Wendy Piatt

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Name: Wendy Piatt

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

30% Of Students Feel Their Course Isn't Worth The Money

For some students, a university degree is akin to a part-time job, with three in 10 saying they do not think their course is worth the money, a watchdog has warned.University tuition fees have risen nine-fold in the past six years, but students are only ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 15 2013]

Entities: Higher Education, Russell Group, Experience, Wendy Piatt, Phil Baty

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Staffordshire University

Modest increase in University applications still falls short of pre tuition fee hike levels

Modest increase in university applications still falls short of pre-tuition fee hike levelsUniversity applications for September 2013 have shown some improvement since this time last year, but have failed to match the levels reached before the tripling ... [Published X-Media Online - May 02 2013]

Entities: Michael Gunn, Wendy Piatt, Staffordshire University, Scotland

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

Universities UK

Universities 'forced to lower entry grades to fill places'

Top universities may be setting students up to fail by admitting applicants with D grades at A-level in a bid to fill places, a leading vice-chancellor has warned. Some members of the elite Russell Group have been forced to "significantly drop" their ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Russell Group, Manchester, Wendy Piatt, Universities UK

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 2 reports

Russell Group

Top universities really are biased in favour of private school pupils

Pupils from state schools and ethnic minority groups need higher A-level results than those from private schools to get into Britain's top universities, says a study out today. Research by Durham University shows state school pupils face a "double whammy" ... [Published The Independent - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Russell Group, Private School, David Laws

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 1 reports

Michael Gove

Michael Gove attacks top universities for not being honest about preferred A-levels

Top universities were accused byEducation Secretary Michael Gove today of failing to be honest with pupilsover what they should study at A-level to stand the best chance of securing aplace. He was responding to new research from Durham University which ... [Published The Independent - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Michael Gove, Russell Group, Wendy Piatt, Higher Education, University of Durham

First reported Mar 04 2013 - Updated Mar 05 2013 - 2 reports

UK universities fall in rankings

British universities risk being relegated into the global lower leagues following a decline in the standing of some of the countrys leading research institutions, it was claimed today. Major international rankings published on Monday showed that UK universities ... [Published Telegraph - Mar 05 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Higher Education, Sheffield, Leeds

First reported Feb 18 2013 - Updated Feb 18 2013 - 1 reports

Should students be encouraged to set their sights on Russell Group universities?

A fierce row has broken out over new pressure on schools to focus on getting students into 'big brand' universities Sophie Cousens decided she wanted to take a degree course in marine biology after visiting Sea World, in Florida, at the age of six. Yet ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 18 2013]

Entities: Russell Group, Wendy Piatt, Steve Smith, Paul Webley, Liverpool (United Kingdom)

First reported Jan 24 2013 - Updated Jan 24 2013 - 1 reports

Privately-educated pupils 'better prepared for top universities'

The extent to which private school pupils are being prepared for places at elite universities was laid bare today in new-style league tables showing how they dominate top grades in core academic subjects. For the first time, data shows how many teenagers ... [Published Telegraph - Jan 24 2013]

Entities: Russell Group, Colchester Royal Grammar School, Private School, Henrietta Barnett School, Stephen Perse

First reported Jan 03 2013 - Updated Jan 03 2013 - 1 reports

White working class boys 'a minority'

White working class boys are so under-represented at universities that they may need to be treated like ethnic minorities when it comes to recruiting students, a government minister has suggested. The number of boys applying to university courses has ... [Published Telegraph - Jan 03 2013]

Entities: David Willetts, Wendy Piatt, William Richardson, Les Ebdon

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Should students be encouraged to set their sigh... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 18 2013]
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