Education

New measures set out by Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science, will seek to curb escalating rates of pay for university vice-chancellors. After it emerged recently that many university heads were earning £300,000 a year, with some topping...

Students at South & City College Birmingham will benefit from some exciting new engineering equipment as they start their courses this month. The Engineering Workshop based at the Bordesley Green Campus will teach aspiring engineers the skills they need to...

The education map of Birmingham has changed forever as South and City College Birmingham and Bournville College have completed their much-anticipated merger, to form one of the biggest and best colleges in the country. The merger was finally approved...

As the United Kingdom sees a shake-up in examinations, pass rates dipped slightly, with the number of students attaining the top grades also dropping under the new system. There were 5,443,072 entrants this year, and across England, Wales, Scotland and...

The Khpal Kor Foundation was set up in 1996 by a group of scouts from the Swat district in Northern Pakistan. The organization supports orphans in the region in getting a solid start in life, providing them with a...

Waseem Yaqub, who served as chairman of the governing body for Birmingham-based Al-Hijrah school, was banned for engaging in conduct that made him "unsuitable to take part in the management of an independent school". The Department of Education (DfE) issued...

What if? Why Worry? One in four people will suffer from an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. And the rest of us will worry, fuss, and fret far more than we need to. Worry is amazingly common. Worry is like blood...

According to the Post-16 Skills Plan, sixteen-year-olds will have either academic or practical options. The practical courses will be directed at a set of skilled occupations and will contain a collective core of English, Maths and Digital Skills. The government says...

The research found that fast food takeaways were most at fault for childhood obesity since one in four children ordered takeaway to their school. The Royal Society of Public Heath (RSPH) have cautioned that this could result in a ban. The...

Research by car insurance firm Esure found that 65% of parents are confused about the legality of term-time holidays after senior judges supported the ruling that Jon Platt had no case to answer since his daughter is almost always...