Higher Education Convention
16/03/08
Over 7,500 Thames Valley Young People to attend
Education Convention Over 7,500 young people from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire are set to attend the Higher Education Convention, which will be taking place over two days, on 17th and 18th March at the University of Reading. Organised and sponsored by Connexions Berkshire and in association with the University of Reading, Thames Valley University, UCAS and HELOA (Higher Education Liaison Officers Association), this is a major event in the school and college sixth-form calendar and will run from 10am to 4pm on both days.
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Students Criticised for Poor Writing Skills
28/08/07
It seems many universities are finding it necessary to offer compulsory classes in essay writing for new students. Why? Because despite record numbers of successful A level achievers, many are arriving at university unable to construct a proper essay.
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New Grades Set to Raise A Level Standards
28/08/07
Every year at result time it seems the same debate raises it head: are exams getting easier? Is it easier to score an A grade now than it was say 10 or 15 years ago? Whatever your view, there’s no arguing with the statistics: more than a quarter of this year’s A level students were awarded an A – the 25th year in succession that the pass rate has risen.
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Back to School? What’s for Lunch?...
28/08/07
They want to eat chocolate spread sandwiches, crisps, and sweets washed down with loads of fizzy drink. You want them to eat plenty of fresh fruit and veg washed down with natural spring water or possibly some super-healthy yogurt-based drink… How do you compromise?
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Wokingham Schools Debating Competition 2006
21/11/06
The first rounds of the Wokingham Schools' Debating Competition 2006 for the John Redwood Cup will take place on November 7th & 8th. The competition is in its third year with students from eight of Wokingham constituency's secondary schools taking part.
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Calling Budding Entrepreneurial Students
21/11/06
Calling Budding Entrepreneurial Students (of any discipline). Business in Berkshire is looking for individuals or teams of young entrepreneurs to come to a networking lunch on the 17th November at The Renaissance Hotel, Reading.
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Back to School
21/11/06
Most schools within Berkshire have now returned back to school. It is amazing what the lead up to the return of school is - with children who require school uniform, that extra special pen for their new pencil case, or even joining the long scary queue at Clarks for a pair of school shoes.
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GCSE Course Works
21/11/06
With the ever increasing demands of coursework on students studying GCSE's, exam chiefs are now going to axe it within a number of subjects in the attempt to stop cheating.
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