<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest news for Government education policy from Randstad Education</title><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.xml</link><description>Latest news for Government education policy from Randstad Education</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>09 Feb 2012</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><copyright>Randstad Education</copyright><docs>~/rss/</docs><item><title><![CDATA[Curriculum is 'stifling' schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curriculum is 'stifling' schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2479-curriculum-is-stifling-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher training courses are in jeopardy, TDA warns   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher training courses are in jeopardy, TDA warns   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2481-teacher-training-courses-are-in-jeopardy-tda-warns---.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Outstanding' schools to be re-examined, Ofsted boss confirms  ]]></title><description><![CDATA['Outstanding' schools to be re-examined, Ofsted boss confirms  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2482-outstanding-schools-to-be-re-examined-ofsted-boss-confirms--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: 28% of children are 'at risk'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study: 28% of children are 'at risk'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2478-study-28-of-children-are-at-risk--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIS voices concerns over new exam system  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[EIS voices concerns over new exam system  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2469-eis-voices-concerns-over-new-exam-system--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EYFS 'needs to be reformed', says expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[EYFS 'needs to be reformed', says expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2473-eyfs-needs-to-be-reformed-says-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAO: Childcare policy having no impact on education standards  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAO: Childcare policy having no impact on education standards  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2463-nao-childcare-policy-having-no-impact-on-education-standards--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asbestos problem 'needs to be addressed'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asbestos problem 'needs to be addressed'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2455-asbestos-problem-needs-to-be-addressed--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-level exams need reforming, says Ofqual  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A-level exams need reforming, says Ofqual  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2456-a-level-exams-need-reforming-says-ofqual--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classroom performance improved by shouting out, study shows  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classroom performance improved by shouting out, study shows  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2457-classroom-performance-improved-by-shouting-out-study-shows--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy protestors are 'Trots', says education secretary  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy protestors are 'Trots', says education secretary  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2447-academy-protestors-are-trots-says-education-secretary--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy protestors are 'Trots', says education secretary  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy protestors are 'Trots', says education secretary  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2447-academy-protestors-are-trots-says-education-secretary--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt 'right to downgrade vocational qualifications'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt 'right to downgrade vocational qualifications'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2450-govt-right-to-downgrade-vocational-qualifications--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School governors are 'used as scapegoats'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School governors are 'used as scapegoats'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2451-school-governors-are-used-as-scapegoats--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove waits on official advice on use of private email accounts  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove waits on official advice on use of private email accounts  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2452-gove-waits-on-official-advice-on-use-of-private-email-accounts--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southampton schools set to become academies  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southampton schools set to become academies  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2443-southampton-schools-set-to-become-academies--.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic questions influence of Shakespeare  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academic questions influence of Shakespeare  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2437-academic-questions-influence-of-shakespeare--.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badly behaved children 'kept in holding pens'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Badly behaved children 'kept in holding pens'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2438-badly-behaved-children-kept-in-holding-pens--.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[League tables hail selective state and independent schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[League tables hail selective state and independent schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2431-league-tables-hail-selective-state-and-independent-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[League tables topped by grammar schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[League tables topped by grammar schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2432-league-tables-topped-by-grammar-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools are failing struggling pupils, says govt  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are failing struggling pupils, says govt  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2427-schools-are-failing-struggling-pupils-says-govt--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanding population requires new primary schools   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expanding population requires new primary schools   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2423-expanding-population-requires-new-primary-schools---.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of pupils leaving schools without learning a foreign language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record number of pupils leaving schools without learning a foreign language]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2412-record-number-of-pupils-leaving-schools-without-learning-a-foreign-language.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools shamed for not implementing phonics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools shamed for not implementing phonics]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2406-schools-shamed-for-not-implementing-phonics.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple launches digital textbooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple launches digital textbooks]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2407-apple-launches-digital-textbooks.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies to be given financial help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academies to be given financial help]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2399-academies-to-be-given-financial-help.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union lambasts academy funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching union lambasts academy funding]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2402-teaching-union-lambasts-academy-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'need more than a new label' to improve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools 'need more than a new label' to improve]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2394-schools-need-more-than-a-new-label-to-improve.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea set to digitise national curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Korea set to digitise national curriculum]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2398-south-korea-set-to-digitise-national-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted proposals lambasted by teaching union]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted proposals lambasted by teaching union]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2391-new-ofsted-proposals-lambasted-by-teaching-union.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School inspections set to be made tougher]]></title><description><![CDATA[School inspections set to be made tougher]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2393-school-inspections-set-to-be-made-tougher.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New classroom disciplinary measures introduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[New classroom disciplinary measures introduced]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2385-new-classroom-disciplinary-measures-introduced.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communication tsar: Cuts 'leave children vulnerable']]></title><description><![CDATA[Communication tsar: Cuts 'leave children vulnerable']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2387-communication-tsar-cuts-leave-children-vulnerable.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improvements will take time, says Gove]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvements will take time, says Gove]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2389-improvements-will-take-time-says-gove.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School day should be extended, says Gove]]></title><description><![CDATA[School day should be extended, says Gove]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2381-school-day-should-be-extended-says-gove.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underperforming teachers face sack under new govt plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underperforming teachers face sack under new govt plans]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2384-underperforming-teachers-face-sack-under-new-govt-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[British science undermined by 'disastrous errors']]></title><description><![CDATA[British science undermined by 'disastrous errors']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2378-british-science-undermined-by-disastrous-errors.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted announces inspection changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted announces inspection changes]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2379-ofsted-announces-inspection-changes.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove labelled a 'dictator' by Labour MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove labelled a 'dictator' by Labour MP]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2368-gove-labelled-a-dictator-by-labour-mp.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneur backs ICT reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneur backs ICT reforms]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2369-entrepreneur-backs-ict-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt is 'prepared to deal with soaring birth rates']]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt is 'prepared to deal with soaring birth rates']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2371-govt-is-prepared-to-deal-with-soaring-birth-rates.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New inspection process cirticised by union chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[New inspection process cirticised by union chief]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2374-new-inspection-process-cirticised-by-union-chief.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary backs Ofsted reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary backs Ofsted reforms]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2375-education-secretary-backs-ofsted-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog announces new approach to inspections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watchdog announces new approach to inspections]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2376-watchdog-announces-new-approach-to-inspections.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transition to Teaching Agency labelled a 'shambles']]></title><description><![CDATA[Transition to Teaching Agency labelled a 'shambles']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2363-transition-to-teaching-agency-labelled-a-shambles.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt needs to make concessions in pension row, says union boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt needs to make concessions in pension row, says union boss]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2365-govt-needs-to-make-concessions-in-pension-row-says-union-boss.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New grammar school set to open in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[New grammar school set to open in Kent]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2367-new-grammar-school-set-to-open-in-kent.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reforms 'could be disastrous', expert warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reforms 'could be disastrous', expert warns]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2361-reforms-could-be-disastrous-expert-warns.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts issue warning over govt reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts issue warning over govt reforms]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2360-experts-issue-warning-over-govt-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data reveals 17 'incompetent' teachers barred from classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data reveals 17 'incompetent' teachers barred from classroom]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2354-data-reveals-17-incompetent-teachers-barred-from-classroom.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union hits out at 'you shall not exclude' approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union hits out at 'you shall not exclude' approach]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2355-union-hits-out-at-you-shall-not-exclude-approach.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at new Ofsted boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at new Ofsted boss]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2353-union-chief-hits-out-at-new-ofsted-boss.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in five incompetent teachers is sacked, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in five incompetent teachers is sacked, figures show]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2351-one-in-five-incompetent-teachers-is-sacked-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handheld technology is 'revolutionising education']]></title><description><![CDATA[Handheld technology is 'revolutionising education']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2352-handheld-technology-is-revolutionising-education.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More wrongdoing by examiners uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[More wrongdoing by examiners uncovered]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2349-more-wrongdoing-by-examiners-uncovered.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edexcel found guilty of more wrongdoing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edexcel found guilty of more wrongdoing]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2345-edexcel-found-guilty-of-more-wrongdoing.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[WJEC admits to exam failing]]></title><description><![CDATA[WJEC admits to exam failing]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2344-wjec-admits-to-exam-failing.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at education secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at education secretary]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2343-union-chief-hits-out-at-education-secretary.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemporary values are 'destructive', says schools minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contemporary values are 'destructive', says schools minister]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2336-contemporary-values-are-destructive-says-schools-minister.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education reforms are 'taking Britain back to Edwardian period']]></title><description><![CDATA[Education reforms are 'taking Britain back to Edwardian period']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2339-education-reforms-are-taking-britain-back-to-edwardian-period.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food standards 'need to improve' at academy schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food standards 'need to improve' at academy schools]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2340-food-standards-need-to-improve-at-academy-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich children start school 'ahead of other children']]></title><description><![CDATA[Rich children start school 'ahead of other children']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2331-rich-children-start-school-ahead-of-other-children.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meetings continue to resolve pensions dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meetings continue to resolve pensions dispute]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2332-meetings-continue-to-resolve-pensions-dispute.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow starters don't catch up, govt warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slow starters don't catch up, govt warns]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2333-slow-starters-dont-catch-up-govt-warns.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examiners deny claims of cheating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Examiners deny claims of cheating]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2335-examiners-deny-claims-of-cheating.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove: Budget cuts will not be massive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove: Budget cuts will not be massive]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2328-gove-budget-cuts-will-not-be-massive.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister responds to 'worrying' new figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools minister responds to 'worrying' new figures]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2330-schools-minister-responds-to-worrying-new-figures.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister accepts weaknesses of ICT teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools minister accepts weaknesses of ICT teaching]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2326-schools-minister-accepts-weaknesses-of-ict-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hits out at ICT teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hits out at ICT teaching]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2327-ofsted-hits-out-at-ict-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial literacy is critical, says expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial literacy is critical, says expert]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2322-financial-literacy-is-critical-says-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report highlights chronic fatigue syndrome concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report highlights chronic fatigue syndrome concern]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2325-report-highlights-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-concern.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New govt plans lead to expansion of grammar schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[New govt plans lead to expansion of grammar schools]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2316-new-govt-plans-lead-to-expansion-of-grammar-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DfE spokesman defends reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE spokesman defends reforms]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2317-dfe-spokesman-defends-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam board responds to criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exam board responds to criticism]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2319-exam-board-responds-to-criticism.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition announces details of pupil premium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition announces details of pupil premium]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2321-coalition-announces-details-of-pupil-premium.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edexcel see sharp rise in profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edexcel see sharp rise in profits]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2312-edexcel-see-sharp-rise-in-profits.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader hits back in phonics debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leader hits back in phonics debate]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2313-union-leader-hits-back-in-phonics-debate.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New reading tests branded 'unhelpful and uninformative']]></title><description><![CDATA[New reading tests branded 'unhelpful and uninformative']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2314-new-reading-tests-branded-unhelpful-and-uninformative.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of pupils 'set to fail new reading tests']]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority of pupils 'set to fail new reading tests']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2315-majority-of-pupils-set-to-fail-new-reading-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam cheating accusations raise ire of shadow education secretary  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exam cheating accusations raise ire of shadow education secretary  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2298-exam-cheating-accusations-raise-ire-of-shadow-education-secretary--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary told to 'get a grip'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary told to 'get a grip'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2301-education-secretary-told-to-get-a-grip--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author lashes out at Labour over exams crisis  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author lashes out at Labour over exams crisis  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2302-author-lashes-out-at-labour-over-exams-crisis--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students in UK 'lag behind' foreigners, study finds  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students in UK 'lag behind' foreigners, study finds  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2303-students-in-uk-lag-behind-foreigners-study-finds--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator explains increase in re-grades  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator explains increase in re-grades  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2305-regulator-explains-increase-in-re-grades--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove urged not to cut school sports funding  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove urged not to cut school sports funding  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2289-gove-urged-not-to-cut-school-sports-funding--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action was 're-enactment of a playground fight'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strike action was 're-enactment of a playground fight'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2292-strike-action-was-re-enactment-of-a-playground-fight--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister explains changes to teacher training   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools minister explains changes to teacher training   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2293-schools-minister-explains-changes-to-teacher-training---.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher qualification decision explained by schools minister  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teacher qualification decision explained by schools minister  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2294-head-teacher-qualification-decision-explained-by-schools-minister--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: England is not falling behind other countries  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report: England is not falling behind other countries  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2297-report-england-is-not-falling-behind-other-countries--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary speaks out on computer science lessons  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary speaks out on computer science lessons  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2285-education-secretary-speaks-out-on-computer-science-lessons--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust warns of literacy crisis  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust warns of literacy crisis  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2287-trust-warns-of-literacy-crisis--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School charity rule scrapped after legal challenge   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School charity rule scrapped after legal challenge   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2288-school-charity-rule-scrapped-after-legal-challenge---.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt defends new appointments  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt defends new appointments  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2276-govt-defends-new-appointments--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove confirms protection of music education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove confirms protection of music education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2277-gove-confirms-protection-of-music-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt reforms anger union bossess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt reforms anger union bossess]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2279-govt-reforms-anger-union-bossess.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted ratings need changing, report claims  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted ratings need changing, report claims  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2280-ofsted-ratings-need-changing-report-claims--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils to be taught virtues of marriage  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pupils to be taught virtues of marriage  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2282-pupils-to-be-taught-virtues-of-marriage--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolgirls 'should be taught sexist views']]></title><description><![CDATA[Schoolgirls 'should be taught sexist views']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2283-schoolgirls-should-be-taught-sexist-views.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermarket students are ‘unemployable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermarket students are ‘unemployable’]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2284-supermarket-students-are-unemployable.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child poverty target is unattainable, govt admits  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child poverty target is unattainable, govt admits  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2266-child-poverty-target-is-unattainable-govt-admits--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding for school transport to be cut by councils  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding for school transport to be cut by councils  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2267-funding-for-school-transport-to-be-cut-by-councils--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[British primary schools 'overseeing fall in maths skills'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[British primary schools 'overseeing fall in maths skills'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2268-british-primary-schools-overseeing-fall-in-maths-skills--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary children could be banned from using calculators  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primary children could be banned from using calculators  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2269-primary-children-could-be-banned-from-using-calculators--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Pupils will soon sit 'three A-levels in a day'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: Pupils will soon sit 'three A-levels in a day'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2270-expert-pupils-will-soon-sit-three-a-levels-in-a-day--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New proposals 'likely' to trigger more protests  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New proposals 'likely' to trigger more protests  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2271-new-proposals-likely-to-trigger-more-protests--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUT warns against regional pay settlements for teachers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUT warns against regional pay settlements for teachers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2272-nut-warns-against-regional-pay-settlements-for-teachers--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader hits out at education reforms  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leader hits out at education reforms  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2274-union-leader-hits-out-at-education-reforms--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted head announces sweeping changes  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted head announces sweeping changes  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2275-new-ofsted-head-announces-sweeping-changes--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog worried by failing colleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watchdog worried by failing colleges]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2257-watchdog-worried-by-failing-colleges.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspectorate finds falling standards at UK colleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspectorate finds falling standards at UK colleges]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2258-inspectorate-finds-falling-standards-at-uk-colleges.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions call on govt to provide additional funding for pensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unions call on govt to provide additional funding for pensions]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2262-unions-call-on-govt-to-provide-additional-funding-for-pensions.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief warns teachers not to expect early resolution to dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief warns teachers not to expect early resolution to dispute]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2264-union-chief-warns-teachers-not-to-expect-early-resolution-to-dispute.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt makes pension concessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt makes pension concessions]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2265-govt-makes-pension-concessions.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers launch strike action  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers launch strike action  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2256-teachers-launch-strike-action--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Dec 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boris Johnson calls on Labour to help avert strike threat  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson calls on Labour to help avert strike threat  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2252-boris-johnson-calls-on-labour-to-help-avert-strike-threat--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt insists on changes to ICT curriculum   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt insists on changes to ICT curriculum   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2253-govt-insists-on-changes-to-ict-curriculum---.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failings of education sector exposed by new research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failings of education sector exposed by new research]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2255-failings-of-education-sector-exposed-by-new-research.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove hits out at teaching unions  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove hits out at teaching unions  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2251-gove-hits-out-at-teaching-unions--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher to draft in armed forces to keep school open during strike  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teacher to draft in armed forces to keep school open during strike  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2246-head-teacher-to-draft-in-armed-forces-to-keep-school-open-during-strike--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove supports 'unashamedly elitist' approach to education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove supports 'unashamedly elitist' approach to education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2247-gove-supports-unashamedly-elitist-approach-to-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces changes to history curriculum  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces changes to history curriculum  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2248-govt-announces-changes-to-history-curriculum--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary accused of 'eroding' healthy school meal standards  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary accused of 'eroding' healthy school meal standards  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2249-education-secretary-accused-of-eroding-healthy-school-meal-standards--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caterers: Unhealthy snacks are re-entering schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caterers: Unhealthy snacks are re-entering schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2250-caterers-unhealthy-snacks-are-re-entering-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private institutions 'risk perpetuating social divides'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private institutions 'risk perpetuating social divides'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2240-private-institutions-risk-perpetuating-social-divides--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt's flagship policy 'irrelevant to most schools'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt's flagship policy 'irrelevant to most schools'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2241-govts-flagship-policy-irrelevant-to-most-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DfE pledges to tackle youth unemployment  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE pledges to tackle youth unemployment  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2242-dfe-pledges-to-tackle-youth-unemployment--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DfE confirms rise in NEETs  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE confirms rise in NEETs  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2243-dfe-confirms-rise-in-neets--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth unemployment can be 'eased' by improving educational attainment  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth unemployment can be 'eased' by improving educational attainment  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2244-youth-unemployment-can-be-eased-by-improving-educational-attainment--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister calls on teachers not to strike  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister calls on teachers not to strike  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2245-prime-minister-calls-on-teachers-not-to-strike--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underperforming schools making 'painfully slow' improvements, says Nick Gibb  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underperforming schools making 'painfully slow' improvements, says Nick Gibb  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2233-underperforming-schools-making-painfully-slow-improvements-says-nick-gibb--.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dull' teaching causing unruly behaviour, says Ofsted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA['Dull' teaching causing unruly behaviour, says Ofsted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2234-dull-teaching-causing-unruly-behaviour-says-ofsted--.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy schools helping to erode inequalities, says Nick Gibb  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy schools helping to erode inequalities, says Nick Gibb  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2235-academy-schools-helping-to-erode-inequalities-says-nick-gibb--.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social deprivation 'contributes' to low educational attainment  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social deprivation 'contributes' to low educational attainment  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2236-social-deprivation-contributes-to-low-educational-attainment--.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oftsed: Education linked to social class  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oftsed: Education linked to social class  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2239-oftsed-education-linked-to-social-class--.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls are 'less likely' to be diagnosed as dyslexic   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girls are 'less likely' to be diagnosed as dyslexic   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2226-girls-are-less-likely-to-be-diagnosed-as-dyslexic---.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banking is an ethical career, study suggests  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking is an ethical career, study suggests  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2227-banking-is-an-ethical-career-study-suggests--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tutors and coaches urged to declare income to HMRC  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tutors and coaches urged to declare income to HMRC  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2228-tutors-and-coaches-urged-to-declare-income-to-hmrc--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader hits out at govt reforms  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leader hits out at govt reforms  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2229-union-leader-hits-out-at-govt-reforms--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education system 'weakened' by Cabinet changes  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education system 'weakened' by Cabinet changes  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2230-education-system-weakened-by-cabinet-changes--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to curriculum recommended by historian  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to curriculum recommended by historian  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2231-changes-to-curriculum-recommended-by-historian--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted issues warning to 'coasting' schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted issues warning to 'coasting' schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2232-ofsted-issues-warning-to-coasting-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bupa chief executive dismisses idea of mandatory PE tests  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bupa chief executive dismisses idea of mandatory PE tests  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2220-bupa-chief-executive-dismisses-idea-of-mandatory-pe-tests--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief says new education legislation is a 'crime against humanity'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief says new education legislation is a 'crime against humanity'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2222-union-chief-says-new-education-legislation-is-a-crime-against-humanity--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headmistress: Parents lack traditional values  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headmistress: Parents lack traditional values  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2223-headmistress-parents-lack-traditional-values--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free milk will still be offered to under-fives, says govt  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free milk will still be offered to under-fives, says govt  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2224-free-milk-will-still-be-offered-to-under-fives-says-govt--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity bemoans school children ditching traditional subjects  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity bemoans school children ditching traditional subjects  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2225-charity-bemoans-school-children-ditching-traditional-subjects--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New govt plans lambasted by Labour MP  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New govt plans lambasted by Labour MP  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2218-new-govt-plans-lambasted-by-labour-mp--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to alter education funding could create problems, says IFS  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to alter education funding could create problems, says IFS  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2219-plans-to-alter-education-funding-could-create-problems-says-ifs--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boarding school admissions policy defended by MP  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boarding school admissions policy defended by MP  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2215-boarding-school-admissions-policy-defended-by-mp--.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deprived children to be given places at top boarding schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deprived children to be given places at top boarding schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2216-deprived-children-to-be-given-places-at-top-boarding-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop star strives to fight online bullying  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop star strives to fight online bullying  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2208-pop-star-strives-to-fight-online-bullying--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report reveals percentage rise in ethic minority pupils   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report reveals percentage rise in ethic minority pupils   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2209-report-reveals-percentage-rise-in-ethic-minority-pupils---.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh govt defends child development assessment plans  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh govt defends child development assessment plans  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2210-welsh-govt-defends-child-development-assessment-plans--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child development assessment plans are a 'serious disappointment', says union leader  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child development assessment plans are a 'serious disappointment', says union leader  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2211-child-development-assessment-plans-are-a-serious-disappointment-says-union-leader--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union launches attack on education minister  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union launches attack on education minister  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2212-union-launches-attack-on-education-minister--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media 'changing bullying trends'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media 'changing bullying trends'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2200-social-media-changing-bullying-trends--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullying present 'in all schools'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bullying present 'in all schools'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2201-bullying-present-in-all-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt pension reforms could see teachers move to state sector  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt pension reforms could see teachers move to state sector  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2204-govt-pension-reforms-could-see-teachers-move-to-state-sector--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities chief calls on schools to make languages a priority  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities chief calls on schools to make languages a priority  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2205-universities-chief-calls-on-schools-to-make-languages-a-priority--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign language assistants 'disappearing' from classrooms in Scotland  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign language assistants 'disappearing' from classrooms in Scotland  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2206-foreign-language-assistants-disappearing-from-classrooms-in-scotland--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at govt teacher plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at govt teacher plans]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2193-union-chief-hits-out-at-govt-teacher-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toughening up exams 'key' to improvements, says Cameron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toughening up exams 'key' to improvements, says Cameron]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2194-toughening-up-exams-key-to-improvements-says-cameron.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Cameron lambasts Labour's education policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron lambasts Labour's education policies]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2195-david-cameron-lambasts-labours-education-policies.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM welcomes new Ofsted boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM welcomes new Ofsted boss]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2196-pm-welcomes-new-ofsted-boss.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private schools are 'reducing spending']]></title><description><![CDATA[Private schools are 'reducing spending']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2198-private-schools-are-reducing-spending.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Food Trust says students shouldn't be forced to eat their dinners]]></title><description><![CDATA[School Food Trust says students shouldn't be forced to eat their dinners]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2199-school-food-trust-says-students-shouldnt-be-forced-to-eat-their-dinners.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCR head calls for change to maths curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Dawe says that schools, universities and employers must decide on what maths skills they want.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2189-ocr-head-calls-for-change-to-maths-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report maps out biggest areas for Neets]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has identified cities where up to one in five people are Neet.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2183-report-maps-out-biggest-areas-for-neets.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools in Scotland set for strike action  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in Scotland set for strike action  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2174-schools-in-scotland-set-for-strike-action--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[London schools given funding to help tackle admissions crisis  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[London schools given funding to help tackle admissions crisis  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2175-london-schools-given-funding-to-help-tackle-admissions-crisis--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Qualification Authority reveals pupils are struggling with basic skills  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish Qualification Authority reveals pupils are struggling with basic skills  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2176-scottish-qualification-authority-reveals-pupils-are-struggling-with-basic-skills--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted plans are 'unrealistic', says union chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted plans are 'unrealistic', says union chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2178-ofsted-plans-are-unrealistic-says-union-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted plans lambasted by inspection specialist   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted plans lambasted by inspection specialist   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2179-ofsted-plans-lambasted-by-inspection-specialist---.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New approach to inspections being trialled by Ofsted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New approach to inspections being trialled by Ofsted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2180-new-approach-to-inspections-being-trialled-by-ofsted--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools set to benefit from London 2012 Olympics  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools set to benefit from London 2012 Olympics  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2182-schools-set-to-benefit-from-london-2012-olympics--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief casts doubt on new Sats data  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief casts doubt on new Sats data  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2165-union-chief-casts-doubt-on-new-sats-data--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister 'reassured' by new marking figures  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools minister 'reassured' by new marking figures  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2166-schools-minister-reassured-by-new-marking-figures--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[TaxPayers' Alliance hits out at sabbatical idea  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[TaxPayers' Alliance hits out at sabbatical idea  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2167-taxpayers-alliance-hits-out-at-sabbatical-idea--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Association of Schools and College Leaders backs sabbatical suggestion  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Association of Schools and College Leaders backs sabbatical suggestion  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2168-association-of-schools-and-college-leaders-backs-sabbatical-suggestion--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief backs calls for teacher sabbaticals   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief backs calls for teacher sabbaticals]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2169-union-chief-backs-calls-for-teacher-sabbaticals---.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faults of national curriculum highlighted by education chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faults of national curriculum highlighted by education chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2170-faults-of-national-curriculum-highlighted-by-education-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to admissions code lambasted by Campaign for Real Education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to admissions code lambasted by Campaign for Real Education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2172-changes-to-admissions-code-lambasted-by-campaign-for-real-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to admissions process backed by adoptions chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to admissions process backed by adoptions chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2173-changes-to-admissions-process-backed-by-adoptions-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces new admissions code  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces new admissions code  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2156-govt-announces-new-admissions-code--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education watchdog set to introduce major reforms in 2012  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education watchdog set to introduce major reforms in 2012  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2157-education-watchdog-set-to-introduce-major-reforms-in-2012--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Michael Wilshaw questions inspection gradings  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Michael Wilshaw questions inspection gradings  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2158-sir-michael-wilshaw-questions-inspection-gradings--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity: Teachers need help to deal with bullying  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity: Teachers need help to deal with bullying  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2159-charity-teachers-need-help-to-deal-with-bullying--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher tells children to 'be less gay' to avoid bullying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher tells children to 'be less gay' to avoid bullying]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2160-teacher-tells-children-to-be-less-gay-to-avoid-bullying.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gap between grammar schools and comprehensives explained by new Ofsted boss  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gap between grammar schools and comprehensives explained by new Ofsted boss  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2161-gap-between-grammar-schools-and-comprehensives-explained-by-new-ofsted-boss--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of Universities UK urges govt to reconsider visa rules  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head of Universities UK urges govt to reconsider visa rules  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2163-head-of-universities-uk-urges-govt-to-reconsider-visa-rules--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New visa regulations lead to fall in number of college students  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New visa regulations lead to fall in number of college students  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2164-new-visa-regulations-lead-to-fall-in-number-of-college-students--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary backs new appointment at UCST  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary backs new appointment at UCST  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2146-education-secretary-backs-new-appointment-at-ucst--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCST defends spending £1m on public relations  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UCST defends spending £1m on public relations  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2147-ucst-defends-spending-£1m-on-public-relations--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabot Learning Federation defends cost of PR  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cabot Learning Federation defends cost of PR  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2149-cabot-learning-federation-defends-cost-of-pr--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy schools should be more accountable, says union chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academy schools should be more accountable, says union chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2151-academy-schools-should-be-more-accountable-says-union-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at spending on PR  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief hits out at spending on PR  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2155-union-chief-hits-out-at-spending-on-pr--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devon teacher wins prestigious award  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devon teacher wins prestigious award  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2139-devon-teacher-wins-prestigious-award--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolchildren failing to get enough sleep  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schoolchildren failing to get enough sleep  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2140-schoolchildren-failing-to-get-enough-sleep--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former ATL president refuses to rule out strike action  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former ATL president refuses to rule out strike action  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2143-former-atl-president-refuses-to-rule-out-strike-action--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions 'overestimated protest numbers'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching unions 'overestimated protest numbers'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2144-teaching-unions-overestimated-protest-numbers--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher explains implications of pensions cuts  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher explains implications of pensions cuts  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2145-teacher-explains-implications-of-pensions-cuts--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief: Schools are 'pivotal institutions' in child welfare  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief: Schools are 'pivotal institutions' in child welfare  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2134-union-chief-schools-are-pivotal-institutions-in-child-welfare--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter 'dumbing down' language  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitter 'dumbing down' language  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2136-twitter-dumbing-down-language--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert questions new reading tests   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert questions new reading tests  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2138-expert-questions-new-reading-tests---.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers of children with SEN 'do not feel supported'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers of children with SEN 'do not feel supported'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2129-teachers-of-children-with-sen-do-not-feel-supported--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[President of Pearson UK backs govt on new education reforms  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[President of Pearson UK backs govt on new education reforms  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2130-president-of-pearson-uk-backs-govt-on-new-education-reforms--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces plans to make league tables more credible  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces plans to make league tables more credible  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2131-govt-announces-plans-to-make-league-tables-more-credible--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog announces increase in students using offensive language in exams     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watchdog announces increase in students using offensive language in exams     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2132-watchdog-announces-increase-in-students-using-offensive-language-in-exams-----.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research suggests humour is 'key' to giving children a head start  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research suggests humour is 'key' to giving children a head start  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2133-research-suggests-humour-is-key-to-giving-children-a-head-start--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's primary school classes found to be most crowded in Europe  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's primary school classes found to be most crowded in Europe  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2125-britains-primary-school-classes-found-to-be-most-crowded-in-europe--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ofsted head to be knighted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Ofsted head to be knighted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2128-former-ofsted-head-to-be-knighted--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeds school celebrates 'outstanding' Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leeds school celebrates 'outstanding' Ofsted report]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2117-leeds-school-celebrates-outstanding-ofsted-report.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UoW welcomes 'new beginning']]></title><description><![CDATA[UoW welcomes 'new beginning']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2118-uow-welcomes-new-beginning.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief issues warning over funding cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief issues warning over funding cuts]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2119-union-chief-issues-warning-over-funding-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour Party recommends technical baccalaureate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour Party recommends technical baccalaureate]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2120-labour-party-recommends-technical-baccalaureate.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improvements in school dinners are 'at risk', says Jamie Oliver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvements in school dinners are 'at risk', says Jamie Oliver]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2121-improvements-in-school-dinners-are-at-risk-says-jamie-oliver.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision to scrap Building Schools for the Future project explained by Department for Education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision to scrap Building Schools for the Future project explained by Department for Education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2123-decision-to-scrap-building-schools-for-the-future-project-explained-by-department-for-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending on education falling dramatically, study shows  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spending on education falling dramatically, study shows  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2124-spending-on-education-falling-dramatically-study-shows--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uneducated 'responsible' for summer riots, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uneducated 'responsible' for summer riots, figures show]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2109-uneducated-responsible-for-summer-riots-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DfE spokesman defends govt's academies policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE spokesman defends govt's academies policy]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2110-dfe-spokesman-defends-govts-academies-policy.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUT chief questions govt support for academies  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUT chief questions govt support for academies  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2111-nut-chief-questions-govt-support-for-academies--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of academy schools revealed  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost of academy schools revealed  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2112-cost-of-academy-schools-revealed--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ucas reports fall in university applications  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ucas reports fall in university applications  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2113-ucas-reports-fall-in-university-applications--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers to ballot over pension changes  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers to ballot over pension changes  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2114-teachers-to-ballot-over-pension-changes--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prestigious school seas rise in overseas students  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prestigious school seas rise in overseas students  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2115-prestigious-school-seas-rise-in-overseas-students--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenagers are avoiding 'tough' subjects, figures show  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers are avoiding 'tough' subjects, figures show  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2116-teenagers-are-avoiding-tough-subjects-figures-show--.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minority of teachers 'letting the profession down'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minority of teachers 'letting the profession down'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2101-minority-of-teachers-letting-the-profession-down--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief voices concerns over changes at Ofsted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chief voices concerns over changes at Ofsted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2102-union-chief-voices-concerns-over-changes-at-ofsted--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief admits to indecision over accepting post  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief admits to indecision over accepting post  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2103-new-ofsted-chief-admits-to-indecision-over-accepting-post--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief still to agree length of contract  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief still to agree length of contract  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2104-new-ofsted-chief-still-to-agree-length-of-contract--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief promises changes to inspectorate  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief promises changes to inspectorate  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2105-new-ofsted-chief-promises-changes-to-inspectorate--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Gove raises tens of thousands to fund private office  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove raises tens of thousands to fund private office  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2106-michael-gove-raises-tens-of-thousands-to-fund-private-office--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data exposes gender gap at reception stage  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data exposes gender gap at reception stage  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2108-new-data-exposes-gender-gap-at-reception-stage--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister hails academies  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools minister hails academies  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2095-schools-minister-hails-academies--.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increasing number of children diagnosed with special needs  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increasing number of children diagnosed with special needs  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2097-increasing-number-of-children-diagnosed-with-special-needs--.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted approach to give parents greater say  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted approach to give parents greater say  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2098-new-ofsted-approach-to-give-parents-greater-say--.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUT questions govt policy  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUT questions govt policy  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2099-nut-questions-govt-policy--.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers given 43-point checklist to improve discipline  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers given 43-point checklist to improve discipline  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2091-teachers-given-43-point-checklist-to-improve-discipline--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society of Editors questions new govt plans  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society of Editors questions new govt plans  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2092-society-of-editors-questions-new-govt-plans--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of pupils 'persistently truant'   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of pupils 'persistently truant'   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2094-thousands-of-pupils-persistently-truant---.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic warns of threat posed by 'titan' schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academic warns of threat posed by 'titan' schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2087-academic-warns-of-threat-posed-by-titan-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department for Education confirms resignations of senior civil servants  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department for Education confirms resignations of senior civil servants  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2088-department-for-education-confirms-resignations-of-senior-civil-servants--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuts to children's services exposed by survey  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuts to children's services exposed by survey  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2090-cuts-to-childrens-services-exposed-by-survey--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 50% of abuse claims are 'malicious', survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 50% of abuse claims are 'malicious', survey finds]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2082-nearly-50-of-abuse-claims-are-malicious-survey-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief details ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Ofsted chief details ambitions]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2086-new-ofsted-chief-details-ambitions.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASCL chief hits out at education secretary's plans  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASCL chief hits out at education secretary's plans  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2077-ascl-chief-hits-out-at-education-secretarys-plans--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs warned over loopholes in admissions code  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs warned over loopholes in admissions code  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2079-mps-warned-over-loopholes-in-admissions-code--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research finds teachers are having to face false accusations  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research finds teachers are having to face false accusations  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2081-research-finds-teachers-are-having-to-face-false-accusations--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMA blamed for fall in college enrolments   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[EMA blamed for fall in college enrolments   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2074-ema-blamed-for-fall-in-college-enrolments---.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids want more input into sex education, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids want more input into sex education, survey finds]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2071-kids-want-more-input-into-sex-education-survey-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child poverty ‘on the rise’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child poverty ‘on the rise’]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2073-child-poverty-on-the-rise.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bosses question worth of academic qualifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bosses question worth of academic qualifications]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2068-bosses-question-worth-of-academic-qualifications.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert hails British universities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert hails British universities]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2069-expert-hails-british-universities.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silverstone to house UTC  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silverstone to house UTC  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2062-silverstone-to-house-utc--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organisers of 2012 School Games look forward to competition  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers of 2012 School Games look forward to competition  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2063-organisers-of-2012-school-games-look-forward-to-competition--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed changes to child welfare abandoned by ministers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed changes to child welfare abandoned by ministers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2065-proposed-changes-to-child-welfare-abandoned-by-ministers--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam boards issued with warning  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exam boards issued with warning  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2066-exam-boards-issued-with-warning--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University lecturers set to resume industrial action ]]></title><description><![CDATA[University lecturers to resume industrial action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2061-university-lecturers-set-to-resume-industrial-action-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam system 'blurs' pupils' abilities  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exam system 'blurs' pupils' abilities  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2057-exam-system-blurs-pupils-abilities--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity issues exclusions warning  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity issues exclusions warning  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2060-charity-issues-exclusions-warning--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers take strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers take strike action]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2053-teachers-take-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher issues stark warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teacher issues stark warning]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2054-head-teacher-issues-stark-warning.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uwic declines merger opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uwic declines merger opportunity]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2055-uwic-declines-merger-opportunity.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt and exam chief argue over policy  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt and exam chief argue over policy  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2049-govt-and-exam-chief-argue-over-policy--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation switch to hit teachers in the pocket  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation switch to hit teachers in the pocket  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2050-inflation-switch-to-hit-teachers-in-the-pocket--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief inspector of prisons calls on schools for help  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief inspector of prisons calls on schools for help  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2051-chief-inspector-of-prisons-calls-on-schools-for-help--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education watchdog set to name new chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education watchdog set to name new chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2052-education-watchdog-set-to-name-new-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary proposes primary schools introduce foreign language lessons  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary proposes primary schools introduce foreign language lessons  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2046-education-secretary-proposes-primary-schools-introduce-foreign-language-lessons--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architecture award handed to London school  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Architecture award handed to London school  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2047-architecture-award-handed-to-london-school--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents urged to increase fruit and veg in packed lunches  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents urged to increase fruit and veg in packed lunches  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2048-parents-urged-to-increase-fruit-and-veg-in-packed-lunches--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students facing heightened risk of depression  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students facing heightened risk of depression  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2041-students-facing-heightened-risk-of-depression--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parent View questionnaire 'deeply worrying', says union chief  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parent View questionnaire 'deeply worrying', says union chief  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2042-parent-view-questionnaire-deeply-worrying-says-union-chief--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leaders express concerns over new Ofsted inspections  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leaders express concerns over new Ofsted inspections  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2044-union-leaders-express-concerns-over-new-ofsted-inspections--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted announces new inspection regime  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted announces new inspection regime  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2045-ofsted-announces-new-inspection-regime--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Oct 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow education secretary attacks the coalition  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow education secretary attacks the coalition  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2037-shadow-education-secretary-attacks-the-coalition--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to announce new Scottish studies lessons  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt to announce new Scottish studies lessons  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2040-govt-to-announce-new-scottish-studies-lessons--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader issues warning to govt  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leader issues warning to govt  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2031-union-leader-issues-warning-to-govt--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition accused of sending 'damaging message' to schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition accused of sending 'damaging message' to schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2032-coalition-accused-of-sending-damaging-message-to-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Young people need financial education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: Young people need financial education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2033-expert-young-people-need-financial-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham concedes Labour failed non-university goers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnham concedes Labour failed non-university goers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2035-burnham-concedes-labour-failed-non-university-goers--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exams board calls for changes to A-levels  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exams board calls for changes to A-levels  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2036-exams-board-calls-for-changes-to-a-levels--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools are 'disinterested' in new, cheap recruits, says expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are 'disinterested' in new, cheap recruits, says expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2026-schools-are-disinterested-in-new-cheap-recruits-says-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails improvements made by Kent County Council  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hails improvements made by Kent County Council  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2029-ofsted-hails-improvements-made-by-kent-county-council--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofqual proposes changes to GCSE exams  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofqual proposes changes to GCSE exams  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2030-ofqual-proposes-changes-to-gcse-exams--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour leader promises to slash tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour leader promises to slash tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2024-labour-leader-promises-to-slash-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister issues warning to failing schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education minister issues warning to failing schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2025-education-minister-issues-warning-to-failing-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brit School could be created by 2013, says Lord Baker]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Brit School could be created by 2013, says Lord Baker]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2020-new-brit-school-could-be-created-by-2013-says-lord-baker.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figures reveal rise in overseas students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures reveal rise in overseas students]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2015-figures-reveal-rise-in-overseas-students.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities UK voices social mobility fears ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities UK voices social mobility fears ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2016-universities-uk-voices-social-mobility-fears-.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School federations hailed by watchdog ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School federations hailed by watchdog ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2018-school-federations-hailed-by-watchdog-.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUS calls for clarity on use of library fines  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUS calls for clarity on use of library fines  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2011-nus-calls-for-clarity-on-use-of-library-fines--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voucher system required in education sector, says campaign group  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voucher system required in education sector, says campaign group  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2012-voucher-system-required-in-education-sector-says-campaign-group--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign group suggests corporal punishment could improve behaviour   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign group suggests corporal punishment could improve behaviour   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2013-campaign-group-suggests-corporal-punishment-could-improve-behaviour---.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove defends himself against allegations ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove defends himself against allegations ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2006-gove-defends-himself-against-allegations-.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP member discusses dearth of opportunities for new qualified teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP member discusses dearth of opportunities for new qualified teachers]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2007-dup-member-discusses-dearth-of-opportunities-for-new-qualified-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report finds increase in head teachers' pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report finds increase in head teachers' pay]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2008-report-finds-increase-in-head-teachers-pay.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish playwright calls for protection of languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish playwright calls for protection of languages]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2009-scottish-playwright-calls-for-protection-of-languages.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Conservative leadership hopeful backs faith schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish Conservative leadership hopeful backs faith schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2002-scottish-conservative-leadership-hopeful-backs-faith-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School removes mirrors to discourage students from wearing make-up  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School removes mirrors to discourage students from wearing make-up  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2003-school-removes-mirrors-to-discourage-students-from-wearing-make-up--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUT president warns of tuition fees 'time bomb'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUT president warns of tuition fees 'time bomb'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2005-nut-president-warns-of-tuition-fees-time-bomb--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces details of new reading tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces details of new reading tests]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1998-govt-announces-details-of-new-reading-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt's education rhetoric 'still to be backed up', says expert ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt's education rhetoric 'still to be backed up', says expert ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2000-govts-education-rhetoric-still-to-be-backed-up-says-expert-.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Mathematics education needs new govt guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: Mathematics education needs new govt guidelines]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2001-expert-mathematics-education-needs-new-govt-guidelines.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action set for 67 leading universities  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strike action set for 67 leading universities  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1994-strike-action-set-for-67-leading-universities--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report reveals legal action facing schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report reveals legal action facing schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1995-report-reveals-legal-action-facing-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove 'worried' by Ofsted inspections  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove 'worried' by Ofsted inspections  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1996-gove-worried-by-ofsted-inspections--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister confirms shake-up of college and university system  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education minister confirms shake-up of college and university system  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1997-education-minister-confirms-shake-up-of-college-and-university-system--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figures reveal extent of homophobia in Britain  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures reveal extent of homophobia in Britain  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1989-figures-reveal-extent-of-homophobia-in-britain--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK teenagers are 'overly materialistic', research suggests  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK teenagers are 'overly materialistic', research suggests  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1990-uk-teenagers-are-overly-materialistic-research-suggests--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSPCC: Teenagers from vulnerable backgrounds experiencing high levels of abuse  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSPCC: Teenagers from vulnerable backgrounds experiencing high levels of abuse  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1991-nspcc-teenagers-from-vulnerable-backgrounds-experiencing-high-levels-of-abuse--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland's education system 'needs more flexibility'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's education system 'needs more flexibility'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1992-scotlands-education-system-needs-more-flexibility--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers accused of avoiding trips due to health and safety concerns  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers accused of avoiding trips due to health and safety concerns  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1993-teachers-accused-of-avoiding-trips-due-to-health-and-safety-concerns--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[OECD reveals number of jobless teenagers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[OECD reveals number of jobless teenagers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1985-oecd-reveals-number-of-jobless-teenagers--.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK universities third most expensive in the world, study shows  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK universities third most expensive in the world, study shows  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1986-uk-universities-third-most-expensive-in-the-world-study-shows--.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: University students funding education themselves   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report: University students funding education themselves   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1988-report-university-students-funding-education-themselves---.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cameron wants to see Eton College set up school in state sector  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cameron wants to see Eton College set up school in state sector  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1979-cameron-wants-to-see-eton-college-set-up-school-in-state-sector--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensions row could lead to industrial action, union warns  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pensions row could lead to industrial action, union warns  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1980-pensions-row-could-lead-to-industrial-action-union-warns--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[British schools urged to help tackle knife crime problem  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[British schools urged to help tackle knife crime problem  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1981-british-schools-urged-to-help-tackle-knife-crime-problem--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister accuses schools in affluent areas of 'coasting'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister accuses schools in affluent areas of 'coasting'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1982-prime-minister-accuses-schools-in-affluent-areas-of-coasting--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think-tank questions govt plans for repaying university loans  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think-tank questions govt plans for repaying university loans  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1983-think-tank-questions-govt-plans-for-repaying-university-loans--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland students attending English universities have tuition fees frozen  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland students attending English universities have tuition fees frozen  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1974-northern-ireland-students-attending-english-universities-have-tuition-fees-frozen--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Export extols virtues of single-sex schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Export extols virtues of single-sex schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1975-export-extols-virtues-of-single-sex-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert hails single-sex schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert hails single-sex schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1976-expert-hails-single-sex-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online payment recommended for school meals  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online payment recommended for school meals  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1977-online-payment-recommended-for-school-meals--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: Flexible pricing of school meals not going to make major difference  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: Flexible pricing of school meals not going to make major difference  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1978-expert-flexible-pricing-of-school-meals-not-going-to-make-major-difference--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCU announces tuition fees threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCU announces tuition fees threshold]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1969-gcu-announces-tuition-fees-threshold.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide: Students are apathetic to financial concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationwide: Students are apathetic to financial concerns]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1970-nationwide-students-are-apathetic-to-financial-concerns.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: There's a shortage of accommodation space around London's universities ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: There's a shortage of accommodation space around London's universities ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1971-expert-theres-a-shortage-of-accommodation-space-around-londons-universities-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert hails national standards for school food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert hails national standards for school food]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1972-expert-hails-national-standards-for-school-food.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy eating critical to classroom performance, says expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy eating critical to classroom performance, says expert]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1973-healthy-eating-critical-to-classroom-performance-says-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers 'pressurised' into altering marks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers 'pressurised' into altering marks]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1965-teachers-pressurised-into-altering-marks.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: School meal promotions encourages more families to try them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: School meal promotions encourages more families to try them]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1968-expert-school-meal-promotions-encourages-more-families-to-try-them.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK students less likely to read for pleasure than Albanians, survey shows  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK students less likely to read for pleasure than Albanians, survey shows  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1959-uk-students-less-likely-to-read-for-pleasure-than-albanians-survey-shows--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy prime minister seeks to repair 'segregated' schools system  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy prime minister seeks to repair 'segregated' schools system  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1960-deputy-prime-minister-seeks-to-repair-segregated-schools-system--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[BPP University College announces tuition fees for 2012  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[BPP University College announces tuition fees for 2012  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1962-bpp-university-college-announces-tuition-fees-for-2012--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUS issues tuition fees warning  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NUS issues tuition fees warning  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1963-nus-issues-tuition-fees-warning--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy told he cannot attend local school  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boy told he cannot attend local school  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1964-boy-told-he-cannot-attend-local-school--.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys and girls are different learners, explains expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boys and girls are different learners, explains expert]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1953-boys-and-girls-are-different-learners-explains-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls continue to outperform boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girls continue to outperform boys]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1954-girls-continue-to-outperform-boys.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert issues free schools warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert issues free schools warning]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1955-expert-issues-free-schools-warning.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge tops university league table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cambridge tops university league table]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1956-cambridge-tops-university-league-table.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools will not become 'preserve of privileged few', says Clegg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools will not become 'preserve of privileged few', says Clegg]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1957-schools-will-not-become-preserve-of-privileged-few-says-clegg.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish university set for tuition fees announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish university set for tuition fees announcement]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1958-scottish-university-set-for-tuition-fees-announcement.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove announces review of truancy sanctions  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove announces review of truancy sanctions  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1949-gove-announces-review-of-truancy-sanctions--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rioters need 'tough love', says PM  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rioters need 'tough love', says PM  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1950-rioters-need-tough-love-says-pm--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics highlight lack of male primary school teachers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics highlight lack of male primary school teachers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1951-statistics-highlight-lack-of-male-primary-school-teachers--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free school be staffed by former serviceman and women  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free school be staffed by former serviceman and women  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1952-free-school-be-staffed-by-former-serviceman-and-women--.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University locked in battle over access to research  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[University locked in battle over access to research  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1948-university-locked-in-battle-over-access-to-research--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figures reveal decline of modern languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures reveal decline of modern languages]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1933-figures-reveal-decline-of-modern-languages.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools are 'playing the system' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are 'playing the system' ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1934-schools-are-playing-the-system-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-levels are 'failing to prepare the brightest pupils']]></title><description><![CDATA[A-levels are 'failing to prepare the brightest pupils']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1935-a-levels-are-failing-to-prepare-the-brightest-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 new free schools set for opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[24 new free schools set for opening]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1936-24-new-free-schools-set-for-opening.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Aberdeen adopts increased fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Aberdeen adopts increased fees]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1938-university-of-aberdeen-adopts-increased-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of students barred from studying history, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of students barred from studying history, figures show]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1939-thousands-of-students-barred-from-studying-history-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers put off hiring school leavers, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employers put off hiring school leavers, study suggests]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1940-employers-put-off-hiring-school-leavers-study-suggests.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children 'should read newspapers and magazines more']]></title><description><![CDATA[Children 'should read newspapers and magazines more']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1943-children-should-read-newspapers-and-magazines-more.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stress can have detrimental impact on schoolchildren, says expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stress can have detrimental impact on schoolchildren, says expert]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1944-stress-can-have-detrimental-impact-on-schoolchildren-says-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents urged to communicate with their children to reduce stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents urged to communicate with their children to reduce stress]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1945-parents-urged-to-communicate-with-their-children-to-reduce-stress.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursery staff celebrate Ofsted report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nursery staff celebrate Ofsted report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1923-nursery-staff-celebrate-ofsted-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospective university students 'put off by tuition fee hike'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prospective university students 'put off by tuition fee hike'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1925-prospective-university-students-put-off-by-tuition-fee-hike--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC reporters enlists famous friends to speak to schoolchildren   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC reporters enlists famous friends to speak to schoolchildren   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1926-bbc-reporters-enlists-famous-friends-to-speak-to-schoolchildren---.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vast majority of graduates do not earn average salary, says expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vast majority of graduates do not earn average salary, says expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1928-vast-majority-of-graduates-do-not-earn-average-salary-says-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduates earning less than those who left school 'should not come as a surprise' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduates earning less than those who left school 'should not come as a surprise' ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1929-graduates-earning-less-than-those-who-left-school-should-not-come-as-a-surprise-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology expert explains consequences of inadequate technology funding  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology expert explains consequences of inadequate technology funding  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1930-technology-expert-explains-consequences-of-inadequate-technology-funding--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shrewsbury school recommended for closure  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shrewsbury school recommended for closure  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1918-shrewsbury-school-recommended-for-closure--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tablet computers becoming 'increasingly common' in the classroom  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tablet computers becoming 'increasingly common' in the classroom  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1919-tablet-computers-becoming-increasingly-common-in-the-classroom--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double life may see sex education teacher struck off register  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Double life may see sex education teacher struck off register  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1920-double-life-may-see-sex-education-teacher-struck-off-register--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students welcomed to new College of Further Education   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students welcomed to new College of Further Education   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1921-students-welcomed-to-new-college-of-further-education---.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science graduates told to look for work abroad  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science graduates told to look for work abroad  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1932-science-graduates-told-to-look-for-work-abroad--.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Sep 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading 'crucial' to child's educational development  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading 'crucial' to child's educational development  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1911-reading-crucial-to-childs-educational-development--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Mayor hails role model sports stars  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Mayor hails role model sports stars  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1912-london-mayor-hails-role-model-sports-stars--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[DfE reports rise in unemployed youths  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE reports rise in unemployed youths  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1914-dfe-reports-rise-in-unemployed-youths--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities issue warning over PGCE courses  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities issue warning over PGCE courses ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1916-universities-issue-warning-over-pgce-courses--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey reveals negative connotations of university life  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey reveals negative connotations of university life  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1917-survey-reveals-negative-connotations-of-university-life--.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child should be encouraged to read other mediums, says expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child should be encouraged to read other mediums, says expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1900-child-should-be-encouraged-to-read-other-mediums-says-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland's university funding system to face legal challenge   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's university funding system to face legal challenge   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1901-scotlands-university-funding-system-to-face-legal-challenge---.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer clearing places available this year, Ucas boss reveals  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer clearing places available this year, Ucas boss reveals  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1906-fewer-clearing-places-available-this-year-ucas-boss-reveals--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[2011 'particularly difficult' for university applicants  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[2011 'particularly difficult' for university applicants  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1902-2011-particularly-difficult-for-university-applicants--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University application figures revealed  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[University application figures revealed  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1903-university-application-figures-revealed--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful achieves impressive A-level results  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful achieves impressive A-level results  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1907-olympic-hopeful-achieves-impressive-a-level-results--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt's new loan system has 'big plus-point'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt's new loan system has 'big plus-point'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1905-govts-new-loan-system-has-big-plus-point--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAPE chief highlights denigration of teaching profession  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NAPE chief highlights denigration of teaching profession  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1909-nape-chief-highlights-denigration-of-teaching-profession--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert: There are many alternatives to university  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert: There are many alternatives to university  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1910-expert-there-are-many-alternatives-to-university--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful announces A-level results on Twitter  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful announces A-level results on Twitter  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1897-olympic-hopeful-announces-a-level-results-on-twitter--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hepi suggests universities will have to reduce tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hepi suggests universities will have to reduce tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1899-hepi-suggests-universities-will-have-to-reduce-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher retention 'needs to be improved']]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher retention 'needs to be improved']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1891-teacher-retention-needs-to-be-improved.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities reluctant to take students who re-sit exams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities reluctant to take students who re-sit exams]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1894-universities-reluctant-to-take-students-who-re-sit-exams.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of university students are 'happy', survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority of university students are 'happy', survey finds]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1895-majority-of-university-students-are-happy-survey-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecturer accused of trying to influence student survey  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lecturer accused of trying to influence student survey  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1888-lecturer-accused-of-trying-to-influence-student-survey--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-level students given exam results ahead of schedule  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A-level students given exam results ahead of schedule  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1890-a-level-students-given-exam-results-ahead-of-schedule--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents responsible for quarter of online abuse of teachers  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents responsible for quarter of online abuse of teachers  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1886-parents-responsible-for-quarter-of-online-abuse-of-teachers--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching staff 'need better training to combat bigotry'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching staff 'need better training to combat bigotry'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1887-teaching-staff-need-better-training-to-combat-bigotry--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of students given inaccurate grades  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of students given inaccurate grades  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1882-dozens-of-students-given-inaccurate-grades--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New figures reveal rise in O-level-style qualification  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures reveal rise in O-level-style qualification  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1883-new-figures-reveal-rise-in-o-level-style-qualification--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBI calls on teenagers to take GCSEs  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBI calls on teenagers to take GCSEs  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1884-cbi-calls-on-teenagers-to-take-gcses--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex teacher training group named best in England  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essex teacher training group named best in England  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1878-essex-teacher-training-group-named-best-in-england--.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figures show fall in expulsions  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures show fall in expulsions  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1879-figures-show-fall-in-expulsions--.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union: All pupils must have opportunity to learn mathematics  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union: All pupils must have opportunity to learn mathematics  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1881-union-all-pupils-must-have-opportunity-to-learn-mathematics--.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces new measures to tackle discipline issues  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces new measures to tackle discipline issues  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1875-govt-announces-new-measures-to-tackle-discipline-issues--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important to consider technology when teaching sex ed, says expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Important to consider technology when teaching sex ed, says expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1876-important-to-consider-technology-when-teaching-sex-ed-says-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riots should lead to hard questions, says union boss  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riots should lead to hard questions, says union boss  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1877-riots-should-lead-to-hard-questions-says-union-boss--.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-elitist culture 'holding Britain back'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-elitist culture 'holding Britain back'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1871-anti-elitist-culture-holding-britain-back--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-organisation of careers advice services 'could be damaging', experts warn  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Re-organisation of careers advice services 'could be damaging', experts warn  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1873-re-organisation-of-careers-advice-services-could-be-damaging-experts-warn--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary considers News International-backed academy in East London  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary considers News International-backed academy in East London  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1874-education-secretary-considers-news-international-backed-academy-in-east-london--.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[YPLA left to cope with academies funding black hole  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[YPLA left to cope with academies funding black hole  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1867-ypla-left-to-cope-with-academies-funding-black-hole--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['No evidence' of growth in prep and secondary public schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA['No evidence' of growth in prep and secondary public schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1868-no-evidence-of-growth-in-prep-and-secondary-public-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduates 'will struggle to repay debt'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduates 'will struggle to repay debt'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1870-graduates-will-struggle-to-repay-debt--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospective students react to rise in tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prospective students react to rise in tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1863-prospective-students-react-to-rise-in-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New approach to parenting recommended by report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New approach to parenting recommended by report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1864-new-approach-to-parenting-recommended-by-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranelagh School becomes Bracknell Forest's first academy   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ranelagh School becomes Bracknell Forest's first academy   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1865-ranelagh-school-becomes-bracknell-forests-first-academy---.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students told 'they will not be disadvantaged by exams marking'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students told 'they will not be disadvantaged by exams marking'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1866-students-told-they-will-not-be-disadvantaged-by-exams-marking--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glyndwr University seeks to buy Racecourse ground  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glyndwr University seeks to buy Racecourse ground  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1858-glyndwr-university-seeks-to-buy-racecourse-ground--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt set to create more universities  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt set to create more universities  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1860-govt-set-to-create-more-universities--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School staff pocket millions in redundancy payouts   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School staff pocket millions in redundancy payouts   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1861-school-staff-pocket-millions-in-redundancy-payouts---.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland sees pass rates reach record levels   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland sees pass rates reach record levels   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1862-scotland-sees-pass-rates-reach-record-levels---.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents given warning over children's TV habits  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents given warning over children's TV habits  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1851-parents-given-warning-over-childrens-tv-habits--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Alfred school to become county's first academy   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Alfred school to become county's first academy   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1853-king-alfred-school-to-become-countys-first-academy---.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow education secretary hails Sats results  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow education secretary hails Sats results  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1854-shadow-education-secretary-hails-sats-results--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New figures reveal rise in 'three Rs'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures reveal rise in 'three Rs'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1856-new-figures-reveal-rise-in-three-rs--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Voice blindness more common than first thought'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA['Voice blindness more common than first thought'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1857-voice-blindness-more-common-than-first-thought--.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community college hailed by Ofsted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community college hailed by Ofsted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1847-community-college-hailed-by-ofsted--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails improving standards at academy   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hails improving standards at academy   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1848-ofsted-hails-improving-standards-at-academy---.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents being forced to dip into 'educational funds'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents being forced to dip into 'educational funds'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1850-parents-being-forced-to-dip-into-educational-funds--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Aug 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worthing schools commended for improvements  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worthing schools commended for improvements  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1828-worthing-schools-commended-for-improvements--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors accused of using bullying tactics  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors accused of using bullying tactics  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1830-ofsted-inspectors-accused-of-using-bullying-tactics--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer children being expelled from school  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer children being expelled from school  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1832-fewer-children-being-expelled-from-school--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warrington primary fails Ofsted report twice  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warrington primary fails Ofsted report twice  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1833-warrington-primary-fails-ofsted-report-twice--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools axing GCSEs in favour of O-level style examination  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools axing GCSEs in favour of O-level style examination  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1834-schools-axing-gcses-in-favour-of-o-level-style-examination--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastrington Primary School given positive Ofsted report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eastrington Primary School given positive Ofsted report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1835-eastrington-primary-school-given-positive-ofsted-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails 'significant improvements' at west Cumbrian academy  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hails 'significant improvements' at west Cumbrian academy  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1836-ofsted-hails-significant-improvements-at-west-cumbrian-academy--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular secondary school faces exam investigation   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popular secondary school faces exam investigation   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1838-popular-secondary-school-faces-exam-investigation---.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP: Rejection of Jewish free school is 'bizarre'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[MP: Rejection of Jewish free school is 'bizarre'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1839-mp-rejection-of-jewish-free-school-is-bizarre--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt accused of 'sneaking out' RE decision  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt accused of 'sneaking out' RE decision  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1840-govt-accused-of-sneaking-out-re-decision--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove refuses to reinstate school building works in Waltham Forest  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove refuses to reinstate school building works in Waltham Forest  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1841-gove-refuses-to-reinstate-school-building-works-in-waltham-forest--.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions refuse to rule out further strike action   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unions refuse to rule out further strike action   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1842-unions-refuse-to-rule-out-further-strike-action---.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted criticises boarding school over child protection policies     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted criticises boarding school over child protection policies     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1843-ofsted-criticises-boarding-school-over-child-protection-policies-----.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student Loans Company found to have overcharged graduates   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Student Loans Company found to have overcharged graduates   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1844-student-loans-company-found-to-have-overcharged-graduates---.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools axing GCSEs in favour O-level style examination  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools axing GCSEs in favour of O-level style examination  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1814-schools-axing-gcses-in-favour-o-level-style-examination--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastrington Primary School given positive Ofsted report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eastrington Primary School given positive Ofsted report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1815-eastrington-primary-school-given-positive-ofsted-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails 'significant improvements' at west Cumbrian academy  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hails 'significant improvements' at west Cumbrian academy  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1816-ofsted-hails-significant-improvements-at-west-cumbrian-academy--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnley sixth form given glowing Ofsted report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnley sixth form given glowing Ofsted report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1817-burnley-sixth-form-given-glowing-ofsted-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers told of extra pension payments  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers told of extra pension payments  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1818-teachers-told-of-extra-pension-payments--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents 'determined' to ensure kids obtain 'strong sense of self'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents 'determined' to ensure kids obtain 'strong sense of self'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1819-parents-determined-to-ensure-kids-obtain-strong-sense-of-self--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing system cannot be simplified, claims expert  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clearing system cannot be simplified, claims expert  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1820-clearing-system-cannot-be-simplified-claims-expert--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holme Village Pre-School given top rating by Ofsted  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holme Village Pre-School given top rating by Ofsted  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1822-holme-village-pre-school-given-top-rating-by-ofsted--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education watchdog criticised for 'not giving schools enough credit'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education watchdog criticised for 'not giving schools enough credit'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1824-education-watchdog-criticised-for-not-giving-schools-enough-credit--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary discusses possibility of creating 'Murdoch academy'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary discusses possibility of creating 'Murdoch academy'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1825-education-secretary-discusses-possibility-of-creating-murdoch-academy--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt should rethink EBacc qualification, MPs say  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt should rethink EBacc qualification, MPs say  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1827-govt-should-rethink-ebacc-qualification-mps-say--.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails turnaround at north-west school  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted hails turnaround at north-west school  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1810-ofsted-hails-turnaround-at-north-west-school--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private tutor to set up learning centres within state schools  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private tutor to set up learning centres within state schools  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1812-private-tutor-to-set-up-learning-centres-within-state-schools--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brits should study abroad, says govt minister  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brits should study abroad, says govt minister  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1813-brits-should-study-abroad-says-govt-minister--.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headteacher resigns after manhandling autistic pupil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headteacher resigns after manhandling autistic pupil]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1808-headteacher-resigns-after-manhandling-autistic-pupil.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt accused of rushing student visa restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt accused of rushing student visa restrictions]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1809-govt-accused-of-rushing-student-visa-restrictions.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School reform 'isn't straightforward'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[School reform 'isn't straightforward'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1804-school-reform-isnt-straightforward--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians 'least likely to go to university'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians 'least likely to go to university'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1806-christians-least-likely-to-go-to-university--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt advisor forecasts rise in middle-class dinner ladies  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt advisor forecasts rise in middle-class dinner ladies  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1807-govt-advisor-forecasts-rise-in-middle-class-dinner-ladies--.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oversimplifying school funding poses 'huge risk'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oversimplifying school funding poses 'huge risk'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1802-oversimplifying-school-funding-poses-huge-risk--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research reveals qualifications gap  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research reveals qualifications gap  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1803-research-reveals-qualifications-gap--.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-language school ditches 'confusing' words  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multi-language school ditches 'confusing' words  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1799-multi-language-school-ditches-confusing-words--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces changes to GCSEs  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt announces changes to GCSEs  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1801-govt-announces-changes-to-gcses--.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open University announces tuition fees for 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[Open University announces tuition fees for 2012]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1796-open-university-announces-tuition-fees-for-2012.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove stands firm on school rebuild plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove stands firm on school rebuild plans]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1789-gove-stands-firm-on-school-rebuild-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private uni students offered advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private uni students offered advice]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1790-private-uni-students-offered-advice.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education expert critical of proposed 'phonic check']]></title><description><![CDATA[Education expert critical of proposed 'phonic check']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1791-education-expert-critical-of-proposed-phonic-check.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMA derided by MPs     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[EMA derided by MPs     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1793-ema-derided-by-mps-----.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet leads to end of school report  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet leads to end of school report  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1795-internet-leads-to-end-of-school-report--.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers promise no large increases in university tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers promise no large increases in university tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1786-ministers-promise-no-large-increases-in-university-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spelling mistakes 'costing millions in lost revenue'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spelling mistakes 'costing millions in lost revenue'  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1787-spelling-mistakes-costing-millions-in-lost-revenue--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh schools to be placed into performance bands  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh schools to be placed into performance bands  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1788-welsh-schools-to-be-placed-into-performance-bands--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Bacc 'narrowing' pupils' options  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[English Bacc 'narrowing' pupils' options  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1782-english-bacc-narrowing-pupils-options--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers to discuss university merger proposals  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers to discuss university merger proposals  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1783-ministers-to-discuss-university-merger-proposals--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh local education authority put in special measures  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh local education authority put in special measures  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1784-welsh-local-education-authority-put-in-special-measures--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students told to consider options beyond university  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students told to consider options beyond university  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1778-students-told-to-consider-options-beyond-university--.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy laws to be tightened  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truancy laws to be tightened  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1779-truancy-laws-to-be-tightened--.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indiana drops handwriting requirement  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indiana drops handwriting requirement  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1780-indiana-drops-handwriting-requirement--.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average uni fees to rise above £8k, watchdog says  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average uni fees to rise above £8k, watchdog says  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1773-average-uni-fees-to-rise-above-£8k-watchdog-says--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Welsh unis to charge maximum tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten Welsh unis to charge maximum tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1774-ten-welsh-unis-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estyn: Disadvantaged pupils need more support  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Estyn: Disadvantaged pupils need more support  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1775-estyn-disadvantaged-pupils-need-more-support--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study reveals widening gap between rich and poor among pupils  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study reveals widening gap between rich and poor among pupils  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1776-study-reveals-widening-gap-between-rich-and-poor-among-pupils--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents urged to keep kids 'stimulated' during summer months  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents urged to keep kids 'stimulated' during summer months  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1777-parents-urged-to-keep-kids-stimulated-during-summer-months--.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCAS chief calls for change in school ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[UCAS chief calls for change in school ratings]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1770-ucas-chief-calls-for-change-in-school-ratings.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith leaders issue RE warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith leaders issue RE warning]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1771-faith-leaders-issue-re-warning.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vocational qualifications double in two years, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vocational qualifications double in two years, figures show]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1772-vocational-qualifications-double-in-two-years-figures-show.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment minister hoping to resolve university tuition fees  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment minister hoping to resolve university tuition fees  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1765-employment-minister-hoping-to-resolve-university-tuition-fees--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCAS launches new student helpline  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UCAS launches new student helpline  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1766-ucas-launches-new-student-helpline--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to offer financial incentives to improve reading  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt to offer financial incentives to improve reading  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1767-govt-to-offer-financial-incentives-to-improve-reading--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxbridge intake dominated by five schools, report finds  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxbridge intake dominated by five schools, report finds  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1768-oxbridge-intake-dominated-by-five-schools-report-finds--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt plans will see gifted pupils 'ignored']]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt plans will see gifted pupils 'ignored']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1758-govt-plans-will-see-gifted-pupils-ignored.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt set to launch compulsory 'progress check' on toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt set to launch compulsory 'progress check' on toddlers]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1759-govt-set-to-launch-compulsory-progress-check-on-toddlers.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ifs School of Finance announces tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[ifs School of Finance announces tuition fees]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1760-ifs-school-of-finance-announces-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEFCW criticised for handling of overseas partnerships ]]></title><description><![CDATA[HEFCW criticised for handling of overseas partnerships ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1761-hefcw-criticised-for-handling-of-overseas-partnerships-.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think-tank suggests changes to league tables  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think-tank suggests changes to league tables  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1754-think-tank-suggests-changes-to-league-tables--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE bemoans 'joyless' playgrounds  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[HSE bemoans 'joyless' playgrounds  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1755-hse-bemoans-joyless-playgrounds--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam board acknowledges mistake  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exam board acknowledges mistake  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1756-exam-board-acknowledges-mistake--.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted chief questions school inspections  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted chief questions school inspections  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1751-ofsted-chief-questions-school-inspections--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions hit out at govt plans  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching unions hit out at govt plans  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1753-teaching-unions-hit-out-at-govt-plans--.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove seeks improvements in maths  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove seeks improvements in maths  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1748-gove-seeks-improvements-in-maths--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey reveals rise in graduate job opportunities  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey reveals rise in graduate job opportunities  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1749-survey-reveals-rise-in-graduate-job-opportunities--.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish universities set to charge fees of up to £9,000 per year for other UK-based students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students from outside of Scotland will be charged up to £9,000 per year in tuition following new government measures.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1746-scottish-universities-set-to-charge-fees-of-up-to-£9000-per-year-for-other-uk-based-students.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action set to affect 6,000 schools, government says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of schools are likely to close tomorrow (June 30th) because of strike action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1745-strike-action-set-to-affect-6000-schools-government-says.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government calls for public sector to call off strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has again urged teachers and other public sector workers to call off strike action, due to take place later this week.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1743-government-calls-for-public-sector-to-call-off-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove announces plans to end modular GCSEs and resits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary has announced that pupils will no longer be able to take GCSEs in bits.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1741-gove-announces-plans-to-end-modular-gcses-and-resits.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cameron says exam errors is 'not an acceptable situation']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofqual has announced that it will launch an inquiry over errors in exam papers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1736-cameron-says-exam-errors-is-not-an-acceptable-situation.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove lambasts 'discredited' exam system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove believes the examination system is "discredited".]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1725-gove-lambasts-discredited-exam-system.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary details long-term plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary details long-term plans]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1717-education-secretary-details-long-term-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple launches complaint against school after abuse allegations    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Couple launches complaint against school after abuse allegations    ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1718-couple-launches-complaint-against-school-after-abuse-allegations----.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabinet minister warned against planned protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cabinet minister warned against planned protest]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1719-cabinet-minister-warned-against-planned-protest.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New grade designed to mark out exceptional students]]></title><description><![CDATA[New grade designed to mark out exceptional students]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1720-new-grade-designed-to-mark-out-exceptional-students.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICT teachers complain to exam board]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICT teachers complain to exam board]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1723-ict-teachers-complain-to-exam-board.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh universities still hoping to charge maximum fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh universities still hoping to charge maximum fees]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1724-welsh-universities-still-hoping-to-charge-maximum-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies to have thousands of pounds clawed back     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academies to have thousands of pounds clawed back     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1709-academies-to-have-thousands-of-pounds-clawed-back-----.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underperforming primary schools set to become academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underperforming primary schools set to become academies]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1711-underperforming-primary-schools-set-to-become-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pension plans 'will do long-term damage']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pension plans 'will do long-term damage']]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1712-pension-plans-will-do-long-term-damage.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[For-profit universities could damage reputation of higher education  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For-profit universities could damage reputation of higher education  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1714-for-profit-universities-could-damage-reputation-of-higher-education--.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions announce date for strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching unions announce date for strikes]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1715-teaching-unions-announce-date-for-strikes.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh higher education authority rejects tuition fee proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh higher education authority rejects tuition fee proposal]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1716-welsh-higher-education-authority-rejects-tuition-fee-proposal.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt cuts lead to closure of PGCE courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt cuts lead to closure of PGCE courses]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1697-govt-cuts-lead-to-closure-of-pgce-courses.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt minister defends pensions decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Govt minister defends pensions decision]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1700-govt-minister-defends-pensions-decision.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove seeks to raise education standards  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove seeks to raise education standards  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1701-gove-seeks-to-raise-education-standards--.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students are being 'mis-sold' A-levels, says MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students are being 'mis-sold' A-levels, says MP]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1702-students-are-being-mis-sold-a-levels-says-mp.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in six school children are streamed, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in six school children are streamed, research finds]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1703-one-in-six-school-children-are-streamed-research-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School moves to tackle drug problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[School moves to tackle drug problem]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1707-school-moves-to-tackle-drug-problem.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headteacher recognised in Queen's birthday honours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headteacher recognised in Queen's birthday honours]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1690-headteacher-recognised-in-queens-birthday-honours.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change should not be compulsory, says govt advisor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change should not be compulsory, says govt advisor]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1691-climate-change-should-not-be-compulsory-says-govt-advisor.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shopkeeper to stand in Cambridge University elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shopkeeper to stand in Cambridge University elections.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1692-shopkeeper-to-stand-in-cambridge-university-elections.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities accused of 'dumbing down' on maths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities accused of 'dumbing down' on maths.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1693-universities-accused-of-dumbing-down-on-maths.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaints against universities reach record levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Complaints against universities reach record levels.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1694-complaints-against-universities-reach-record-levels.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents call for more information on tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents call for more information on tuition fees]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1695-parents-call-for-more-information-on-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt aims to reduce foreign student numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new policy will see a net reduction of 260,000 student visas.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1686-govt-aims-to-reduce-foreign-student-numbers.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities told not to 'cry foul' over tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hughes has insisted universities should reduce costs.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1687-universities-told-not-to-cry-foul-over-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove: No U-turn over spending cuts    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gove has dismissed claims that he has made a dramatic U-turn.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1688-gove-no-u-turn-over-spending-cuts----.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ofsted chief given knighthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Woodhead has been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1689-former-ofsted-chief-given-knighthood.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary announces recommendation for Ofqual role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has named his recommended candidate to fill the role of chair at Ofqual. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1678-education-secretary-announces-recommendation-for-ofqual-role.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities to study Scots drink and drug culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow universities will work together.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1680-universities-to-study-scots-drink-and-drug-culture.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school pupils failing to reach their potential, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quarter are making insufficient progress in English. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1681-secondary-school-pupils-failing-to-reach-their-potential-research-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofqual admits to mistake in geography exam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofqual is investigating a mistake in a geography AS-level paper. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1683-ofqual-admits-to-mistake-in-geography-exam.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[London businesses urged to help improve literacy standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four out of ten London children are living in poverty.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1677-london-businesses-urged-to-help-improve-literacy-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edexcel acknowledges exam mistake ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The multiple-choice biology question offered a selection of wrong answers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1671-edexcel-acknowledges-exam-mistake-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCH discussion disrupted by protestors ]]></title><description><![CDATA[NCH confirmed it will charge students £18,000 in fees each year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1673-nch-discussion-disrupted-by-protestors-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford academics deliver blow to universities minister ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The changes to university funding were "reckless, incoherent and incompetent".     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1674-oxford-academics-deliver-blow-to-universities-minister-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt: NCH cannot call itself a 'university college']]></title><description><![CDATA[A private college being set up by leading academics does not have the right to call itself a "university college". ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1675-govt-nch-cannot-call-itself-a-university-college.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in private universities 'likely'    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London-based college will open in September 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1676-rise-in-private-universities-likely----.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten universities 'risk failing due to tuition fees']]></title><description><![CDATA[The government may have to cut student places or increase taxpayer contributions to plug the funding gap.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1666-ten-universities-risk-failing-due-to-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs issue warning over tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers have "significantly" underestimated the number of universities charging £9,000 tuition fees. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1667-mps-issue-warning-over-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities Week 'not specifically aimed at prospective students' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities Week is not specifically aimed at prospective students.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1669-universities-week-not-specifically-aimed-at-prospective-students-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam board sets unanswerable question    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An exam board sets unanswerable question.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1670-exam-board-sets-unanswerable-question----.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academics launch new college in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The privately-owned London-based college will open in September next year.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1662-academics-launch-new-college-in-london.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary issues warning over English teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools must improve English teaching to stop pupils being condemned to a "prison house of ignorance".    ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1663-education-secretary-issues-warning-over-english-teaching.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home secretary accuses universities of 'complacency' in tackling extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government would cut funding to any Islamic group that aired extremist views. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1665-home-secretary-accuses-universities-of-complacency-in-tackling-extremism.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge University academics take action against govt policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 150 academics have signed a motion on the issue.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1657-cambridge-university-academics-take-action-against-govt-policies.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Staffordshire College to axe jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jobs will go at South Staffordshire College.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1659-south-staffordshire-college-to-axe-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU students 'could create discontentment'    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record number of EU nationals are applying for places at British universities.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1660-eu-students-could-create-discontentment----.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities 'must charge maximum fees to maintain funding levels']]></title><description><![CDATA[The burden of cost is about to be shifted from "state to student".]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1661-universities-must-charge-maximum-fees-to-maintain-funding-levels.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study of English literature in 'ruinous' state]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study of English literature in universities is in a "ruinous" state, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1653-study-of-english-literature-in-ruinous-state.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam board apologises for error]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maths students were set a question that was impossible to answer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1654-exam-board-apologises-for-error.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of five-year-olds are 'not ready for school']]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as half of five-year-olds are not ready for school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1655-half-of-five-year-olds-are-not-ready-for-school.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh govt 'cannot afford to cover fees']]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh students pay about £3,400.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1656-welsh-govt-cannot-afford-to-cover-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans submitted for new UTC in Essex]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bid to bring a UTC to Harlow has been prepared by Harlow MP Robert Halfon.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1647-plans-submitted-for-new-utc-in-essex.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive feedback 'more effective than smaller classes']]></title><description><![CDATA[Positive feedback from teachers is more effective in raising grades than homework, uniforms and smaller classes. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1648-positive-feedback-more-effective-than-smaller-classes.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces plans to prioritise teachers in admissions battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers will soon be afforded the opportunity to jump the queue in the battle to secure places at oversubscribed schools. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1649-govt-announces-plans-to-prioritise-teachers-in-admissions-battle.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrities 'unlikely to act as role models for young children']]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends, family and teachers are significantly more likely to influence young children than celebrity role models.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1650-celebrities-unlikely-to-act-as-role-models-for-young-children.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glamorgan to set maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glamorgan and Bangor universities are to set maximum tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1651-glamorgan-to-set-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge Assessment unveils new tool to combat exam cheats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new hi-tech weapon has been unveiled by a leading education authority.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1646-cambridge-assessment-unveils-new-tool-to-combat-exam-cheats.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATL members air concerns over changes to Teachers' Pension Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ATL is balloting its members on whether to take national strike action over the recommended changes. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1645-atl-members-air-concerns-over-changes-to-teachers-pension-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>28 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSE to charge less than maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual tuition fee for UK and EU undergraduates at the university will be £8,500 for 2012-13. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1642-lse-to-charge-less-than-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Success of academies 'still in the balance' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academies have yet to prove themselves as a type of school. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1643---success-of-academies-still-in-the-balance-.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Oldham schools divided by race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in Oldham are largely polarised along racial lines. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1644-study-oldham-schools-divided-by-race.aspx</link><pubDate>27 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy settings on social media is the 'major cyber-bullying issue'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lots of young people struggle to understand the privacy settings on social media websites.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1633-privacy-settings-on-social-media-is-the-major-cyber-bullying-issue--.aspx</link><pubDate>21 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authors condemn school library cuts    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The services providing books to up to 600,000 pupils have been axed in the past year. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1634-authors-condemn-school-library-cuts----.aspx</link><pubDate>21 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted emphasises importance of relationship between school governors and leadership team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing bodies that clearly understand their roles and responsibilities, build productive relationships with school leaders. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1627-ofsted-emphasises-importance-of-relationship-between-school-governors-and-leadership-team.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham: Education secretary is 'incompetent and ideological']]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove's policies are slapdash, his intellect lacking and his instincts elitist, according to Andy Burnham. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1628-burnham-education-secretary-is-incompetent-and-ideological.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces new league table measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1629-govt-announces-new-league-table-measures.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers dissatisfied with education department, survey shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of the teaching profession is deeply dissatisfied with the performance of the government on educational policy. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1631-teachers-dissatisfied-with-education-department-survey-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambeth Council issues schools warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demand for school places has risen by 40 per cent in the past four years in some areas.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1632-lambeth-council-issues-schools-warning.aspx</link><pubDate>20 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying overseas 'improves your CV']]></title><description><![CDATA[Attending a foreign university may make sense on financial and academic grounds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1621-studying-overseas-improves-your-cv.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduate face tough jobs market, research suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students leaving university this year are going to face intense competition for jobs. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1622-graduate-face-tough-jobs-market-research-suggests.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school installs CCTV cameras in pupils' toilets]]></title><description><![CDATA[One parent has already removed his three children out of the school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1624-secondary-school-installs-cctv-cameras-in-pupils-toilets.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University defends decision to accept cash from tobacco firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cash was only accepted after "careful consideration", the university insisted.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1625-university-defends-decision-to-accept-cash-from-tobacco-firm.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[St John Ambulance calls for first aid to be included in curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning first aid should be as important a part of childhood as "learning to tie your shoelaces". ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1626-st-john-ambulance-calls-for-first-aid-to-be-included-in-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>19 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surrey school applies for academy status]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school's governing body has already passed a resolution.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1614-surrey-school-applies-for-academy-status.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dame Helen Mirren backs free school proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Helen Mirren has backed a new free school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1615-dame-helen-mirren-backs-free-school-proposal.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weston-super-Mare school applies for academy status  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Weston-super-Mare school has applied for academy status.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1616-weston-super-mare-school-applies-for-academy-status--.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove gives approval to new Bristol school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bristol Free School is set to open in September.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1617-gove-gives-approval-to-new-bristol-school.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove set to decide future of new academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will be 2,500 more primary school pupils across the borough over the next eight or ten years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1618-gove-set-to-decide-future-of-new-academy.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action moves a step closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industrial action could see thousands of pupils suffering disruption to classes.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1620-strike-action-moves-a-step-closer.aspx</link><pubDate>18 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rigid discipline' helps transform London school ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, south London, has witnessed a remarkable turnaround in recent times. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1608-rigid-discipline-helps-transform-london-school-.aspx</link><pubDate>17 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admissions policy could prove 'catastrophic', ISC warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools may be forced to introduce huge fee rises for existing parents to fund more bursaries.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1609-admissions-policy-could-prove-catastrophic-isc-warns.aspx</link><pubDate>17 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt should include life-saving skills in curriculum, says BHF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 73 per cent of schoolchildren wanted to learn how to resuscitate someone and give first aid. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1610-govt-should-include-life-saving-skills-in-curriculum-says-bhf.aspx</link><pubDate>17 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents and teachers 'must work in partnership' to ease exam stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 53 per cent of young people admitted pressure from parents to do well in exams causes them anxiety. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1612-parents-and-teachers-must-work-in-partnership-to-ease-exam-stress.aspx</link><pubDate>17 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 'magic answer' to poorly performing schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has tried to remedy the problem with various ideas, such as academies and free schools. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1613-no-magic-answer-to-poorly-performing-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>17 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision to axe sport funding is 'gross stupidity']]></title><description><![CDATA[The SSP involved around 22,000 people.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1600-decision-to-axe-sport-funding-is-gross-stupidity.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSS voices opposition to creationist ideas in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school maintained that it had done nothing wrong.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1601-nss-voices-opposition-to-creationist-ideas-in-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails special school in Leicester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 54 boys aged 11 to 16 attend Keyham Lodge School.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1602-ofsted-hails-special-school-in-leicester.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Unis are failing to provide students with enough lecture time']]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities are failing to provide students with enough lecture and tutorial time, it has been suggested.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1603-unis-are-failing-to-provide-students-with-enough-lecture-time.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exams standards watchdog to launch investigation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofqual will gather evidence on what it said is an "objective and constructive debate".    ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1604-exams-standards-watchdog-to-launch-investigation-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adult learning in the UK falls ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of adult learners in the UK has fallen.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1605-adult-learning-in-the-uk-falls-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action leads to closure at Coventry schools ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tile Hill Wood and The Woodlands School have both been forced to close.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1607-strike-action-leads-to-closure-at-coventry-schools-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities admissions process could turn into 'flea market'     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any discount would have to be given to all students.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1591-universities-admissions-process-could-turn-into-flea-market-----.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former spin doctor to open free school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Hyman is set to open a free school in London.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1592-former-spin-doctor-to-open-free-school.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students suffering from inadequate careers guidance, says AoC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses feel young people are unable to make informed choices about their future career.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1593-students-suffering-from-inadequate-careers-guidance-says-aoc.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMI: Schools need 'twofold approach' to satisfy employment market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools and employers need to take "a twofold approach" to equip pupils with the right skills for the workplace. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1594-cmi-schools-need-twofold-approach-to-satisfy-employment-market.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools to be assessed on performance of struggling pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are to be assessed on the performance of their most capable and their struggling pupils. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1595-schools-to-be-assessed-on-performance-of-struggling-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University-leavers 'increasingly taking non-graduate jobs']]></title><description><![CDATA[University-leavers are increasingly taking non-graduate jobs. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1596-university-leavers-increasingly-taking-non-graduate-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt set to announce new measure for failing GCSE students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children who fail to achieve good GCSE grades at English and maths will be expected to carry on studying.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1597-govt-set-to-announce-new-measure-for-failing-gcse-students.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maths education being 'damaged by entering pupils early']]></title><description><![CDATA[Maths education in England is being damaged by schools entering pupils early for their mathematics GCSE.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1598-maths-education-being-damaged-by-entering-pupils-early.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSE to consider not charging maximum tuition fees ]]></title><description><![CDATA[LSE has revealed it is to consider plans which will see it become the first elite university to charge less than £9,000 fees. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1599-lse-to-consider-not-charging-maximum-tuition-fees-.aspx</link><pubDate>13 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister faces calls to revise exam league tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron is facing calls to revise exam league tables.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1583-prime-minister-faces-calls-to-revise-exam-league-tables.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: Too many young people leaving school without adequate basic skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders suggested that too many young people are leaving school without adequate basic skills.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1584-survey-too-many-young-people-leaving-school-without-adequate-basic-skills.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher suspended at Lancashire school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff took strike action over the behaviour of pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1585-head-teacher-suspended-at-lancashire-school.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children's author critical of new govt plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1586-childrens-author-critical-of-new-govt-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers set to launch strike action?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of secondary head teachers are set to join an unprecedented national strike.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1566-head-teachers-set-to-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChildLine bases may be forced to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChildLine provides a confidential telephone and online counselling service to children and young people. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1567-childline-bases-may-be-forced-to-close.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breastfeeding influences behaviour, research finds    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children who are breastfed for four months or more develop fewer behaviour problems.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1568-breastfeeding-influences-behaviour-research-finds----.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education watchdog critical of academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has lambasted Basildon's new £45 million academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1569-education-watchdog-critical-of-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assaults on staff at Pupil Reintegration Unit rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incidents of violent behaviour have increased since last summer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1570-assaults-on-staff-at-pupil-reintegration-unit-rise.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted rates Kent nursery 'outstanding']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors have rated a nursery for blind children in Kent as 'outstanding'.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1571-ofsted-rates-kent-nursery-outstanding.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school avoids strike action ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was agreed the proposed three-day strike will not go ahead. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1572-secondary-school-avoids-strike-action-.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted report prompts dismissal of head teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Applegarth Junior School in New Addington had made "inadequate" progress since it was put in special measures last September. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1573-ofsted-report-prompts-dismissal-of-head-teacher.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted hails improvements at Halifax school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has recognised a school in Halifax for making significant strides.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1574-ofsted-hails-improvements-at-halifax-school.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary increases limit on head teachers' salaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has decided to increase he upper limit of head teachers' pay by 25 per cent.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1575-education-secretary-increases-limit-on-head-teachers-salaries.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row erupts over head teacher salaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those head teachers who take on more work will be able to inflate their salaries by as much as 25 per cent.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1576-row-erupts-over-head-teacher-salaries.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities to make extra places available for wealthy students?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities in England may be allowed to make extra places available for wealthy UK students. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1577-universities-to-make-extra-places-available-for-wealthy-students.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aberystwyth University to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aberystwyth University has become the latest university to charge tuition fees of £9,000 per year.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1578-aberystwyth-university-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University admissions system 'unfair and inefficient']]></title><description><![CDATA[The university admissions system which allows pupils to apply before they know their A-level results is "unfair and inefficient".    ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1579-university-admissions-system-unfair-and-inefficient.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students 'unable to cope with demands of degree courses']]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers are starting university unable to cope with the demands of degree courses. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1555-students-unable-to-cope-with-demands-of-degree-courses.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents propose radical idea to combat cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents at one primary school in the Borders are considering paying for a teacher out of their own pockets. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1556-parents-propose-radical-idea-to-combat-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minster dismisses universities minister's proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Willetts suggested institutions could provide extra places for a higher price.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1557-prime-minster-dismisses-universities-ministers-proposal.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study identifies link between education and health]]></title><description><![CDATA[People with fewer qualifications are prone to age more quickly.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1559-study-identifies-link-between-education-and-health.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher attacks 'patronising' university admissions policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accepting poor students on to degree courses with lower A-level grades is "patronising".]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1560-head-teacher-attacks-patronising-university-admissions-policy.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of schools face cuts, survey suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of the schools in England are facing cuts to their budgets. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1562-more-than-half-of-schools-face-cuts-survey-suggests.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy protests against shorts ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 12-year-old boy wore a skirt to school. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1563-boy-protests-against-shorts-ban.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial incentives causing schools to become academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academies are a victim of their own success, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1564-financial-incentives-causing-schools-to-become-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupil launches court action over exclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pupil has decided to take his school to court.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1565-pupil-launches-court-action-over-exclusion.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private universities 'should face same regulations as public universities']]></title><description><![CDATA[Private universities in England should be subject to the same regulations as public universities]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1588-private-universities-should-face-same-regulations-as-public-universities.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuition fee rises 'could hit local economies'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The economies of university towns and cities could be badly hit by the move to raise student tuition fees.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1589-tuition-fee-rises-could-hit-local-economies--.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh universities urged to tackle plagiarism problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between 2008 and 2011, 927 students from six Welsh universities copied work.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1590-welsh-universities-urged-to-tackle-plagiarism-problem.aspx</link><pubDate>12 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychotherapist hails impact of boarding school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Johnson has dismissed claims that people who attend boarding school are damaged for life by their experience.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1551-psychotherapist-hails-impact-of-boarding-school.aspx</link><pubDate>09 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University admits to taking on PhD students with poor English]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derby University has admitted taking on PhD students with poor standards of English.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1552-university-admits-to-taking-on-phd-students-with-poor-english.aspx</link><pubDate>09 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge University admits more UK students]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proportion of students from state schools offered places in 2010 was 59.3 per cent.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1553-cambridge-university-admits-more-uk-students.aspx</link><pubDate>09 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Parents do not think sex education should be taught from a young age']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of parents do not think sex education should be taught to children in school from a young age. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1554-parents-do-not-think-sex-education-should-be-taught-from-a-young-age.aspx</link><pubDate>09 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys 'more confident in expressing themselves']]></title><description><![CDATA[More boys than girls feel confident expressing their views, new research has suggsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1548-boys-more-confident-in-expressing-themselves.aspx</link><pubDate>05 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local authorities set to launch legal challenge against budget cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of English local authorities are set to launch a legal challenge against government budget cuts.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1549-local-authorities-set-to-launch-legal-challenge-against-budget-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>05 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report questions plans to replace EMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discrimination could occur because schools and colleges will decide which students get bursaries. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1550-report-questions-plans-to-replace-ema.aspx</link><pubDate>05 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheltenham academy to be better off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Healy has discovered his school will be half a million pounds better off this year as it has converted to an academy.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1545-cheltenham-academy-to-be-better-off.aspx</link><pubDate>04 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAHT praises education secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove's commitment to helping teachers defend proposed pension cuts has been welcomed by the National Association of Head Teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1546-naht-praises-education-secretary.aspx</link><pubDate>04 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-in-ten teachers attacked by parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as one-in-ten head teachers has been physically assaulted by a pupil's parent or carer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1526-one-in-ten-teachers-attacked-by-parents.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAHT calls for ballot of primary head teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union will call for “the right to consult membership on further action” if ministers fail to put teacher assessment at the core of school accountability by 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1527-naht-calls-for-ballot-of-primary-head-teachers.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heads to get more freedom to sack underperforming staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teachers will get more freedom to sack underperforming staff.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1528-heads-to-get-more-freedom-to-sack-underperforming-staff.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s education being ruined, head teachers warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children’s education is being ruined as they are turned into “statistical fodder” to hit government targets.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1529-childrens-education-being-ruined-head-teachers-warn.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers set to join strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teachers are ready to join strikes.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1530-head-teachers-set-to-join-strikes.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behaviour at one in five secondaries ‘still not good enough’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behaviour at almost one in five secondary schools is still not good enough.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1531-behaviour-at-one-in-five-secondaries-still-not-good-enough.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former head suspended for misuse of school money]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former head teacher has been suspended for six months.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1532-former-head-suspended-for-misuse-of-school-money.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle-class students to ‘pay thousands to subsidise the poor’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle-class students will pay at least £2,700 more in university tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1534-middle-class-students-to-pay-thousands-to-subsidise-the-poor.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers vote for industrial action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teachers have voted to stage a ballot.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1535-head-teachers-vote-for-industrial-action.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers’ union accepts controversial pay package]]></title><description><![CDATA[There would be some cuts in pay and changes to conditions in exchange for guarantees on jobs. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1536-teachers-union-accepts-controversial-pay-package.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary heads over issue warning over job cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four out of ten of schools that participated in a survey said they were planning to shed staff.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1538-primary-heads-over-issue-warning-over-job-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: Maximum fees would put students off]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of final-year students at top universities in England say they would not have enrolled if annual fees had been £9,000.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1539-survey-maximum-fees-would-put-students-off.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campus extremism 'threatens UK security']]></title><description><![CDATA[A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Homeland Security said that there are "grave concerns" students are being radicalised in British universities. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1541-campus-extremism-threatens-uk-security.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Andrews University reviewing work of Syria studies centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Andrews University is reviewing the work of its Syria studies centre. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1542-st-andrews-university-reviewing-work-of-syria-studies-centre.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private schools 'surviving economic downturn'    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a one per cent fall in pupil numbers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1543-private-schools-surviving-economic-downturn----.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sure Start children's centres being 'starved of funds']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sure Start children's centres in England are being starved of funds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1544-sure-start-childrens-centres-being-starved-of-funds.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head vote for industrial action over pension issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teachers have backed a strike.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1518-head-vote-for-industrial-action-over-pension-issue.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Mixed-sex schools not doing enough to promote girls' confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mixed-sex schools are not doing enough to promote girls' confidence and ambitions.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1519-ofsted-mixed-sex-schools-not-doing-enough-to-promote-girls-confidence.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher hits out at Ofsted inspectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Mattinson has blasted school inspectors.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1520-head-teacher-hits-out-at-ofsted-inspectors.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted ‘damages children's learning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted damages children's learning and development and should be scrapped, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1521-ofsted-damages-childrens-learning.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary challenged by union]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1523-education-secretary-challenged-by-union.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary branded a ‘hypocrite’ by headteachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has been branded “a hypocrite” for bank-rolling a “non-viable” city Academy in Liverpool.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1524-education-secretary-branded-a-hypocrite-by-headteachers.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government accused of wasting money on consultants ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has been accused of wasting millions.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1525-government-accused-of-wasting-money-on-consultants-.aspx</link><pubDate>03 May 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Baccalaureate is 'first of many more performance measures']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Gibb has revealed that the English Baccalaureate is the first of many more performance measures to come.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1512-english-baccalaureate-is-first-of-many-more-performance-measures.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: Higher tuition fees would have put students off uni]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of final-year students at top universities in England would not have enrolled if annual fees had been £9,000.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1513-survey-higher-tuition-fees-would-have-put-students-off-uni.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualified teachers 'should cover classes in the event of a long-term absence']]></title><description><![CDATA[NASUWT argued that using staff without Qualified Teacher Status in the wrong circumstances is an abuse.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1514-qualified-teachers-should-cover-classes-in-the-event-of-a-long-term-absence.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove 'should be removed from his post']]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove should be removed from his post, according to a union leader. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1515-gove-should-be-removed-from-his-post.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student's EMA speech earns standing ovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scrapping the EMA did not make economic sense, he said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1517-students-ema-speech-earns-standing-ovation.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecturers at Stirling University launch strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university has closed posts at its Institute of Aquaculture. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1507-lecturers-at-stirling-university-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'increasingly using unqualified support staff']]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are increasingly using unqualified support staff to teach lessons on a regular basis, it has been observed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1508-schools-increasingly-using-unqualified-support-staff.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASUWT says it has 'no confidence' in government policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NASUWT teachers' union annual conference has passed a motion declaring it has "no confidence" in government policies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1509-nasuwt-says-it-has-no-confidence-in-government-policies.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government accused of narrowing choice and cutting budgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coalition government has been accused of narrowing choice for schools in England.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1511-government-accused-of-narrowing-choice-and-cutting-budgets.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loss of authority contributing to bad behaviour, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The behaviour of school pupils has deteriorated over the years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1502-loss-of-authority-contributing-to-bad-behaviour-report-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glasgow Caledonian University has sponsorship license suspended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glasgow Caledonian University has had its licence to sponsor foreign students.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1503-glasgow-caledonian-university-has-sponsorship-license-suspended.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies 'won't help improve standards']]></title><description><![CDATA[Just eight per cent of teachers believe government policy for free schools and academies in England will improve poor children's education. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1504-academies-wont-help-improve-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think tank: Universities should sell extra places]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fraser of Allander Institute report suggested all Scots should pay towards degree costs after graduation. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1505-think-tank-universities-should-sell-extra-places.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister heckled over pension plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers have heckled the schools minister.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1506-schools-minister-heckled-over-pension-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gap year travel 'boosts a CV']]></title><description><![CDATA[A post-university gap year can "add value to [a] CV".    ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1497-gap-year-travel-boosts-a-cv.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities should 'do more to encourage diversity']]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities should do more to encourage diversity.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1498-universities-should-do-more-to-encourage-diversity.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[GSA: Boys and girls learn differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boys and girls learn in slightly different ways. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1499-gsa-boys-and-girls-learn-differently.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullying of staff is common, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bullying in school is a problem for many staff as well as pupils. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1500-bullying-of-staff-is-common-research-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miliband: Tuition fee changes could see cuts in uni places]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Miliband has warned higher than expected tuition fees could mean cutting tens of thousands of university places in England. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1501-miliband-tuition-fee-changes-could-see-cuts-in-uni-places.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former polytechnic sparks tuition fees row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teesside University in Middlesbrough has sparked a row.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1492-former-polytechnic-sparks-tuition-fees-row.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge tops university league table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cambridge has overtaken Oxford.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1493-cambridge-tops-university-league-table.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATL backs pensions strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union supported calls for a vote on a classroom walk-out.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1495-atl-backs-pensions-strike.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers fear loss of traditional playground games, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1496-teachers-fear-loss-of-traditional-playground-games-survey-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>20 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted 'too big to function']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted is too big to function effectively and should be split in two.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1489-ofsted-too-big-to-function.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Met cuts degree courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Metropolitan University is to cut hundreds of courses.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1490-london-met-cuts-degree-courses.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to admissions procedures 'could make the system less fair']]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed changes to school admissions procedures could make the system less fair, it has been suggsted.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1491-changes-to-admissions-procedures-could-make-the-system-less-fair.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT facilities still not up to scratch, says report ]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT facilities in schools are still not up to scratch, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1484-it-facilities-still-not-up-to-scratch-says-report-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities charging maximum fees for 'status reasons'    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities are increasingly opting for maximum tuition fees for "status" reasons, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1486-universities-charging-maximum-fees-for-status-reasons----.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE colleges to charge lower tuition fees, survey suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A significant proportion of further education colleges will charge tuition fees of less than £6,000 next year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1488-fe-colleges-to-charge-lower-tuition-fees-survey-suggests.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student loan packages rise for private universities ]]></title><description><![CDATA[More teenagers will be encouraged to take degrees at private universities, it has been suggested.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1479-student-loan-packages-rise-for-private-universities-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister criticised for Oxford University outburst ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister's claims that only one black undergraduate was admitted by Oxford last year are "damaging and ill-informed".     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1480-prime-minister-criticised-for-oxford-university-outburst-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard tuition fees package 'should be introduced for UK universities'  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A standard package of tuition fees and bursaries should be introduced for UK universities, it has been suggested.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1482-standard-tuition-fees-package-should-be-introduced-for-uk-universities--.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle University to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle University plans to charge the maximum £9,000 tuition fees for new UK and EU undergraduates from 2012.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1483-newcastle-university-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[million+: Tuition fees should not cause anyone to miss out on university]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half of the 54 universities surveyed said they would charge £9,000 for all courses.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1475-million-tuition-fees-should-not-cause-anyone-to-miss-out-on-university.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUS votes for new president    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liam Burns is the new NUS president.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1476-nus-votes-for-new-president----.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers likely to take industrial action over proposed pension cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers are likely to take industrial action over proposed cuts to their pensions.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1478-teachers-likely-to-take-industrial-action-over-proposed-pension-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warwick University seeks to set up US campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warwick University is bidding to become the first UK university to set up a campus in the US.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1472-warwick-university-seeks-to-set-up-us-campus.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford University responds to PM’s claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University has defended itself against claims made by David Cameron. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1473-oxford-university-responds-to-pms-claims.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open University seeks to improve staying-on rates among poorer students]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Open University has been a pioneer of distance learning.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1474-open-university-seeks-to-improve-staying-on-rates-among-poorer-students.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students warned to expect higher fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half of the 54 universities which took part in a survey revealed they would charge £9,000 for all courses.     ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1468-students-warned-to-expect-higher-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[System for school building 'not fit for purpose']]></title><description><![CDATA[The system for school building in England is not fit for purpose, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1469-system-for-school-building-not-fit-for-purpose.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleges begin axing jobs and courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scores of colleges have begun axing jobs and courses as a result of funding cuts. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1465-colleges-begin-axing-jobs-and-courses.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTU: Cyber bullying is on the rise  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyber bullying is on the rise in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1466-utu-cyber-bullying-is-on-the-rise--.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of academies triples in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of academy schools in England has tripled since the coalition came to power. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1467-number-of-academies-triples-in-a-year.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School teachers protest over 'poor management']]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers at a Lancashire school have gone on strike.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1460-school-teachers-protest-over-poor-management.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Nottingham to charge maximum tuition fees    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Nottingham has confirmed plans to charge full tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1462-university-of-nottingham-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees----.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cable critical of universities' tuition fees attitudes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vince Cable criticised universities in England planning to charge students the £9,000 top rate]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1463-cable-critical-of-universities-tuition-fees-attitudes.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE opens new London campus    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of East Anglia has opened its new campus.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1464-uae-opens-new-london-campus----.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government plans 'should be ignored']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Independent Schools Council has claimed that the advice is a "clear attempt to interfere" with institutions' admissions arrangements.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1456-government-plans-should-be-ignored.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More students considering studying overseas, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 60 per cent of top independent schools said sixth-formers were increasingly interested in studying abroad.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1457-more-students-considering-studying-overseas-research-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Central Lancashire to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Central Lancashire has revealed it plans to charge full tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1459-university-of-central-lancashire-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sutton Trust to help disadvantaged children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sutton Trust is to oversee a new US-style endowment fund to help England's most disadvantaged children succeed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1449-sutton-trust-to-help-disadvantaged-children.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove calls for more no-notice inspections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted should carry out more no-notice inspections to stop schools hiding bad behaviour.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1450-gove-calls-for-more-no-notice-inspections.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuition fees 'will be higher than ministers expect']]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuition fees in England from next year will be higher than ministers expected, according to one expert.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1452-tuition-fees-will-be-higher-than-ministers-expect.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor of London raises concerns over EMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson phoned education secretary Michael Gove.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1453-mayor-of-london-raises-concerns-over-ema.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeds University confirms top tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The northern university is the latest establishment to impose the £9,000 a year fee.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1447-leeds-university-confirms-top-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy rates fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unauthorised absences in state primary and secondary schools in England fell slightly last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1444-truancy-rates-fall.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bath University seeking to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bath University is to charge the maximum level of tuition fee.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1445-bath-university-seeking-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove: Creationism will not be taught in free schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creationism will not be taught in free schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1425-gove-creationism-will-not-be-taught-in-free-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher explains appeal of popular novel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of Mice and Men is a popular novel at GCSE level.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1426-teacher-explains-appeal-of-popular-novel.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolchildren 'should be involved in teacher recruitment']]></title><description><![CDATA[More schools should involve pupils in the recruitment of teachers, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1427-schoolchildren-should-be-involved-in-teacher-recruitment.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary accused of having 'ideological agenda']]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has been accused of having an ideological agenda.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1428-education-secretary-accused-of-having-ideological-agenda.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department for Education is 'shambolic', says Labour minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 4,500 letters from MPs in nine months had not had a reply within a three-week target.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1429-department-for-education-is-shambolic-says-labour-minister.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolchildren 'should visit the countryside']]></title><description><![CDATA[All schoolchildren should be forced to go to the countryside, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1430-schoolchildren-should-visit-the-countryside.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham: New bursary scheme is a shambles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund will replace the £560 million Education Maintenance Allowance.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1431-burnham-new-bursary-scheme-is-a-shambles.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Tutor system provides continuity that form teacher template lacks']]></title><description><![CDATA[The tutor system provides a continuity that the form teacher template lacks, according to one expert.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1432-tutor-system-provides-continuity-that-form-teacher-template-lacks.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New phonics test is 'unnecessary']]></title><description><![CDATA[The new phonics reading test for all six-year-olds is unnecessary, it has been suggested.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1433-new-phonics-test-is-unnecessary.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt seeks to limit university fee hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities charging lower tuition fees could be rewarded with extra student places.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1435-govt-seeks-to-limit-university-fee-hikes.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to overhaul 'nappy curriculum']]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost half of children were starting school lacking basic social and language skills.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1436-govt-to-overhaul-nappy-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to change admissions rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local councils will be banned from employing city-wide 'lotteries' to distribute school places.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1437-govt-to-change-admissions-rules.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford degrees are 'being tarnished by cheats']]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University's degrees risk being tarnished, it has been suggested.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1438-oxford-degrees-are-being-tarnished-by-cheats.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Average tuition fees set to soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average university tuition fees will soar to £8,600 a year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1442-report-average-tuition-fees-set-to-soar.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising fees to drive thousands out of higher education, research warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 45,000 students will be driven out of higher education, new research has claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1443-rising-fees-to-drive-thousands-out-of-higher-education-research-warns.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa clampdown could 'drive away' foreign students]]></title><description><![CDATA[GuildHE has suggested the tightening of entrance criteria for foreign nationals to study in the UK could have a knock-on effect of weakening UK universities.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1418-visa-clampdown-could-drive-away-foreign-students.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students to be taught entrepreneurial skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NCGE aims to raise the profile of entrepreneurship.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1419-students-to-be-taught-entrepreneurial-skills.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government set to announce EMA replacement scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EMA scheme was scrapped by the coalition government last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1420-government-set-to-announce-ema-replacement-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASUWT labels new mobile phone rules 'reckless']]></title><description><![CDATA[The new measures are designed to combat cyber-bullying.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1421-nasuwt-labels-new-mobile-phone-rules-reckless.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Cambridge to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cambridge plans to set tuition fees at the £9,000 per year-limit.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1422-university-of-cambridge-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Birmingham to charge maximum fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university has announced it plans to charge £9,000 annual tuition fees from 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1423-university-of-birmingham-to-charge-maximum-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancaster University announces plans to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university plans to charge students £9,000 per year in tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1424-lancaster-university-announces-plans-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: D&T teachers are failing to keep pace with technological advances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has claimed that too many design and technology teachers in England are failing to keep pace.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1416-ofsted-dt-teachers-are-failing-to-keep-pace-with-technological-advances.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Warwick to raise tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Warwick has announced plans to raise tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1417-university-of-warwick-to-raise-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecturers launch strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strike action has been launched.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1412-lecturers-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Schools need new teaching methods to cope with special needs kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in England need new teaching methods to cope with an influx of children with increasingly complex special needs, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1413-report-schools-need-new-teaching-methods-to-cope-with-special-needs-kids.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Manchester to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university said it plans to charge students £9,000 per year in fees from 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1414-university-of-manchester-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic extols virtues of online resource]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wikipedia is a popular resource.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1409-academic-extols-virtues-of-online-resource.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary critical of literacy standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove is seeking improvements.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1410-education-secretary-critical-of-literacy-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee teachers have 'insufficient mathematical knowledge']]></title><description><![CDATA[The standard of teaching has come under scrutiny.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1411-trainee-teachers-have-insufficient-mathematical-knowledge.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University technical colleges to be expanded]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of planned new university technical colleges is to be doubled.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1405-university-technical-colleges-to-be-expanded.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report casts doubt over sixth forms' value for money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers cannot be sure that they are getting full value for money.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1406-report-casts-doubt-over-sixth-forms-value-for-money.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student visa rules to be made tougher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theresa May has announced that the rules for student visas are to be much tougher.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1407-student-visa-rules-to-be-made-tougher.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[League tables may feature university graduate information]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future school league tables may include data on how many pupils go on to complete university degrees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1399-league-tables-may-feature-university-graduate-information.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecturers set for strike action ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strike action will affect about 50,000 students.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1400-lecturers-set-for-strike-action-.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents encouraged to rate schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education watchdog has invited parents to rate their children's schools on its website.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1401-parents-encouraged-to-rate-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Surrey to charge maximum fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Surrey intends to charge maximum fees of £9,000 a year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1402-university-of-surrey-to-charge-maximum-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poorer students 'require financial assistance']]></title><description><![CDATA[Poorer students are in need of financial assistance to help them overcome disadvantages.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1397-poorer-students-require-financial-assistance.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities face 12% cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities are facing cuts of 12 per cent.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1392-universities-face-12-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University staff launch strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish universities have launched industrial action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1394-university-staff-launch-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Durham University to raise tuition fees to highest level from 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[Durham University plans to raise tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1395-durham-university-to-raise-tuition-fees-to-highest-level-from-2012.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford University to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University is intending to raise tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1391-oxford-university-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University funding faces cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher education funding could be cut by as much as £777 million.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1385-university-funding-faces-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Poor students excluded from 'hour glass' jobs market ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students from poor backgrounds are being excluded from the "hour-glass" jobs market, according to a new report.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1386--poor-students-excluded-from-hour-glass-jobs-market-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers need more freedom, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head teachers should be given more freedom, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1389-head-teachers-need-more-freedom-report-says.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary announces introduction of reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has announced the introduction of new measures.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1382-education-secretary-announces-introduction-of-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Money concerns causing schools to become academies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many secondary schools are choosing to become academies for financial reasons.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1383--money-concerns-causing-schools-to-become-academies-.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school history 'lacks narrative']]></title><description><![CDATA[History teaching in primary schools lacks an overarching narrative because teachers do not know enough, Ofsted said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1384-primary-school-history-lacks-narrative.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standards slip at quarter of schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures suggest around a quarter of schools are getting worse.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1375-standards-slip-at-quarter-of-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government overhauls schools league tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents will be able to sort primaries and secondaries based on results in any subject.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1376-government-overhauls-schools-league-tables.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids 'need work skills and knowledge']]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids need to leave school with the skills required for the workplace in addition to knowledge.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1377-kids-need-work-skills-and-knowledge.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities face tuition fees levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poorer students might feel they "cannot afford to go to university", Sir Martin Harris said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1379-universities-face-tuition-fees-levy.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT education 'needs to improve']]></title><description><![CDATA[The education system needs to catch up with today's tech-savvy youth, it has been observed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1371-it-education-needs-to-improve.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard University tops table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvard University has been ranked as the university with the best "reputation".]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1374-harvard-university-tops-table.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Bolton primary school told to improve ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has issued the school with a notice to improve.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1368--bolton-primary-school-told-to-improve-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school children exposed to 'explicit' material]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, children as young as five are being exposed to "shocking" sex education books in primary schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1369-primary-school-children-exposed-to-explicit-material.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers to announce special needs shake-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[ A major shake-up of special educational needs is to be announced by ministers. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1370-ministers-to-announce-special-needs-shake-up.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities facing strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of strike dates have been announced.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1364-universities-facing-strike-action.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salisbury school celebrates Ofsted success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stonehenge School provides a 'good' standard of education, according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1366-salisbury-school-celebrates-ofsted-success.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert extols benefits of single-sex schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Single-sex schools top league tables.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1367-expert-extols-benefits-of-single-sex-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities hit back in visa row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 16 university vice-chancellors claim the plans would have a profound effect on university income.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1362-universities-hit-back-in-visa-row.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union votes to strike over pensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lecturers are to strike over impending changes to their pension scheme.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1363-union-votes-to-strike-over-pensions.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxbridge academics call for halt to reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxbridge academics are calling for a halt to controversial plans.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1359-oxbridge-academics-call-for-halt-to-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'should be more like the workplace']]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers are to be expected to stay at school for nine hours a day in order to master basic English and maths.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1360-schools-should-be-more-like-the-workplace.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities at risk from cuts, says NAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[More universities in England could be put at risk of bankruptcy as a result of cuts and changes to funding, according to NAO.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1361-universities-at-risk-from-cuts-says-nao.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary promises to keep 'open mind' about reconsidering school building projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has pledged to keep an &quot;open mind&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1355-education-secretary-promises-to-keep-open-mind-about-reconsidering-school-building-projects.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children are avoiding tough books, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading standards among children are in sharp decline, according to new research.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1356-children-are-avoiding-tough-books-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Vocational education not good enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many young people are doing vocational courses which boost league tables, new research shows.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1357-report-vocational-education-not-good-enough.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSE to give Gaddfi money away]]></title><description><![CDATA[London School of Economics has announced that it is to give away funds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1358-lse-to-give-gaddfi-money-away.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove expands cadet forces programme in state schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary is keen to improve discipline in state schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1350-gove-expands-cadet-forces-programme-in-state-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[GSK agrees to pay off trainees' tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pharmaceutical firm has announced that it will pay off tuition fee debt of its graduate trainees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1351-gsk-agrees-to-pay-off-trainees-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children rejected from up to six schools, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, thousands of children are being forced to accept places at unwanted comprehensives.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1352-children-rejected-from-up-to-six-schools-says-report.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exeter University set to charge maximum tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exeter University is seeking to charge the maximum level of tuition fees in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1354-exeter-university-set-to-charge-maximum-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Government set to unveil radical higher education reforms ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students should be able to obtain degrees from top universities without studying at the institution under new plans.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1344--government-set-to-unveil-radical-higher-education-reforms-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools lottery ‘impacting on middle-classes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as 60,000 children are expected to miss their preferred school, according to the Daily Telegraph.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1345-schools-lottery-impacting-on-middle-classes.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banning football is 'latest sign of safety obsession']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to one reporter, banning football is the latest example of safety-obsessed madness.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1346-banning-football-is-latest-sign-of-safety-obsession.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Disparity between best and worst schools 'wider than ever' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national newspaper has alleged that the disparity between the best and worst state schools has never been worse.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1347--disparity-between-best-and-worst-schools-wider-than-ever-.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities 'cannot mend social injustices']]></title><description><![CDATA[  Skewing admissions towards state pupils is tackling the issue from the wrong end, Peter Cottam said. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1348-universities-cannot-mend-social-injustices.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of schools 'could discriminate against middle-class pupils']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the publication, hundreds of schools could get powers to discriminate against middle-class pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1341-hundreds-of-schools-could-discriminate-against-middle-class-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCGE backs internships initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NCGE has called on private sector organisations to fund more opportunities for young people entering the job market. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1342-ncge-backs-internships-initiative.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolchildren await news on place decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 500,000 children in England are due to hear whether they have been accepted into their preferred secondary school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1343-schoolchildren-await-news-on-place-decisions.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Mar 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Somerset school applies for academy status ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crispin School has applied for academy status.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1336--somerset-school-applies-for-academy-status-.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School repair budgets 'slashed']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Labour, schools will see their budgets for maintenance and repairs slashed by 80 per cent next year as a result of government cuts.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1337-school-repair-budgets-slashed.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government abandons plans to publish league tables for five-year-olds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to publish league tables of five-year-olds' assessment results have been abandoned.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1339-government-abandons-plans-to-publish-league-tables-for-five-year-olds.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physics target 'cannot be met']]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of training places available in physics have been increased.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1340-physics-target-cannot-be-met.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ New figures reveal rise in youths out of work and education ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 938,000 were Neet in December 2010, according to new figures.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1331--new-figures-reveal-rise-in-youths-out-of-work-and-education-.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Department for Education makes new appointment ]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Frayne has been named as the new director of communications for the Department for Education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1332--department-for-education-makes-new-appointment-.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Schoolgirl arrested on suspicion of poisoning staff ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning two members of staff at her school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1333--schoolgirl-arrested-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-staff-.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to uni fees 'could lead to two-tier system']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Jonny Rich, changes to university fees could result in a two-tier system.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1334-changes-to-uni-fees-could-lead-to-two-tier-system.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computerised exams 'should replace pen and paper tests']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Ofqual's chief executive, computerised exams should replace pen and paper tests.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1328-computerised-exams-should-replace-pen-and-paper-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government delays education White Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is to delay the publication of its plans to reform higher education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1329-government-delays-education-white-paper.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPTC raises concerns over proposed changes to inspection system]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPTC is concerned about proposed changes to the inspection system for schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1330-sptc-raises-concerns-over-proposed-changes-to-inspection-system.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LSE students stage sit-in protest ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sit-in protest is being staged against the university's association with the Libyan regime.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1323--lse-students-stage-sit-in-protest-.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary visits prospering school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gateway Academy has seen a dramatic improvement in exam results in recent years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1324-education-secretary-visits-prospering-school.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing phonics is 'a good idea']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Campaign for Real Education, introducing phonics into reading tests is a good idea.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1325-introducing-phonics-is-a-good-idea.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSE reconsidering links with Libya]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university is reconsidering its links with Libya &quot;as a matter of urgency&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1327-lse-reconsidering-links-with-libya.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUS president not to seek re-election ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Porter, president of the NUS, is not seeking re-election.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1316-nus-president-not-to-seek-re-election-.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic university tuition fees to be £2,000 lower in Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basic university tuition fees will be &#163;2,000 lower in Wales than in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1317-basic-university-tuition-fees-to-be-£2000-lower-in-wales.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of head teachers express interest in elite scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 800 head teachers have expressed an interest in winning elite &quot;teaching school&quot; status for their primaries or secondaries, it has been revealed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1318-hundreds-of-head-teachers-express-interest-in-elite-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poorest pupils face fight to get into top unis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pupils from the poorest backgrounds stand just a one in a hundred chance of going to one of the country's top universities, according to new research.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1319-poorest-pupils-face-fight-to-get-into-top-unis.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More students cheating on applications, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of students cheating on university applications soared by a third last year, according to new research.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1320-more-students-cheating-on-applications-research-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New reading tests set to include non-words]]></title><description><![CDATA[ New reading test for six-year-olds will feature made-up words. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1322-new-reading-tests-set-to-include-non-words.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities urged to remain vigilant to terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities must remain vigilant to campus extremism while protecting freedom of speech, according to Universities UK.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1312-universities-urged-to-remain-vigilant-to-terrorism.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christians call for RE to be included in new Baccalaureate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A campaign group has called on Michael Gove to backtrack on his decision to leave RE off the new Baccalaureate curriculum.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1313-christians-call-for-re-to-be-included-in-new-baccalaureate.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish universities make tuition fees suggestion ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A graduate contribution could be set at the current English level of &#163;3,290 a year, according to Universities Scotland.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1315-scottish-universities-make-tuition-fees-suggestion-.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham reaffirms commitment to comprehensive schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensive education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1307-burnham-reaffirms-commitment-to-comprehensive-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove endorses concept of academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic schools can avoid &quot;unsympathetic meddling&quot; by secularists if they take up the government's offer of academy status, Michael Gove said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1308-gove-endorses-concept-of-academies.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students protest over proposed cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 2,000 people have attended a protest march at Glasgow University over plans to cut or merge courses.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1311-students-protest-over-proposed-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Loughborough tops university poll ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loughborough has claimed top spot for the last five years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1305--loughborough-tops-university-poll-.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of foreign language assistants in Scotland 'face the axe']]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 55 of the current 106 posts across the country are to go this year, according to the news provider.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1306-half-of-foreign-language-assistants-in-scotland-face-the-axe.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperial College London announces tuition fee rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imperial College London wants to charge the maximum level of tuition fees.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1300-imperial-college-london-announces-tuition-fee-rises.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Majority of teachers 'think schools should be freer' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most professional teachers think schools should be freer in the way they choose to provide education, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1301--majority-of-teachers-think-schools-should-be-freer-.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students being 'let down' by careers advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students are being &quot;badly let down&quot; by careers advice.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1302-students-being-let-down-by-careers-advice.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools face prospect of 'overcrowding or being half-empty']]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are facing the prospect of either overcrowding or being half-empty.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1304-schools-face-prospect-of-overcrowding-or-being-half-empty.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic school launches Ofsted complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darul Uloom School is drafting a complaint to Ofcom in light of a Channel 4 Dispatches show.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1294-islamic-school-launches-ofsted-complaint.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge University accepts tuition fees recommendation]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The university's council has accepted a recommendation for &#163;9,000 fees per year. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1295-cambridge-university-accepts-tuition-fees-recommendation.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Gove's policies will 'take decades to take full effect' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will take decades to determine whether education secretary Michael Gove's policies have been successful, according to Tim Montgomerie.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1296--goves-policies-will-take-decades-to-take-full-effect-.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Gove has not enjoyed a smooth ride']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to one commentator, education secretary Michael Gove has not enjoyed a smooth ride since assuming office.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1297-gove-has-not-enjoyed-a-smooth-ride.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists call for A-level Baccalaureate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Baccalaureate-style qualification at A-level would allow students in England to study a wider range of subjects, scientists have claimed.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1298-scientists-call-for-a-level-baccalaureate.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted apologises for inaccurate report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted has apologised to a school that was incorrectly branded &quot;inadequate&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1293-ofsted-apologises-for-inaccurate-report.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Thousands of children are 'missing from education' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ According to figures, around 12,000 children are officially 'missing' from the education system. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1289--thousands-of-children-are-missing-from-education-.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions critical of proposed reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching unions have claimed that the plans feature &quot;insufficient details&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1290-teaching-unions-critical-of-proposed-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of boys failing at school, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, the majority of boys have not reached a &quot;good level of development&quot; by five.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1292-half-of-boys-failing-at-school-research-shows.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union calls for clarification on use of Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every school in the UK should have rules about how teachers use Facebook, according to one union.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1287-teaching-union-calls-for-clarification-on-use-of-facebook.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School monitored by 112 CCTV cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[New information has revealed that a school in Coventry has 112 CCTV cameras.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1288-school-monitored-by-112-cctv-cameras.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduate situation labelled a 'mess']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Tanya de Grunwald, the current graduate situation is a mess.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1282-graduate-situation-labelled-a-mess.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents are 'struggling to find suitable childcare' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 28 per cent of parents have sufficient childcare for primary pupils locally, the Trust said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1283-parents-are-struggling-to-find-suitable-childcare-.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils protest over teacher sacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pupils claim the sacking to be unfair.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1285-pupils-protest-over-teacher-sacking.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Baccalaureate 'threatens RE GCSEs']]></title><description><![CDATA[RE has not been included in the list of humanities subjects in the new qualification.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1286-new-baccalaureate-threatens-re-gcses.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic issues Education Bill warning   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Professor Ben Bowling warned of the potential dangers posed by new legislation. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1277-academic-issues-education-bill-warning---.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham City Council closes school library service]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Birmingham City Council has announced that it is to close its school library service. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1278-birmingham-city-council-closes-school-library-service.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative ministers attack Clegg over university fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deputy prime minister wants to force elite universities to ease entry requirements for children from poor backgrounds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1279-conservative-ministers-attack-clegg-over-university-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University minister explains new tuition fee plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to David Willetts, the proposed changes will help to make the system fairer.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1280-university-minister-explains-new-tuition-fee-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert critical of uni education ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Clover, sales and marketing director at notgoingtouni.co.uk, has lambasted the university system.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1281-expert-critical-of-uni-education-.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge University weighs up tuition fee plans   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious university weighing up plans to charge tuition fees of &#163;9,000.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1270-cambridge-university-weighs-up-tuition-fee-plans---.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New universities fear 'unfair financial pressures']]></title><description><![CDATA[ The Million+ group has warned new universities could face unfair financial pressures. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1272-new-universities-fear-unfair-financial-pressures.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruitment agency issues reminder to graduates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Graduate Recruitment Bureau says too many pupils fail to grasp that early preparation is key to securing a job post-education.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1274-recruitment-agency-issues-reminder-to-graduates.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local councils to see music budgets cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove wants to ensure that all children have access to a quality music education.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1275-local-councils-to-see-music-budgets-cut.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher suspended for 'encouraging protests']]></title><description><![CDATA[A teacher has been accused of encouraging pupils to protest over university tuition fees.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1276-teacher-suspended-for-encouraging-protests.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Government aims to bridge 'musical divide' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government must bridge the musical divide, according to the education secretary.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1262--government-aims-to-bridge-musical-divide-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ North Ayrshire Council considers four-day school week  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[  North Ayrshire Council is considering implementing a four-day school week.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1264--north-ayrshire-council-considers-four-day-school-week--.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights pressure group critical of new search rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberty has suggested that new search powers given to schools over mobile phones are suitable for terror inquiries.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1267-human-rights-pressure-group-critical-of-new-search-rules.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'unlikely to narrow gap between rich and poor']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, schools are unlikely to be able to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1268-schools-unlikely-to-narrow-gap-between-rich-and-poor.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school teachers to be balloted over industrial action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Primary school teachers in Renfrewshire are to be balloted about industrial action.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1261-primary-school-teachers-to-be-balloted-over-industrial-action.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Genes influence classroom performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the quality of the school environment is not the only way to determine a schools' effectiveness.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1253-study-genes-influence-classroom-performance.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils would 'rather go hungry than have free meals']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pupils would rather go hungry than eat free school meals because of the stigma of poverty, research has found.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1256-pupils-would-rather-go-hungry-than-have-free-meals.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[University vice-chancellors' pay packets boosted by perks ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around two-thirds of universities awarded benefits to chancellors last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1250-university-vice-chancellors-pay-packets-boosted-by-perks-.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UHI Millennium Institute confirmed as Scotland's newest university]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Scotland's newest university has been announced. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1252-uhi-millennium-institute-confirmed-as-scotlands-newest-university.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove fails to convince former MP over free schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Healey was unimpressed with what the education secretary had to say.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1245-gove-fails-to-convince-former-mp-over-free-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to close training courses to graduates with poor degrees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates would need at least a 2:2 to get onto a course with state funding from 2012, Michael Gove said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1247-govt-to-close-training-courses-to-graduates-with-poor-degrees.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Head master: Free schools revolution does not go far enough ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free schools will take many years to establish, John Newton said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1248--head-master-free-schools-revolution-does-not-go-far-enough-.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for university places 'is slowing']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, the rate of increase has slowed down.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1249-demand-for-university-places-is-slowing.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial teacher blamed for school closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katharine Birbalsingh has been blamed for the closure of her old school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1242-controversial-teacher-blamed-for-school-closure.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight groups move closer to free school status]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Michael Gove wants to see more schools become free schools. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1244-eight-groups-move-closer-to-free-school-status.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gove: New schools should be academies or free schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[All new schools in England should ideally be academies or free schools, the education secretary has said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1235-gove-new-schools-should-be-academies-or-free-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science lessons 'must be made more interesting']]></title><description><![CDATA[The cross-party enterprise and learning committee has called for changes to science lessons.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1238-science-lessons-must-be-made-more-interesting.aspx</link><pubDate>29 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Behaviour impacts on learning']]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Bousted said that behaviour has a huge impact on learning. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1228-behaviour-impacts-on-learning.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Education secretary explains shake-up ]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The education secretary is determined to improve standards of discipline. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1229--education-secretary-explains-shake-up-.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Languages in state schools fall further]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new report, the number of state secondary school students learning a language continues to fall.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1230-report-languages-in-state-schools-fall-further.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies 'lack financial controls']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to ministers, many of England's academies do not have adequate controls to ensure public money is spent appropriately.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1231-academies-lack-financial-controls.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge considers ending one-on-one tuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-on-one tuition currently accounts for around 13 per cent of tutorials.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1233-cambridge-considers-ending-one-on-one-tuition.aspx</link><pubDate>28 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milburn: Universities admit too many private school pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Alan Milburn, universities accept too many private school pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1224-milburn-universities-admit-too-many-private-school-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ NUS president: Universities will charge maximum tuition ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Aaron Porter, a majority of universities in England will charge the maximum annual tuition fee.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1226--nus-president-universities-will-charge-maximum-tuition-.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estyn: Nearly a third of schools not good enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Estyn, nearly a third of schools in Wales are not good enough.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1227-estyn-nearly-a-third-of-schools-not-good-enough.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southampton school becomes city's first academy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school is no longer under the control of Southampton Council.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1218-southampton-school-becomes-citys-first-academy-.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATL: Thousands could be taught in 'inadequate' schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Ralph Surman, thousands of children could be left in &quot;inadequate&quot; schools.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1220-atl-thousands-could-be-taught-in-inadequate-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academies growth leaving councils 'out of pocket']]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils claim to be losing out on millions of pounds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1222-academies-growth-leaving-councils-out-of-pocket.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texting can improve spelling, study claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phone text messaging can boost children's spelling skills, according to research.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1212-texting-can-improve-spelling-study-claims.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government pledges to educate children about homosexuality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is determined to improve knowledge and understanding of homosexuality.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1213-government-pledges-to-educate-children-about-homosexuality.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Review could see whole subjects disappear ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whole subjects could soon be stripped out of the national curriculum.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1215--review-could-see-whole-subjects-disappear-.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle-class children 'priced out of boarding school']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, thousands of middle-class professionals have been priced out of private boarding schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1217-middle-class-children-priced-out-of-boarding-school.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted complaints double over two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, the proportion of Ofsted complaints has risen.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1204-ofsted-complaints-double-over-two-years.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASUWT: Private lives are coming under scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers' private lives are coming under scrutiny, the union said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1205-nasuwt-private-lives-are-coming-under-scrutiny.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Modern foreign language could become compulsory ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary has suggested that the subject could soon become compulsory.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1208--modern-foreign-language-could-become-compulsory-.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of UK uni entrants falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, the number of UK students accepted onto university courses fell in 2010.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1209-number-of-uk-uni-entrants-falls.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary calls for more 'facts' in national curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[There should be more &quot;facts&quot; in England's national curriculum, according to Michael Gove.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1196-education-secretary-calls-for-more-facts-in-national-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASE: Red tape blocking school trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and safety red tape is stopping school children getting out on regular science field trips, the ASE said.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1197-ase-red-tape-blocking-school-trips.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour fails in attempt to overturn EMA axing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour wanted to see the government retain the EMA scheme.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1198-labour-fails-in-attempt-to-overturn-ema-axing.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixth forms given funding boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money is to refurbish buildings and meet demand for additional places.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1199-sixth-forms-given-funding-boost.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New figures reveal extent of racism in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figures give a warped impression of the problem, one expert has claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1200-new-figures-reveal-extent-of-racism-in-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to vote on EMA axing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour does not want to the see the EMA system scrapped.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1203-mps-to-vote-on-ema-axing-.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[McAuley College Academy reveals free school plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school has already received from the education secretary.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1188-mcauley-college-academy-reveals-free-school-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Adonis backs academy scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent state model should be restricted to failing schools, according to Lord Adonis.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1189-lord-adonis-backs-academy-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government overhauls teacher pension scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The decision has prompted outrage from teaching unions. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1192-government-overhauls-teacher-pension-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government overhauls teacher pension scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The decision has prompted outrage from teaching unions. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1192-government-overhauls-teacher-pension-scheme.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students 'don't learn' in university]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book has claimed students are no better off after attending university.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1194-students-dont-learn-in-university.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMA abolition will affect student's ability to learn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The abolition of the EMA will affect some students' ability to reach class, according to the AoC.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1183-ema-abolition-will-affect-students-ability-to-learn.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition considers rescheduling A-Levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move could help poorer students, ministers believe.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1184-coalition-considers-rescheduling-a-levels.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[RE teachers seek changes to English Baccalaurete]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prospect of further debate about what should be included in the new English Baccalaureate has been welcomed by RE teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1186-re-teachers-seek-changes-to-english-baccalaurete.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Tech-friendly teens overtaking schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[There remains much &quot;untapped potential&quot; in how teenagers use technology, according to Steve Beswick.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1187-microsoft-tech-friendly-teens-overtaking-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing in education 'can remove poverty']]></title><description><![CDATA[Poverty can be eliminated by investing in education, it has been claimed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1182-investing-in-education-can-remove-poverty.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary hailed for 'revealing the truth']]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary has been praised for his honesty.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1180-education-secretary-hailed-for-revealing-the-truth.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 200 schools 'face closure']]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 216 state comprehensives face closure because of poor results.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1176-more-than-200-schools-face-closure.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent schools attack league tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent schools have suggested that the new league tables are 'half-baked'.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1177-independent-schools-attack-league-tables.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[England's top school 'did not see accolade coming']]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Peter Kent has revealed his surprise at his school being named England's best.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1179-englands-top-school-did-not-see-accolade-coming.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader lambasts Nick Gibb]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The schools minister has been criticised by a union leader.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1169-union-leader-lambasts-nick-gibb.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools minister visits one primary in six months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The schools minister visited one primary school in his first six months in office.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1170-schools-minister-visits-one-primary-in-six-months.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of pupils miss Baccalaureate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary said he wants parents to compare results between schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1171-majority-of-pupils-miss-baccalaureate.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford University to ask prospective students for A*s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new top grade was awarded for the first time last summer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1173-oxford-university-to-ask-prospective-students-for-as.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils think they know more than IT teachers, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new survey, the majority of pupils believe they know more about technology than their ICT teachers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1166-pupils-think-they-know-more-than-it-teachers-survey-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Language lessons are weak]]></title><description><![CDATA[  According to the education watchdog, language lessons are &quot;weak&quot; in too many secondary schools in England. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1168-ofsted-language-lessons-are-weak.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities plan is 'unworkable']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Nicola Dandridge, plans to get two years' university tuition free of charge will &quot;not be workable&quot; across the board.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1161-universities-plan-is-unworkable.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Universities should limit private school intake, says minister ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top universities should be forced to restrict the number of private school pupils they admit, Simon Hughes said.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1162--universities-should-limit-private-school-intake-says-minister-.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Gove: Physical contact with pupils is necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers must be free to touch children to help them learn to play instruments, the education secretary said.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1164-michael-gove-physical-contact-with-pupils-is-necessary.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Science students let down by boring experiments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pupils are being let down in school science lessons by tedious experiments, according to the education watchdog.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1165-ofsted-science-students-let-down-by-boring-experiments.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Society welcomes Ofsted science report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Libby Steele has welcomed Ofsted's findings about improvements in secondary science education.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1156-royal-society-welcomes-ofsted-science-report.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Secondary school science has improved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quality of science education in England's secondary schools has improved in the past three years, Ofsted said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1157-ofsted-secondary-school-science-has-improved.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to open university technical colleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[  University technical colleges are to be opened by the coalition government. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1159-government-to-open-university-technical-colleges.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-education secretary calls for GCSEs to be scrapped]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCSEs should be scrapped and replaced with new tests for 14-year-olds, according to Estelle Morris.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1160-ex-education-secretary-calls-for-gcses-to-be-scrapped.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former MP calls for ban on grammar schools to be lifted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grammar schools offered opportunities to bright children from working class backgrounds, according to Anne Widdecombe.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1151-former-mp-calls-for-ban-on-grammar-schools-to-be-lifted.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher reveals delight over new funding ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Barry Hersom is delighted that his school will get a &#163;16 million investment.  ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1153-head-teacher-reveals-delight-over-new-funding-.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in ten primaries now academies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Department for Education, more than one in ten state secondary schools in England are now academies.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1155-one-in-ten-primaries-now-academies-.aspx</link><pubDate>07 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Figures reveal rise in university applications ]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data has revealed a rise in university applications.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1145--figures-reveal-rise-in-university-applications-.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief critical of coalition's education policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children's wellbeing is being undermined by education secretary Michael Gove, it has been suggested.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1147-charity-chief-critical-of-coalitions-education-policies.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education body is costing £10m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The running cost for the ESA has already reached &#163;10m.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1148-education-body-is-costing-£10m.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents given flu warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents have been warned there could be a surge in flu cases.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1149-parents-given-flu-warning.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online test designed to ease pressure on pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Common Entrance exam is to be made available online to make it less stressful for pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1150-online-test-designed-to-ease-pressure-on-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>06 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers warn of new reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Schools will be effectively powerless to expel the worst behaved children, head teachers have warned. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1140-head-teachers-warn-of-new-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-levels 'failing to prepare students for university']]></title><description><![CDATA[ According to Michael Gove, pupils could miss out on a place at university because A-levels do not sufficiently prepare them for degree courses. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1141-a-levels-failing-to-prepare-students-for-university.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teacher given New Year honour]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Julie Stamper has been honoured for services to education. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1143-head-teacher-given-new-year-honour.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union to launch manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The EIS has revealed that it will launch its own manifesto next month. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1144-teaching-union-to-launch-manifesto.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jan 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradfield School refurbishment set to go ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheffield Council's planning board is due to approve plans to rebuild Bradfield School at a cost of more than &#163;20 million.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1137-bradfield-school-refurbishment-set-to-go-ahead.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt unveils changes to school league table system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has unveiled new changes to how national school league tables will operate.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1138-govt-unveils-changes-to-school-league-table-system.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Gove calls for education reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education secretary Michael Gove has called for the British education system to be reformed to keep up with Far East nations.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1134-michael-gove-calls-for-education-reforms.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishop of Canterbury called to end student protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Archbishop of Canterbury has been called in to help end an occupation of the University of Kent by protesting students.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1131-archbishop-of-canterbury-called-to-end-student-protest.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIS warns over nursery teaching standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's nursery teachers are being replaced by staff with lesser skills on lower pay, according to the EIS.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1124-eis-warns-over-nursery-teaching-standards.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School term to begin early to make up lost days]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Lumen Christi College is to start next term early to make up for days missed due to bad weather. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1125-school-term-to-begin-early-to-make-up-lost-days.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour leader attacks move to axe Booktrust funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Booktrust provides book packs to toddlers and primary school children in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1126-labour-leader-attacks-move-to-axe-booktrust-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt spokesman defends decision to scrap reading schemes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homes should be places that inspire a love of books, the spokesman said.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1127-govt-spokesman-defends-decision-to-scrap-reading-schemes.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Outstanding' school to close in 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been confirmed that a school only recently described as 'outstanding' by Ofsted is to close and its staff made redundant by 2013.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1128-outstanding-school-to-close-in-2013.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary approves plans for new schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three new secondary schools are to be built in Tipton, Wednesbury and Oldbury.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1115-education-secretary-approves-plans-for-new-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ U-turn on sports funding fails to satisfy critics ]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Geldart is unhappy with the government's partial U-turn on school sports funding.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1116--u-turn-on-sports-funding-fails-to-satisfy-critics-.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports minister hits out at protesting stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athletes should be grateful for their government funding, according to the sports minister.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1117-sports-minister-hits-out-at-protesting-stars.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devonshire schoolchildren see project published by Royal Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackawton School pupils have seen their project published in a Royal Society scientific journal.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1118-devonshire-schoolchildren-see-project-published-by-royal-society.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers 'not keen on government teacher training plans']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey has suggested that head teachers are not in favour of plans for more teacher training to be run in schools.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1119-head-teachers-not-keen-on-government-teacher-training-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union leader harbours 'grave worries' over CCTV monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Bousted said she harbours concerns over news that schools are expanding their use of CCTV to monitor teaching performance.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1120-union-leader-harbours-grave-worries-over-cctv-monitoring.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading schemes to lose government funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is to lose its funding for schemes that promote reading by providing free books to children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1121-reading-schemes-to-lose-government-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO: Schools are expanding use of CCTV]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the ICO, schools are expanding their use of CCTV to monitor teaching performance.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1122-ico-schools-are-expanding-use-of-cctv.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students protest university reforms in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Rome to protest against plans to reduce university grant funding.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1104-students-protest-university-reforms-in-italy.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish independent schools stay open amid icy climes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private schools across the north-east continue to teach classes while others close due to the snow.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1106-scottish-independent-schools-stay-open-amid-icy-climes.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers calls for new Welsh education strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shadow education minister has called for a new approach to schooling to improve the Welsh education system.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1107-ministers-calls-for-new-welsh-education-strategy.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh universities ordered to merge by 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher Education Funding Council for Wales calls for universities to merge within two years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1108-welsh-universities-ordered-to-merge-by-2013.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities' teaching grant slashed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been announced that universities in England face a six per cent cut to this year's teaching budget.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1099-universities-teaching-grant-slashed.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions voice opposition to new reading tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Keates has criticised plans to introduce an MOT reading test for six-year-olds.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1100-teaching-unions-voice-opposition-to-new-reading-tests.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam fraudsters 'could be worth tolerating']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report has suggested that fraudulent claims of illness from pupils seeking extra marks could be worth tolerating.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1101-exam-fraudsters-could-be-worth-tolerating.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuition fee changes 'could cost public money']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, changes made to university tuition fees in England will not necessarily save money.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1103-tuition-fee-changes-could-cost-public-money.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ One in 11 primary schoolboys are 'unable to read']]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures show that one in 11 boys in England starts secondary school with the reading skills of an average seven-year-old.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1095--one-in-11-primary-schoolboys-are-unable-to-read.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[SATS tests are unreliable, says expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Mary Bousted, the current SATS tests are very unreliable at individual pupil level.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1096-sats-tests-are-unreliable-says-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions unite against SATS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching unions have joined forces to urge the government to scrap Sats tests for 11-year-olds in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1097-teaching-unions-unite-against-sats.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[League tables based on attainment are 'useless']]></title><description><![CDATA[  According to Russel Hobby, information garnered through SATS and league tables is useless.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1098-league-tables-based-on-attainment-are-useless.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government announces action to tackle anti-semitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is determined to fight anti-semitism in UK schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1091-government-announces-action-to-tackle-anti-semitism.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled students 'need better localised provision of education']]></title><description><![CDATA[People with a disability still experience significantly greater difficulty participating in learning.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1092-disabled-students-need-better-localised-provision-of-education.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axing EMA could restrict learning, warns NYA]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the NYA, axing EMA could restrict vulnerable young people from learning.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1093-axing-ema-could-restrict-learning-warns-nya.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[EAN promises further student protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students are to protest against a rise in tuition fees in 2011.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1085-ean-promises-further-student-protests.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lords back government over tuition fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuition fees are set to rise to &#163;9,000 a year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1087-lords-back-government-over-tuition-fees.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government accused of 'misleading' public over school sport funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has criticised the decision to cut funding for school sport.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1089-government-accused-of-misleading-public-over-school-sport-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head teachers' pay 'likely to be capped']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Times Educational Supplement, head teachers' pay is likely to be capped for the first time ever.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1082-head-teachers-pay-likely-to-be-capped.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupil premium has 'lost its gloss']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Mike Barker, the Pupil Premium scheme has lost much of its gloss.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1083-pupil-premium-has-lost-its-gloss.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around 1,000 schools fail to meet targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 1,000 primary schools in England do not meet new minimum standards.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1084-around-1000-schools-fail-to-meet-targets.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Students protest over decision to axe EMA ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has decided to withdraw the scheme.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1078--students-protest-over-decision-to-axe-ema-.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government announces pupil premium]]></title><description><![CDATA[English schools will get an extra &#163;430 for each poor pupil they take next year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1079-government-announces-pupil-premium.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Resources need to be targeted properly in schools']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sue Fieldman said that resources need to be targeted properly in schools to help disadvantaged children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1080-resources-need-to-be-targeted-properly-in-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literacy 'essential for economic success']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Jonathan Douglas, literacy is essential for economic success.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1071-literacy-essential-for-economic-success.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Spoonfed' students lack confidence, says academic]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to academics, pupils 'taught to the test' are without the resilience needed for the rigours of elite universities.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1072-spoonfed-students-lack-confidence-says-academic.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish schools to improve security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security guards are to be employed at Jewish faith schools in England.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1075-jewish-schools-to-improve-security.aspx</link><pubDate>11 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Moore: Decision to cut school sport funding is flawed   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to cut school sport funding is based on flawed logic, according to Brian Moore.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1066--moore-decision-to-cut-school-sport-funding-is-flawed---.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial exclusion still to be overcome, says expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Dr Tessa Stone, there is still a long way to go to before racial exclusion at elite universities is tackled.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1067-racial-exclusion-still-to-be-overcome-says-expert.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs set for tuition fee vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Proposed rises in university tuition fees have been met with strong criticism. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1068-mps-set-for-tuition-fee-vote.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher unemployment reaches record low]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new figures, unemployment among new teachers in Scotland has reached record low levels.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1070-teacher-unemployment-reaches-record-low.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Third of universities are at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, a third of England's universities are &quot;at risk&quot; from government cuts]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1062-study-third-of-universities-are-at-risk.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary 'faces challenge of breaking the establishment']]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove's policies are all &quot;bang on the money&quot;, according to the Daily Telegraph.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1063-education-secretary-faces-challenge-of-breaking-the-establishment.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Education secretary urged to reconsider cuts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary has been urged to reconsider his decision to cut funding for school sports.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1064--education-secretary-urged-to-reconsider-cuts-.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New government programme 'will not make a difference']]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Rich said giving poorer students two free years at university will make virtually no difference.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1065-new-government-programme-will-not-make-a-difference.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Ofsted inspections 'are becoming tougher' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to education officials in Kent, Ofsted inspections have become tougher in the last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1057--ofsted-inspections-are-becoming-tougher-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young carers 'need extra support at school']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to YoungMinds, young people caring for mentally ill parents should be given extra help at school.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1058-young-carers-need-extra-support-at-school.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business secretary to support tuition fee plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Vince Cable is to vote for a rise in tuition fees.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1059-business-secretary-to-support-tuition-fee-plans.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting school sport 'like scrapping the oven before Christmas']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Jenny McCartney, cutting funding for sport is like &quot;scrapping the oven before Christmas&quot;.   ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1052-cutting-school-sport-like-scrapping-the-oven-before-christmas.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletics hero urges govt to reconsider sport cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mo Farah accused the government of betraying the next generation of British athletes.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1053-athletics-hero-urges-govt-to-reconsider-sport-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[ New league tables represent 'significant step backwards' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Hobby said league tables for Year 1 pupils represent a &quot;significant step backwards&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1054--new-league-tables-represent-significant-step-backwards-.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union chief critical of league table proposals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government intends to introduce league tables for five-year-old pupils.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1055-union-chief-critical-of-league-table-proposals.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK schools slip down global rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secondary school pupils in the UK are falling behind their international counterparts, new figures show.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1056-uk-schools-slip-down-global-rankings.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted calls for schools to work in partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools must work together to boost leadership skills among staff, according to Ofsted.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1048-ofsted-calls-for-schools-to-work-in-partnership.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reforms 'could lead to segregation']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a new study, plans to shake up the schools system could lead to increased segregation.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1050-reforms-could-lead-to-segregation.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister denies claims of U-turn on school sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's decision to order a rethink on cutting funding for school sports does not amount to a U-turn, according to one minister.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1051-minister-denies-claims-of-u-turn-on-school-sports.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy snowfall sees further school closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh snowfall has seen even more schools close across the UK.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1044-heavy-snowfall-sees-further-school-closures.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council defends school closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's largest council has defended its decision to close all of its schools and nurseries due to adverse weather conditions.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1045-council-defends-school-closures.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister orders rethink on school funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has called for rethink on the controversial plans to cut school sports funding.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1046-prime-minister-orders-rethink-on-school-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher lambasts education secretary for axing Aimhigher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education secretary should reconsider his decision to axe Aimhigher, according to Michael Hatfield.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1039-teacher-lambasts-education-secretary-for-axing-aimhigher.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowfall sees hundreds of schools close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike most organisations, schools often close in bad weather.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1040-snowfall-sees-hundreds-of-schools-close.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education secretary defends cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove has defended his controversial decision to axe funding for school sport.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1041-education-secretary-defends-cuts.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow education secretary critical of cuts to school sports funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has spoken out against proposals to cut funding for school sports.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1042-shadow-education-secretary-critical-of-cuts-to-school-sports-funding.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education policy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletes question government cuts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[British athletes have warned that the government could risk the &quot;future health of children&quot;.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1043-athletes-question-government-cuts-.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/government-education-policy.aspx">Government education 
