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05/02/2010 Slips, trips & falls
Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace cost 40 workers their lives last year and cost society an estimated £800 million each year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned today as it launched a hard-hitting campaign.
01/10/2009 LSIS/AoC review of governance Consultations are about to get underway which could give governors throughout the learning and skills sector far greater say over how they conduct their affairs and handle the strategic leadership of their institutions.
In November, the Business Secretary, a Labour politician the length of whose title rivals that of a nineteenth century Ruritanian Archduke, launched “Higher Ambitions”, the government’s vision for the future of universities.
Colleges can often appear to be self-sufficient environments where students can work and play. However, colleges are also situated in larger urban environments in which tensions can develop between colleges and local residents usually because of the behaviour of students on and off campus.
University applicants had extra reason to feel anxious this summer. The government’s decision to cap student places, despite record demand, ensured that clearing was the most competitive and chaotic in recent history with the fallout still being felt now as some universities are accused of breaking the cap and the others of not doing enough to accommodate talented students.
10/09/2009 From ‘failing’ to ‘outstanding’ in six years
When John Reilly took over as principal of Mid-Cheshire College in late 2002, he was keen to make a quick impact. That was certainly the case; by the end of his first week, the LSC had placed the College into “serious concerns”, effectively branding Mid-Cheshire as a “failing college”!...
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