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17 мая, 2012 21:30
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Образование
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Examiners axed after marking mistakes
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Jeevan Vasagar, education editor guardiancouk, Thursday 17 May 2012 2230 BST Comments (…) The errors in marking GCSE and A-level papers related to examiners totting up marks from traditional pen and paper scripts Photograph: David Davies/PA Archive Four examiners have had their contracts terminated and 78 others have been ordered to improve...
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17 мая, 2012 14:56
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Образование
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Interview advice to NQTs: What head teachers really want
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Helen Beckett guardiancouk, Thursday 17 May 2012 1556 BST Comments (…) Your interview doesn't have to be like facing the Dragons on Dragons' Den Photograph: Bbc • Teach your best lesson"I'll take someone who teaches an excellent lesson over someone who does an excellent interview, every time Sometimes it comes down to two candidates who...
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17 мая, 2012 14:00
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Образование
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Stuck for an outing? Try the National Tractor Weekend
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Revving up for National Tractor Weekend There are at least 997 more The grip of the tractor on the human mind is peculiar but real I can never shop at Morrisons in Idle without thinking of 'Tractors' – the enormous International Harvester plant which took over from Jowett Cars and was humming away when I was on the Telegraph & ArgusPateley Bridge's...
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17 мая, 2012 09:28
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Образование
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Exam season has begun: feeling stressed?
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Just been through another all-nighter? Photographer: Mark Douet/ Getty Images For most, May means blossoming trees and the first snatches of summer For students it means long hours, piles of pressure and an impending sense of doomI'm no stranger to pre-exam butterflies – or the occasional late-night panic Having dodged the ammunition rounds of six...
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17 мая, 2012 11:00
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Образование
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Mark Wallinger comes to the Baltic in first major British show for over ten years
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
A still from the film Construction Site which Wallinger will premiere at the Baltic Photograph: Baltic Art Gallery Mark Wallinger will be the subject of the Baltic's main exhibition this summer Although he has been exhibiting internationally, other than his Turner Prize-winning exhibitionState Britain in 2007, the artist has not had a major show...
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17 мая, 2012 09:00
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Образование
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Bramley baths pass into community ownership
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Children in the pool at Bramley Baths in Leeds Photograph: Friends of Bramley Baths One of the oldest swimming pools in Yorkshire has moved from local authority control and into community ownership in a bid to preserve its futureThe future of Edwardian Grade II listed Bramley Baths had been threatened as cash-strapped Leeds city council reduced...
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17 мая, 2012 00:10
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Образование
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Tourism, transport and travel
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Education Guardian, Thursday 17 May 2012 0110 BST What will I learn?Students will learn all about how to manage the movement of one billion people around the planet, and think about what the economic, environmental and social impacts of this movement are Our national heritage, forests, coastlines and culture are dependent on tourism, and need to...
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16 мая, 2012 23:05
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Образование
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University students spend no more time with lecturers than six years ago
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Jessica Shepherd Education correspondent guardiancouk, Thursday 17 May 2012 Comments (…) University students spend an average of 139 hours a week with teachers according to a poll Photograph: Alamy University students in England spend almost no more time with their lecturers than they did six years ago, despite paying three times as much...
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17 мая, 2012 06:00
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Образование
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The Quay Brothers re-imagine Leeds for 2012 Cultural Olympiad
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Leeds Canvas and the Quay Brothers The Dark Arches are one of the most atmospheric corners of the city centre, hidden below the train station and above the river Aire Photograph: Tom Arber Residents of Leeds have woken up to find a boat lodged in a tree in the middle of Briggate, the handsome pedestrian-only street at the heart of the city's shopping...
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17 мая, 2012 00:09
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Образование
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Veterinary science
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Education Guardian, Thursday 17 May 2012 0109 BST What will I learn?Huge amounts degrees are five- to six-year courses, and don't expect much time off between each of them You will have to undertake weeks of work experience, which will have to be fitted in during the holidays, and there will be a lot of study to fit in during term time Your degree...
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16 мая, 2012 15:00
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Образование
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How to be a good lecturer: HE live chat
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
What do new and not-so-new academics need to know about delivering a good lecture? Photograph: John Stillwell/PA A quick Google search reveals that there are many examples of 'lecturers behaving badly' on YouTube It would seem students are taking to the site to share footage of academics doing things such as rambling on incoherently or losing their...
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17 мая, 2012 07:00
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Образование
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Changing times in UK universities: what difference can HR make?
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Matthew Knight guardiancouk, Thursday 17 May 2012 0800 BST Comments (…) "In a sector built around people, it is clear that human resource managers will be pivotal in helping universities thrive in a fast-changing environment," Professor Eric Thomas, the president of Universities UK Photograph: Getty The pace and scale of development in...
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16 мая, 2012 13:32
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Образование
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Creating a genuinely sustainable higher education system
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Putting higher education on a sustainable footing means government needs to tighten repayment terms for student loans Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Last year's white paper, Putting students at the heart of the system, built on the Browne review, which sought to put higher education on a sustainable footingThere has been much debate about...
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16 мая, 2012 13:13
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Образование
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Geoengineering experiment cancelled due to perceived conflict of interest
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Erin Hale guardiancouk, Wednesday 16 May 2012 1413 BST Comments (…) The Spice experiment would have injected 150 litres of water into the atmosphere from a weather balloon via a 1km pipe tethered to a ship A controversial geoengineering experiment to simulate the cooling effect of volcanoes has been cancelled due to concern over a perceived...
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16 мая, 2012 07:00
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Образование
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Youth unemployment across the OECD: how does the UK compare?
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Youth groups in Madrid protesting at the high unemployment rate, one of the highest across the OECD Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Youth unemployment across the OECD has risen alarmingly with nearly 11m 15-24 year olds out of work, according to latest figuresThe statistics published by the OECD, show youth unemployment reached a rate of 171% in...
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16 мая, 2012 11:34
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I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research | Winston Hide
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
University libraries in developing countries struggle to pay fees for bundled access to Genomics and other Elsevier journals Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian Today I resigned from the editorial board of a well respected journal in my field – Genomics No longer can I work for a system that provides solid profits for the publisher while effectively...
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15 мая, 2012 21:31
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Образование
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Georgia woman, 24, who lost leg to rare flesh-eating virus begins recovery
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
This undated photo provided by the family shows Aimee Copeland Photograph: Picasa/AP A week after doctors had given Aimee Copeland little chance of survival, the young Georgia woman suffering from a flesh-eating disease is now alert enough to request reading materialsCopeland, 24, is still on a respirator, but her parents have said they can read...
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16 мая, 2012 09:28
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Образование
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The case for agile pedagogy
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Learning computational thinking also teaches transferable ways of solving problems and exploring situations which stretch way beyond the computer suite Photograph: Juice Images / Alamy/Alamy Policy makers, industry and many teachers are eager that pupils should learn more about computing This includes learning how to write computer programs, but...
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16 мая, 2012 00:09
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Образование
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Computer science and IT
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Education Guardian, Wednesday 16 May 2012 0109 BST What will I learn?Taking a computer science course will mean you will be studying a subject at the very forefront of technology and innovation Computers are everywhere, and the demand to make them smaller, work more quickly, and be fitted with new and exciting software has never been greater Most...
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16 мая, 2012 00:10
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Music
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Education Guardian, Wednesday 16 May 2012 0110 BST What will I learn? degrees can vary enormously, depending on where you study (university or conservatoire) and the course you choose For example, some degrees focus purely on the , while others allow students to take modules in other subjects, such as English, a language or education studies Some...
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