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21-August-2001
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The University was formed as Sheffield Polytechnic through the merger of three Colleges of Art and Design, Commerce and Technology. Further mergers with three Teacher Training Colleges during the 1970s involved a name change, to Sheffield City Po...
21-August-2001
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Major changes were made to the UK higher education system in 1992. The previous binary division between the universities and the polytechnics and other colleges was ended and a unitary system of higher education established for the first time. Th...
21-August-2001
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Cardiff is one of Britain's major universities, with its own Royal Charter and a history of service and achievement dating back to 1883. Its international reputation attracts staff and students from throughout the UK and from the rest of the worl...
23-May-2001
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Those who manage schools and educational systems today have an arduous task as schools everywhere are being asked to do more than ever before. They also face a complex world and seemingly endless pressures on resources and demands for better perf...
23-May-2001
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Those who manage schools and educational systems today have an arduous task as schools everywhere are being asked to do more than ever before. They also face a complex world and seemingly endless pressures on resources and demands for better perf...
1-January-2001
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This PISA report presents the performance of Scottish 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics and science, and compares them with the results for students from 31 countries.
1-March-2000
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Results from United Kingdom schools that took part in this study, which was carried out to understand how ICT relates to educational innovation.
17-November-1999
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The rights of students with disabilities to be educated in their local mainstream school is becoming more and more accepted in most countries, and many reforms are being put in place to achieve this goal. Further, there is no reason to segregate ...
1-July-1998
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The OECD Thematic Review of the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life describes how young people's transition to work changed during the 1990s. This is a country report on the United Kingdom.
1-April-1997
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Twelve countries participated in this review, which provided a cross-national perspective on themes of common interest and growing importance regarding the first years of tertiary education. This country note, prepared by the review team, regards the study of the United Kingdom.
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