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Young people turn their backs universities

What is the prospect of higher tuition fees, leaving the plans of young people about school? We already know their parents are perplexed by the new regulation. Now a City & Guilds survey suggests that nearly half of young people (47%) less likely that the University apply to the increase in fees.

More than a quarter (29%) consider alternative education, such as vocational qualifications and apprenticeships, a further quarter (24%) goes directly into the working world, and almost a fifth (16%) will be looking for internships or take a year off.

The survey of over 1,000 pupils and students aged 14 to 19 years shows, career guidance in schools is still not to highlight alternatives to the university. While three-quarters (75%) were told about their university options, received less than half (49%) information on professional qualifications.

City & Guilds CEO Chris Jones says:

"University is still viewed as superior, even though many, are suited to - and therefore pursue -.. more practical hands-on learning, workplace learning a valuable career development route and gives the learner the skills and confidence to successfully "

Meanwhile the head of Virgin Trains, Tony Collins, is calling for A-levels and degrees to be taught at work rather than in schools. That'd work. They could do a coffee round between lessons.

Education News from the Guardian

• BPP, the private university has an aggressive expansion plan to jointly run for at least 10 of their publicly funded colleagues launched Jessica Shepherd tells us. It 's in talks on managing the business side of the university' three campuses and discussions with \ in a "serious stage".

• AQA was forced to apologize after affect some GCSE students a paper with questions from an old exam, the last in a series of errors the students this summer were given. The Independent speculates that the audit committees for students to ruin their chances of academic success could sue. Michael Gove is reportedly very angry - here 'sa picture of it.

• The Guardian cartoon series Ripped Off Britain takes a look at why students arrive at university with poor math skills.

• Coming soon: Jessica Shepherd on the rise in the number of parents appealing for the school place of their choice.

Education News from the Web

• The Welsh education minister, says the University of Wales, has abandoned higher education and Wales brought into disrepute, following a QAA report in its overseas operations, says the BBC.

• Hundreds of scientists, staff and students hold mass strikes and demonstrations in London, met today, about decisions to cut jobs and nearly two thirds of the courses offered from next year. Pickets are on the same day as the Board of Governors meeting, the Independent reports set.

@ Benfolley Tweets:

"Unison and UCU on strike against cuts in today LondonMet # -. Well, several pickets \ in Holloway Road to see"

• Lucky Old University of Sydney. A rarely seen painting by Pablo Picasso Jeune Fille endormie (1935), for almost ? 13.5m was at Christie 's sold auction house in London, which exceeded expectations. The money goes to the university, under the condition of the anonymous donor set, it can be used for scientific research. Would Picasso have approved this?

• Michael Gove 's remarks about top jobs at the BBC, which reported filled by a public school elite in the e-mail, as well as history, which despite its expensive public school education, the Duchess of Cambridge (the' Kate Middleton's holding, made) two spelling errors in a handwritten letter to the All England Club.

• Good article on resilient children of oecdinsights.org:

"In just about every place that takes part in Pisa, a proportion of kids from poorer families buck the trend - they do much better in school than might be predicted based on their family circumstances. Such kids even have a name - resilient students. Across OECD countries, about three out of 10 kids from poorer families are resilient, according to results from the latest round."

(Thanks for the retweet @ informed_edu.)

Education and social media

• There \ s routine, such as universities are nasty or inaccurate comments to do about them 'has been \ s an interesting answers to Harriet Swain "First.: Although it' of students on Facebook, Twitter, or the Student Room ve only Commented been seven, it 's already tweeted 351 times and 85 times shared on Facebook, and secondly, David Colquhoun, UCL scientist and an avid blogger and tweeter (david_colquhoun @), is one of the commentators, and he is from the University of PR departments increasingly angry at the social media act:

"The power of the Internet to allow individuals to express opinions, and sometimes to influence policy is one of the healthiest developments in my life. But like any other development, it can be damaged. The idea that" Reputation Management "warrant may, by a" primed "student in a discussion group, the harmful dishonesty much PR. It \ show's on a par with pharmaceutical companies, disguised as patients in the medical discussion groups, the company Plug 's product."

• \ Here's a useful guide for teachers of @ creativeedu, the tweet, but aren \ want 't quite sure how to get started - a lot of really good advice for all new tweeter to follow who and how you project.

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