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?I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.? Socrates (c. 469?399 BC)
1 February 2014
?The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.? Albert Einstein (1879?1955)
1 February 2014
?The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.? Albert Einstein (1879?1955)
1 February 2014
?The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.? Edmund Burke (1729?1797)
1 February 2014
?Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.? Henry Ford (1863?1947)
1 February 2014
The following are some of the price increases that have been announced by BT, effective 3 December:
- Standard line rental increased by 70p a month.
- Paper-free billing discount (£1.25) removed.
- Payment processing fee increased from £1.80 to £1.89 a month.
- Calling plan increases range from 5p to 30p a month.
- Broadband increases range from 70p to £1.40 a month.
- Call connection charge increased from 12.5p to 13.1p a call.
- Daytime calls to UK landlines increased from 7.6p to 7.95p a minute.
- Evening calls to UK landlines increased from 1p to 1.05p a minute.
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1 February 2014
UK universities appear to be facing a slump in applications ahead of the first year of higher fees, says the university admissions body.
The latest figures from Ucas show applications to university courses starting next autumn are down 12.9%.
They show the number of students who have so far applied for places at UK universities is 158,387, down 23,427 on this time last year.
There may be a late surge nearer the January 15 deadline because tuition fees will be increased to up to £9,000 per year from 2012. Ucas says it is too early to say whether this will affect the final demand for places because application patterns this far ahead are historically unreliable as indicators of the eventual year-on-year change.
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1 February 2014
Data shows that three-quarters of children in England who make a slow start in the 3Rs at primary school fail to catch up by the time they leave.
And more than a third (39%) of pupils who make a bright start are no longer reaching advanced levels when they leave.
The government's school league tables data also shows 9% of primary schools do not meet its floor standards.
Overall 74% of pupils met the required levels in English and maths.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16186158
1 February 2014
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