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Crib sheet email 03.11.09

Source: The Guardian

Nov 03, 2009

Summary

School, lies and videotape, plus tales of derring-do

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This week we finally knew what many suspected for a long time: that thousands of families every year lie in order to get their children into their preferred school. A report from the chief schools adjudicator reveals that 1.100 children were in this boat last year, but that figure may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Meanwhile, competition for university places will also be fierce next year, figures indicate – ignoring the fact that graduate unemployment has increased 44% to its highest level for 12 years. Demand for some vocational sciences is particularly acute, with medicine, dentistry and veterinary science degree applications up by 13.7%, 12.6% and 14% respectively.

Customer care This week will see the launch of Mandelson's grand new plan for universities, which will be told they should treat students more like customers, with a food-labelling style system to give them more information about courses. This will be followed next week by a review of student funding

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