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Focuses on the function of paper folding as a way of learning about geometry for primary students in Great Britain. First use of metric (A-size) paper; Properties of A-sizing; Sizes of metric paper in millimeters.

The article focuses on the process behind the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. It mentions role of examination boards towards printing of an examination paper. It presents the views of Tricia Brennan, director of delivery at the AQA exams board, on the need to reach printing, distribution and sitting of the examination papers.

Opinion. Discusses the White Paper on lifelong learning. Views of Bob Fryer, author of the paper; Reference to the White Paper being scheduled for January 1998; Information on the dismissal of the White Paper.

Reports on the changes in the British educational system brought about by the White Paper report. Comments from science minister William Waldegrave; Reforms and boundary changes of the research council system; Revision of charters; Controversy over the proposal to reform postgraduate training through the introduction of a master of research degree.

The article focuses on an analysis of titles of journal papers submitted to Great Britain research excellence framework, according to which lengthy titles of journal papers may have a lower impact and inversely use of brief title of journal papers could have a significant positive impact.

The article explores the influence of academic journals on the career of scientists and academics in Great Britain and their threat to science advancement. It says that the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) rule which would make citations available for use by panels worsens the pressure faced by academics to publish their research in known journals to advance their careers. Nobel prize winner John Sulston notes that journal metrics over-interpret findings. "The Lancet" editor Richard Horton added that impact factor distort findings.

The article presents information on a study in which the author asked students, families and teachers in Great Britain if homework caused stress. It is noted that all agreed that homework caused stress and students from the highest-achieving schools thought that they received too much homework. The author observes that this might be because schools are putting more pressure on their students to achieve.

Discusses the issues and implications raised by the British government's White Paper on Science, Engineering and Technology entitled `Realising our Potential'. Basis of report; Reactions from various sectors; Organizational and management issues; Pervasive issues; Need to effectively address science and technology issues; Careful handling of graduate training; Need to ensure that bureaucracy does not overwhelm the enterprise; European dimension.

Focuses on the condition of toilet facilities in school buildings in Great Britain. Absence of tissue paper; Smoking area of female students; Prevalence of graffiti.

The article discusses the white paper entitled "Educational Excellence Everywhere" published by the government of Great Britain. It states that the government wants universities to establish centers of excellence in initial teacher training (ITT). It mentions that the white paper shows that the government reaffirm commitment to moving towards a school-led ITT system.

The article discusses how inadequate funding has forced schools to ask donation from parents for basic school supplies including teaching equipment and toilet papers. It states that surveys of parents by PTA UK reported the pressure felt by parents to donate toward school fund. Comments by acting CEO of PTA UK Michelle Doyle Wildman and Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Asso­ciation of School and College Leaders, are included.

Reports on the efforts of ministers in Great Britain to publish a White Paper on post-16 sector. Focus on the Further Education Funding Council, the training arm of the training and enterprise councils and the careers service; Members of the review team; Organizations called in on the review; When the White Paper will be published and implemented.

Discusses the possible impact of the British Treasury Department's attempt to revive rural economy on village primary schools. White Paper planned for 1995; Supporters of the White Paper.

Reports on the increased financial recognition to be given to universities in Great Britain by funding councils for research in partnership with industry. White Paper report as source; Increased proportion of funding council budgets; Expansion of the Teaching Company Scheme; Support for local firms; Paper's analysis of the role of universities; More.

The article reports on a seminar hosted by the Early Careers Network of University College London's Population and long Health Domain on April 22, 2015 in Great Britain. At the Rosie Bartlett and Kate Hoyland, former BBC journalists explained that researchers should think like journalists in order to get their work noticed by the press. The seminar discussed how researchers can make sure that their findings catch journalists' attention and, thereby, a wider audience.

The article focuses on a Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) working paper expressing concern over the problem of graduate "over-education," which also included its authors, Francis Green and Golo Henseke of UCL Institute of Education, rejecting the view of monitoring the average rate of return to higher education.

The article reports on the statement of British home secretary Theresa May that the approval of the plans for a higher education White Paper is a move against the plan of the funding council of England to fundamentally modify the quality assurance.

Reports that David Blunkett is set to publish his White Paper which will revolutionize post-16 education and training in Great Britain. Role of Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers; Emphasis on an integrated policy across the sector; Working title of the proposed over-arching funding body.

Focuses on the use of adult guidance in delivering the learning agenda of career service in Great Britain. Reason behind the idea of using adult guidance; Role of the post-16 White Paper Learning to Succeed report with regards to a strategy involving youth and career service; Effects of the privatization of career service in Great Britain.

Editorial. Talks about the significance of Great Britain's White Paper on the post-16 sector of education. Past key issues in education; Anxiety over level of skill and understanding among early school leavers, the socially excluded and others; How taxpayers' money should be used in education.

Argues that adult education should be the backbone of informed democracy in Great Britain. Criticism of past and present government in relation the adult education and public library service; Adult education under Winston Churchill; White Paper; Unsatisfied demand for adult education; Report from the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education.

Opinion. Discusses the results of the British government's zero-based review of scientific strength and weaknesses. Citing of the 1993 White Paper; Principles on the separation of science and politics; Failure by the Advisory Board for Research Councils to shift resources between research councils.

Opinion. Comments on the White Paper report on the performance of universities in Great Britain. Shift of emphasis in the education system towards greater engagement in wealth generation; Focus on further education and the Training and Enterprise Councils; Need for iterative process between researchers and other personnel; Social, cultural and environmental interactions.

Discusses the White Paper report on competitiveness in Great Britain. Attention devoted by the government to innovation; Academics' development of novel perspectives on innovation and competitiveness; Government's move away from heavy bias in measuring performance as a function of individual firms; Change in the function of the Department of Trade and Industry; Promotion of civil industrial research and development.

The article focuses on inclusion of widening participation metrics in the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in a Green Paper to be publish by British government as of October 2015. It discussed that government with include plans related to market entry and exit, English higher education, and reshaping the framework under British Prime Minister David Cameron. It mentions the views of Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, on linking widening participation and access to the TEF.

The article reports on the decision of the examinations watchdog Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to call off the proposal to utilize extra checks on the standards on the general certificate of secondary education (GCSE) in Great Britain. The topics discussed include the warning of industry experts about the implications of the said proposal on the country's education system and the additional checks planned by Ofqual on science papers.

The author offers insights on research income and publications and its threat on the careers of scholars in Great Britain. The author discusses the problem of scholars on research and publication when applying for an academic job, way to evaluate quality rather than quantity in research papers, and the problem with high-impact journals.

Focuses on the use of the ancient craft of the quill to teach history to British students. History of the craft; Description of the illuminated manuscript and copied books produced by medieval monks in Cheshire, England.

Presents a photograph of a boy with paper jewelry and gift boxes as part of South Hams Council in Devon, England's efforts to encourage children's recycling of old newspapers and magazines.

The article reports on the forthcoming White Paper on the future of higher education in Great Britain and which is expected to contain plans to eliminate the student number caps for universities recruiting those with the highest A-level grades as the government aims to ensure that top-performing students enter elite institutions. The paper focuses on three interlinked policies that the government believes would ease pressure on public funds through fee reduction. The plan is expected to result to competition among elite universities.

In this article the author comments on the opportunity that new primary higher education legislation "White Paper" in Great Britain provides for a full and frank debate in Parliament and elsewhere. Topics include The White Paper focusing on four themes and the themes include competition from new providers, widening participation and student choice and implementing the review published in 2015 by Sir Paul Nurse.

The article discusses the issues that could be discussed in the Higher Education (HE) White Paper to be published by British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Topics discussed include discussion on Jo Johnson's minimum threshold on financial reserves all institutions must hold to fund their students, Emran Mian of the Social Market Foundation think tank, on the paper and Higher Education Funding Council for England's move for quality assurance.

The article discusses aspects of the graduate school work of the college students particularly the scientific papers in history in Great Britain. Topics mentioned include the long-term impact of scientific research on the field of biochemistry, the importance of citations in literature and the benchmarking of the institutions.

The article reports that Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes is urging his party members to review the higher education policy proposal promoted by the coalition government. Hughes is appealing for greater examination of the White Paper, which he believes is disadvantageous to students from poor backgrounds. The proposal includes free competition for students with A-level grades of AAB.

The article describes a higher education White Paper as a flawed strategy that will fail to achieve many of the aims of the government of Great Britain, according to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute in Great Britain. The report considers the emergence of a bipolar system as a factor that could exacerbate inequality between institutions and it warns about the competition among universities to recruit AAB students. It also raised issues on reforms and financial support.

The article presents information on conference papers on students' university experience in Great Britain. Dilly Fung found that students view their university experience as a journey with elements of both risk and comfort. Rosalyn George and Anna Traianou said that British students and universities may fail to seize opportunities for cultural interchange being offered by globalized higher education. Ron Best cited the prevalence of self-harming students in certain subject areas.

The article focuses on the concerns of British examination boards about social media backlash if they set harder test questions for students. Topics include sensitivity of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to social media complaints and predictable examination questions that lack challenges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Also noted are regulatory requirements on limiting marks.

The article focuses on how universities in the Great Britain are prepared to begin Grade Point Average (GPA) but the universities are waiting to get permission from the ministers before running and mentions that the effect of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is to be seen before taking on GPA.

Reports on the assessment of the government's plans for higher education by education minister Robert Jackson in Great Britain. Importance of the support of the Conservative Party to the government; Status of the government's higher education white paper; Responsibilities of Jackson as Tory minister.

The article reports that an education bill is unlikely to be part of the British Parliament's session in 2016. Topics discussed include minister for government policy Oliver Letwin considering introducing education reforms as secondary legislation instead of as a fresh Act of Parliament, the implication of the absence of a legislative bill for the plan to merge the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Fair Access and the effects of Letwin's proposal on tuition fees.

Identifies the remedies to the problems of British science through a chain-link model of innovation. Allocation of one billion pounds to solve the problem of underfunding; Knowledge transfer; Role of industrial clusters in regional development; Consumer acceptance of new technology. INSET: What the experts say about the white paper..

Presents update on conferences in Great Britain as of April 28, 2000. Time management conference of the British Sociological Association; Theme of the Association of Art Historians' conference; Papers on social democracy presented at the conference of the Political Studies Association. INSETS: Caught in a time trap;Deep roots of violence;I don't know art, but I'll buy that.

Reports on the thousands of nautical records, or captain's logbooks, that offer students of Britain's maritime past insights into life on the high seas. Thomas Pitcher's journal; Massive collection of Royal Navy logs kept by the National Archives; Journals by famous officers such as James Cook, William Bligh and Matthew Flinders; Author Patrick O'Brien's research using logbooks to provide authentic details to his 231-book series on seafaring adventures. INSETS: Unchartered waters.;Logbook collections..

The article discusses the views of higher education policy expert David Watson on the Green Paper on higher education in Great Britain, released in November 2015.

The article discusses the author's insights on the shortage of examiners for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) GCSE in Great Britain.

The article reports on the green paper reform for the special educational needs (SEN) system, which was produced by Great Britain children minister Sarah Teather and will be published on March 7, 2011. The green paper proposes to fund higher-level qualification studies of trainee teachers in special schools. Teather says that the reform will help teachers to gain skills to teach children with special needs. However, it notes that the proposal may lessen SEN classes due to government cuts.