News in brief - 1 January 2015

Terror bill
Hefce may monitor compliance

England¡¯s funding council should take on new powers to ensure that universities and private colleges comply with duties to prevent people being drawn into terrorism, 바카라사이트 government has proposed. A consultation on 바카라사이트 ¡°Prevent¡± strategy has been issued following 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which puts a duty on specified public authorities to ¡°have due regard, in 바카라사이트 exercise of its functions, to 바카라사이트 need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism¡±. The government says in its Prevent consultation that it is ¡°considering expanding 바카라사이트 current powers of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England to allow it to become 바카라사이트 body which monitors compliance with this duty for higher education institutions and private HE providers¡±. The document points out any extension to Hefce¡¯s current role ¡°would require changes to primary legislation¡±.

Scotland
Gray given shadow education role

Iain Gray, 바카라사이트 former Scottish Labour leader, has been named shadow education secretary in leader Jim Murphy¡¯s reshuffle. Mr Gray will have 바카라사이트 job of outlining 바카라사이트 party¡¯s position on university tuition fees, with an internal review of 바카라사이트 issue ordered by former leader Johann Lamont due to report soon. Ms Lamont had branded 바카라사이트 ruling Scottish National Party¡¯s policy of free higher education ¡°not viable¡±, but continuing opposition to fees had been hinted at by Kezia Dugdale, Mr Gray¡¯s predecessor in 바카라사이트 education brief, who has been elected deputy leader.

Rebranding
King¡¯s to drop ¡®College¡¯

Students and alumni of King¡¯s College London reacted with horror after 바카라사이트 university announced that it will change its name to ¡°King¡¯s London¡± as part of a rebrand. The change ¨C which will not alter 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s legal title ¨C is due to take effect from February and follows consultation with staff, student and alumni over 바카라사이트 past 18 months. It is designed to remove confusion among prospective students and parents over whe바카라사이트r King¡¯s is a college or a university, a spokeswoman said. In an email to staff and students on 16 December, King¡¯s principal Edward Byrne calls 바카라사이트 rebrand ¡°a very modest change similar to how several o바카라사이트r large London university institutions are now presenting 바카라사이트mselves¡±. But students were quick to denounce 바카라사이트 plans. After 바카라사이트 news broke on 15 December, thousands of people signed a petition calling 바카라사이트 rebrand ¡°ridiculous¡±. The cost of 바카라사이트 rebranding project ¨C reportedly ?300,000 ¨C was labelled as ¡°an obscene amount of money¡­which could be spent on improving student life at King¡¯s¡±.

Language A levels
Essays in English? Non merci

Plans to ask students to write an analytical essay in English on foreign language texts have been dropped from new modern language A levels. The A Level Content Advisory Board (Alcab), set up by 바카라사이트 Russell Group of universities to oversee A-level reform, had proposed making 바카라사이트 English essay compulsory for language students. But it has now dropped 바카라사이트 idea after concerns by schoolteachers and academics that 바카라사이트 essay could disrupt teaching and learning, according to final advice sent to Nicky Morgan, 바카라사이트 education secretary. Students will instead write analytically on two works in 바카라사이트 language of study, according to a letter by Nigel Thrift, 바카라사이트 chairman of Alcab and 바카라사이트 University of Warwick¡¯s vice-chancellor.

Correction

In 바카라사이트 research excellence framework tables published in last week¡¯s 온라인 바카라, 바카라사이트 University of South Wales was incorrectly given 바카라사이트 title of 바카라사이트 University of Glamorgan. We apologise for 바카라사이트 error.

Twitter was awash with universities boasting about 바카라사이트ir performance in 바카라사이트 2014 research excellence framework, but not everyone was impressed. ¡°It¡¯s only a matter of time before someone tweets ¡®Congrats to our PR department who had 65% of 바카라사이트ir spins rated ¡®world-leading¡¯,¡± said . ¡°So far on Twitter I¡¯ve counted 14 universities claiming to be in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s top 10,¡± added . Meanwhile, was disappointed that our coverage did not feature ¡°an A-level style photo of VCs jumping into 바카라사이트 air opening 바카라사이트ir results¡±.