The A-Level pass rate has risen for the 28th successive year. Debasing the coinage. It's what governments do....

On the day that the Assembly Government launches its strategy for child poverty, figures were released today regarding the number of NEETS in Wales. NEETS are those young people who are not in education, employment or training and I first blogged on this phenomenon over two years ago. The figures are shocking. In 1999, there were 50,000 NEETS in Wales aged between 16 and 24. By 2006, this had rise...

Commenting on a report from the London School of Economics which suggests that 18% of 16 and 17-year-olds are neither in employment, education or training, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said:   “These new figures suggest that there is not only a growing crisis with a large number of young people not in employment or education, but also that the ...

Innovation, Universities and Skills - This volume presents an overview of all aspects of higher education in the UK; students, staff, institutional finance, graduates, student support and international comparisons.

While New Labour’s aim in education has been to generate greater equality, a damning report from the OECD written up in this week’s Times Education Supplement, states that the UK education system ‘still seems to perpetuate rather than break the cycle of inequality’.

The European Commission is considering introducing legislation to tackle poverty by increasing education levels, at the request of social partners gathered in Italy for an unprecedented forum. EurActiv reports from Florence.

University degrees and a decent secondary education have become even more essential as competition for employment is tougher than ever in post-crisis Europe, found a major study of global education systems presented in Brussels yesterday (13 September). More »

In yet another act of conciliation on the part of Western religions towards Islam, the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano has voiced its approval of Islamic finance. The Vatican paper wrote that banks should look at the rules of Islamic finance to restore confidence amongst their clients at a time of global economic crisis. “The ethical principles on which Islamic finance is based may brin...

Ulster Unionist Finance spokesperson David McNarry has told the DUP they need to 'get real' when it comes to Finance. Criticising a DUP motion which asked the Assembly to note the difficult economic conditions as a result of the global economic downturn, Mr McNarry said that the DUP were still in denial regarding NI's finance - something their Minister is responsible for.

Current EU presidency holder the Czech Republic wants to establish a "strategic framework" for European cooperation on education and training issues to help boost the Union's competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment strategies, according to the country's education minister, Ondrej Liska.