By Lawrence Wakefield. With an oncoming shortage, there's never been a better time to join the profession. With so much to learn and so many paths to consider, we know the journey to becoming an educator can be a daunting one. That's why we are launching a new hub on studying teaching, where we'll be regularly adding features, news, student blogs and Q&A sessions with expert panellists. More...
By Libby Page. In case you missed it, this week we launched the Guardian University Guide 2015, our rankings of universities by subjects such as student satisfaction and employability. So who came out on top when it comes to graduates finding work or further study six months after university? More...
By Miranda Prynne. Complaints and appeals recieved by universities rise by ten per cent as students paying £9000-a-year are forced to watch lectures online and travel miles between campuses. Read more...By Graeme Paton. David Willetts, the Universities Minister, backs the introduction of major/minor degrees in Britain, saying the system is needed to meet student demand for greater 'breadth'. Read more...By Graeme Paton. Research by the BBC finds that 20,000 university students complained over their degree grade and quality of courses last year, with numbers rising by 10 per cent following a hike in tuition fees. Read more...By Graeme Paton. School leavers should consider alternatives to university as the UK will need more workers with practical skills in the future, a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research warns. Read more...By Telegraph View. As the cost of education has gone up, so too have the expectations of undergraduates. It would be nice to live in a world where no complaint is ever necessary – but sometimes a rise in complaints is a healthy sign of growing consumer power. Take higher education, where a freedom of information request reveals that more than 20,000 students paying tuition fees have expressed dissatisfaction in the past year. That represents a jump of 10 per cent, and possibly shows that as the cost of education has gone up, so too have the expectations of undergraduates. Read more...By A N Wilson. As record numbers of students complain that the teaching is not worth the fees, A N Wilson argues that it is impossible to put a value on eccentric dons, time-wasting and learning to think. Read more...By Matthew Stadlen. Professor John Carey has called for 'something drastic to be done' about the low number of state school pupils attending Oxford University. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
