964, the Ministry of Education was changed to Department of Education and Science (DES) and TES Scotland was also launched.

The article discusses the state of foreign-language learning in Great Britain at all levels. According to the British Academy's 2009 paper "Language Matters," the recent trends in foreign-language learning may tarnish the distinction of British scholarship within the humanities and social sciences. The 2004 decision of the British government to make languages optional for pupils ages 14 to 16 has allegedly led to the increase in the proportion of school children doing no languages at all. Such issues pose threats to research and language skills supply.

The article offers information on a selection of objects and documents of historical importance to Great Britain or are being restored to form an essential research resource. Included are a shrapnel-damaged watch of a British soldier, the 1730-1830 papers of the Lascelles family, and a photograph of Lewis Jones with the Tehuelche people of Patagonia. Others are an enameled brooch presented to Mary Ann Rawle, the banner of the Morlais Lodge of the National Union of Mineworkers and a photograph of the Rileys missionaries setting off from Lui to Yei.

The article discusses the suggestions made by the Great Britain-based professional institution Higher Education Academy (HEA) for the government's teaching excellence framework, known as Green Paper, that focuses on improving the quality of teaching in colleges and universities. The emphasis on recognizing and rewarding teachers is suggested to enhance the motivational level. Further, the need and benefits of becoming an HEA member is mentioned.

Opinion. Comments on the quality assurance standards on higher education, published by the British Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in 1998. Response given to a consultation paper released by the QAA; Examination of proposals included in these standards; Description of a model proposed in these standards; Outline of the QAA's approach to higher education standards.

The article offers education news briefs in Great Britain found at the magazine's online resource. Topics include the use of funding for disadvantaged pupils to meet other costs of schools, the exam board Edexcel's defence for a biology paper over student claims that the paper were lifted from an old exam, and the number of teachers who believe that primary assessment has a negative impact on their pupils. The evidence-based research as a key part of initial teacher training is also noted.

The article discusses that the higher education White Paper "Success as a Knowledge Economy" in Great Britain marks the final stages of transformation of universities into second-rate schools. Topics include the White Paper stated to import the worst elements of the government's micromanagement of schools including inspections by Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education in England and it also recognizes that the quality of higher education cannot be measured by satisfaction alone.

The article presents the opinions of academics who specialize in the maths, grammar and reading subjects of National Curriculum Tests (SAT) on the controversial key stage 2 tests for 2016. Topics covered include the belief by literacy experts that spelling, punctuation and grammar paper contains daft questions that require no grammatical knowledge, their claim that material was pitched at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level, and the Sats reading paper not interesting enough.

The article discusses the potential impact of creating multiple tuition fee caps linked to the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in Great Britain according to higher education organizations Universities UK and GuildHE. Topics include the highlights of the "Green Paper" released by the British government, British legislation relating to the implementation of the "Green Paper," and the dynamic and developmental process of excellent teaching according to the Higher Education Academy (HEA).