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The tuition fees effect

The tuition fees effect

University applications plummet by 9 per cent after fee cap is raised to £9,000.

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Strictly come learning

Strictly come learning

Sir Michael Wilshaw, the new head of Ofsted, on competition, discipline, and the incredible success of Mossbourne academy, the school at the centre of the debate on the future of state education.

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Scotland's fees anomaly comes under challenge

Scotland's fees anomaly comes under challenge

Does charging English students tuition fees violate human rights law?

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Grayling's Folly is falling down

Grayling's Folly is falling down

The real reason to oppose the New College of the Humanities.

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How the coalition can help poorer students

How the coalition can help poorer students

The system and its generous provisions need to be aggressively marketed.

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UK university applications down 8.7 per cent as fees rise

UK university applications down 8.7 per cent as fees rise

Applications in England, where fees will hit £9,000 per year, are down nearly 10 per cent.

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1066 and all that

1066 and all that

Michael Gove argues that schools should teach children about kings, queens and wars. He's offering a quack remedy to a misdiagnosed complaint.

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Professor Pangloss

Kelvin’s honest amorality, Mitt’s weird faith and Toby’s school rules

Peter Wilby offers a guide to interpreting the red tops, worries about Mitt Romney, is alarmed about free schools and advises you to water the babies.

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A history lesson for Michael Gove

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