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The article discusses the decisions by some parents in Great Britain to educate their children at home. Parents who prefer home schooling have been criticized for ignoring their children's interests. In response, some parents have claimed that schools were not meeting their children's needs. The concerns about the child's welfare or educational provision are also addressed.

The article offers author's opinion on exclusion from school and it's connection to increase in violence in London. It is mentioned that in the recent years that number of exclusion has increases that has indirectly lead to increase in criminal offence. The article adds that how teachers and school administrations can help in identifying troubled youth and help them gain more stability in life.

The article offers information on the transnational scholarship scheme offered by China for future global leaders. It focuses on the importance of networking and the growing strength of Chinese scholarship. It offers information on the donation worth100 million dollars from hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Schwarzman to the education sources.

In this article politician David Willetts talks about higher education in Great Britain. Willetts says that universities in 2015 are more financed and in better condition than they were in 2010. According to him, most of the uncertainty about the funding model is about the rate at which student loans will be repaid.

The article announces the recipients of the Times Higher Education Awards from 2005-2014, including King's College London for the Business Initiative of the Year award, University of Leicester for the Marketing Initiative of the Year award, and Sarah Baillie for the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year award.

The article explores why Sir Steve Smith, president of Universities UK, supported the trebling of tuition fees. Topics discussed include opposition to Smith's tuition policy, which led to student protests across the country, and his role in the creation of a new funding regime. His views that the higher educational sector is facing a funding crisis and the funding regime will not be sustainable are mentioned.

The article explores the potential of Malaysia as an international student market where British universities and institutions may consolidate their position in the higher education sector. The stated strategy of the University of Nottingham near Kuala Lumpur is transnational education whose aim is to attract both domestic and foreign students. Boyd McCleary, the British High Commissioner in Malaysia, considers education as an important link between the two countries. Awaited projects are the Kuala Lumpur Education City and the Iskandar developments.

The article focuses on the implications for higher education of the gap between academics and administrators. It cites two recurring scenarios encountered by Matthew Andrews, academic registrar at Oxford Brookes University, that have caused him to regret his choice of profession at times. According to Andrews, there are two different models for the working relationship within universities, one is the civil servant model while the other is the cleric model.

The author focuses on the comparison between professional doctorate programs and doctor of philosophy programs in higher education (PhD). William West of the University of Manchester in England states that the snobbery presented to professional doctorate programs may have resulted from the idea that theory is higher status than practice and that research is more important than teaching. It adds that professional doctorates tend to offer research opportunities for career people who want to make contributions to their respective professional practices.

The author discusses the results of an online poll on whether colleges and universities in Great Britain are dumbing down conducted by the periodical "Times Higher Education." He states that 41% of respondents agreed that higher education in the nation remains the gold standard internationally. He notes that some 43% stated that the recruitment of international students had no adverse effect on academic standards at their institution.

The article discusses the opportunities and challenges posed by the expansion of higher education in the Gulf to the British academe. One of the reasons for the drive to improve education in the Gulf is the influx of foreigners into the region. According to figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency and the British Council, the total number of Gulf students at British institutions rose from 7,000 to 9,500 as of 2008. Also explored are the factors that limit the academic culture of institutions in the Gulf.

The article focuses on the controversies affecting the Higher Education Academy's (HEA) credibility and independence. It says that personality clash and professional rivalry between HEA's director of research and evaluation Lee Harvey and chief executive officer Paul Ramsden have caused a big controversy in the Academy. It also notes that the departure of Harvey has caused an embarrassment for the Academy.

In this article, the authors share their farewell letters expressing their gratitude to staff and teachers for helping them to cope with the most challenging of school years.

In this article, the teachers must look and find purpose of the life are creating an effective teaching experience.