The scrapping of the EBacc does mean a retention of the recognition of the GCSE brand but it is difficult to see how they will create universal, equal opportunity for all, writes Ben Beebe.
Global
Afghanistan’s education revolution
The education of women in Afghanistan has seen a radical change in only the last four years.
Features
Breaching the legal and illegal drugs barrier
Instead of a relentless fear campaign against legal and illegal drugs, we need a more educated and objective insight, says Emily-Claire Tucker.
Comment
No ifs, no buts, the NUS are nuts
The recent demonstration was confused, the government is inflexible and education will probably be neglected, says Zoe Jones.
Features
Closing the education gender gap
More and more women are attending university, succeeding there and beyond. Men aren’t doing the same though. Lauren Cope looks at the education gender gap.
News
Student protest planned
Students are set to protest outside a talk to be given by universities minister David Willetts.
Global
A leak detected: the great brain drain
Rachael Lum looks at the flow of highly-qualified citizens from Africa and the Far East to the western world.
Comment
The death-knell: is this the beginning of the end for humanities?
Nicola Walters debates the future of humanities courses in the light of last semester’s closure of the School of Music.
Features
The rising cost of education
Lauren Razavi explores the ongoing debate surrounding university tuition fees and the cost of education.
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