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The article presents information on the author's opinion on the success of the White Paper, "Higher Standards, Better Schools for All," in producing higher educational standards in Great Britain. The New Labour party, which came to power in 1997, failed to close the achievement gap between affluent and disadvantaged pupils in it's first eight years. The focus of the White Paper is primarily on structures--on reducing the role of local authorities, encouraging new providers to enter the market and suggesting that state schools might be run by self-governing trusts with external sponsors.

Presents education-related news items featured in various publications and TV programs in Great Britain as of June 17, 2005. Reaction of "Sunday Times" columnist Minette Marrin to a pamphlet, which some press reports claimed contained a recantation of the 1978 report "Special Education Needs," by Lady Warnock; Broadcast of "The Strangest Village in Britain" on Channel 4, which tells the story of a rural village community in Yorkshire, England made up of those with special needs; Editorial in the "Daily Telegraph" which criticised the national literacy strategy and the Labour government that introduced it.

Presents various news and issues concerning education reported by some periodicals and newspapers in Great Britain as of June 2005. Plan of Prince Charles of Wales to establish his own teacher training institute to fill the gap in education, featured in the "Daily Telegraph"; Front cover of the "Guardian" in its education supplement featuring Prince Charles; Research by the children's charity National Children's Homes concerning the growing trend of bullying by camera phones featured by the "Guardian."

Presents information on several events and issues related to education in Great Britain as of May 13, 2005. Reorganization of the Cabinet members of Prime Minister Tony Blair; Accusation against Prince Harry that he received help from teachers in his exams; Case of a child who was prevented from attending the school because his parents did not fill in the application form properly.

Focuses on the media coverage of issues concerning education in Great Britain as of March 2005. Content and tone of a speech delivered by Secretary of State, Ruth Kelly, at the Secondary Head Association conference; Responses of secondary head teachers to the speech of Kelly; Comment of Tim Andrews, Secondary Head Association president, on financial issues involving parents and state schools.

Focuses on several articles published in newspapers which cover educational issues in Great Britain in 2004. Views of professor John MacBeath on Office of Standards in Education school inspections; Correspondence on provision for children with special needs.

Presents newspaper headlines on the British education system in June 2003. Reaction to the plan of National Union of Teachers to conduct an early election of its next general secretary in the "Independent" and "Guardian"; Factors that contributed to the increasing number of teachers leaving the profession in "The Times."

Focuses on some reports concerning issues on education in Great Britain that was published by newspapers in the country. Comment of "The Times" writer Daniel Finkelstein on the exchange between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith; Overview of the article written by Victoria Summerley at the June 12, 2003 issue of "Independent"; Brief on the story of a 16 year-old student who committed suicide after a lifetime of being bullied.

Focuses on some reports concerning issues on education in Great Britain that was published by newspapers in the country. Outcome of the Excellence in Cities program of the government discussed in "The Times"; Account on the impact of the financial crises in the country to teachers in the "Daily Mail"; Update on the school funding crisis in the country in the "Independent."

Presents several education-related issues featured in several British newspapers in 2003. Rejection of a bright pupil from an independent school by a top university, in the "Sunday Times"; Discrimination against students with poor backgrounds; Funding efforts of the British Government for online curriculum planning.

Provides an overview of reports related to education which were published in Great Britain as of August 2002. Guidelines issued by the government regarding school visits published in 'The Times'; Quality and quantity of courses offered at Scottish universities published in 'Independent'; Ways on how parents cope with their children during summer holidays published in 'Observer.'

Outlines education-related issues published by various newspapers in Great Britain. Information on the increasing number of students going to higher education; Problem of bullying Asian governors at schools in Birmingham; Details of the progress of Rowan class.

Focuses on statistics which dealt with the number of parents who send their children to independent schools in Great Britain as of April 2002. Charitable status of independent schools in the country; Criticism on the higher education strategy of the British government.

Gives details on issues concerning education covered by newspapers in Great Britain as of March 2002. Importance for the government to prioritize spending on education; Stance of teacher union members on the proposed merger of three British teacher unions; Content of the opinion piece issued by 'The Times' editor John O'Leary.

Presents several newspaper reports on issues relevant to education in Great Britain. Scandals involving female teachers; Role of the media in portraying issues on education; Policy implications on education.

The article discusses the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper on 2 February, 2022 in United Kingdom. Topics include the thought through concepts and creative and robust implementation theories and techniques; joined-up action that has the individual at the centre of lifelong learning and all government policy making, and objectives of the programme including the moral, social and economic aspects for the whole of government.

The article reviews the British government's Green Paper, "Building our Industrial Strategy," which tackles issues relevant to technical education, skills and the work of the Department of Education. Proposals in the paper to address the challenges of providing technical skills to workers include creation of a new system of technical education and addressing the shortage of STEM skills. The consultation also left questions such as how to improve basic skills and one about apprenticeships.

The article informs that in the schools White Paper, "Opportunity for All: Strong schools with great teachers for your child" the United Kingdom Government outlined its plans for all schools to become academies and part of a "strong" multi academy trust (MAT). It mentions at the same time, as an annex to the White Paper, it also published "The Case for a Fully Trust-led System."

The article reports on the release of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) document titled "Widening Participation and Non-Continuation Indicators for Further Education Colleges" reference 2012/12 for registered further education colleges in England.

This section presents the consultation papers published by British agencies and departments in the first week of November 2015. Topics covered include the Green Paper titled "Higher education: Teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice," the proposed change to section 6.2 of the Scheme for financing schools guidance, and the proposed changes to the Fees and Frequency of Inspection Regulations for the 2016-17 financial year.

The article focuses on the education White Paper in Great Britain as the most talked-about and leaked public document in history. As noted by the author, different educational stories had been realized about the real intent of the White Paper, wherein the old practice of funding schools through local authorities had been criticized. Several educational publications are divided on their stand in support and opposition to the White Paper as proposed by Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.

The article reports that Great Britain's Secretary of State Ed Balls and Permanent Secretary David Bell were questioned by the country's House of Commons Select Committee on Children, Schools, and Families on the expenditure by the Children, Schools and Families Department. According to the article, Balls discussed better procurement, school collaboration, and reducing school balances as part of restructuring a school system. Bell commented on reducing his department's spending.

The article discusses issues concerning the publication of the education White Paper titled "Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future: Building a 21st Century Schools System" in Great Britain. It states that some observers complained that the White Paper fails to include the pursuit for academic excellence in schools. The magazine "Guardian" observed that the paper aims at refining the force of competition in education.

The article reviews the document entitled "Care Matters: Time for Change," published by the Stationery Office for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in Great Britain. The document focused on improving the services offered to in-care children in the country. The document suggested that action must be taken across central and local governments to achieve significant improvements.

The article offers information on several events related to education in Great Britain for fall and winter 2011-2012, including the conference "Widening Participation & Fair Access After the White Paper" in London, England on October 18, 2011, the Anthony Walker Memorial Lecture in Bristol, England on October 21, 2011, and the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in Birmingham, England from March 23-24, 2011.

This article reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected proposed changes to his education reform plans. Blaire warned rebel Member of Parliaments, despite opposition from around 50 Labour Member of Parliaments, that he would not back down on the introduction of Trust Schools and greater school autonomy. The widely trailed alternative paper Shaping the Education Bill: reaching for

Presents updates on education in Great Britain as May 6, 2005. Candidate persuaded by Education Secretary candidate Ruth Kelly to withdraw from the election in Bolton West, England; Views of British Prime Minister Tony Blair on secondary education; Information on an editorial published by "The Times" newspaper regarding education.

Provides information on education-related reports featured in several newspapers in Great Britain released as of July 2003. Information on the investigation being conducted by the Office of Fair Trading on issues that independent schools have been operating illegal cartels as detailed in "Sunday Times"; Overview of the education story published in the front page of "Sunday Telegraph"; Claims of "Independent" regarding Ivan Lewis as the minister responsible for truancy.

Presents updates on issues concerning education in Great Britain as of June 2003. Plans of Education Secretary Charles Clarke to implement new educational tests on 14-year-olds; Reason for the rejection of Amber Rust at Goldsmiths College, London, England.

The author comments on the British government's ambition to create an education system that offers all children, whatever their background, with schooling that will aid them attain their potential. He says that the intention that selective schools should sponsor a non-selective school, or that an independent school would give greater benefit to ordinary families by setting up a free school is not probably to expand the number of good school places available to all families.

Provides information on several education stories featured in different newspapers in Great Britain as of March 2003. Reason Colin Lowther, head of a primary school in Ealing, in London, England, banned two traveller families and their six children from his school; Failure of a flagship government policy to provide a catch-up program; Success story of Tower Hamlets Council.

Deals with the education-related issues published in the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper. Agreement between Catholic bishops and former British Education Secretary Estelle Morris; Solution to the funding crisis in higher education; Highlights of the Commonwealth Education Ministers conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Reports on media coverage of developments in the education field in Great Britain. 'Daily Telegraph' article on secondary school policy; 'Independent' report on the higher education White Paper; 'The Times' story on education secretary Charles Clarke's statements on the House of Commons education select committee.

Discusses several issues on education in Great Britain as of September 2002. Problem faced by British schools on how to teach boys; Practical effects of the appearance of the Criminal Records Bureau on schools.

Discusses the issues regarding education in Great Britain discussed by two newspapers. Opinion of the 'Times' on the intention of British Education Secretary Estelle Morris to support pay deals for teachers; Views of Laura Barton of the 'Guardian' on ethical issues regarding corporate free material being given to school children.

Presents an update on several issues concerning British education as of July 12, 2002. Controversies regarding the private tuition of the children of British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Observations on the increase in the interest of university students in history courses.

Reports on the criticisms by Roy Hattersley on the comments of British Education secretary Estelle Morris against him in the July 2002 issue of 'Guardian.' Reason for the failure of educational progress in children; Implication of sending twin siblings in different schools.

Comments on education-related issues in Great Britain as of April 2002. Contribution of the adult society to the higher rate of teenage drug and alcohol consumption in England; Failure of teenagers to make the most of the education system; Difficulty of being a parent to teenagers.