Accommodation for Students, the UK's number one student accommodation website, today released its latest research into student accommodation costs, which reveals that the average rental value (ARV) for student accommodation has risen 3.1% from £77.04 per week per bedroom in 2012 to £79.42 in 2013. However, this average … [Read more...]
Nzimande takes lessons from Denmark
Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande is in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss key issues of vocational education and training. Nzimande, who arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday, is scheduled to meet his counterpart, Minister Christine Antorini, and senior officials of the Danish Ministry of … [Read more...]
Math Goggles: Teaching Kids
A collection of field-tested activities for children that integrate mathematics into the world of the visual arts. Serving as the focal point for each mathematics activity is the work of a famous modern artist - Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Georgie O'Keefe, and many more. … [Read more...]
Male teacher increase in UK Primary Schools
The number of men going into primary schools as teachers has increased by more than 50% over the past four years and is now at a record level, according to the Teaching Agency. Stephen Hill, deputy head of St Joseph's Roman Catholic primary in Shaw in Oldham, believes more male teachers "need to get in there and … [Read more...]
US Study Options at Top Irish Universities
University students interested in studying abroad in Europe now have new program options at top-ranking universities in Northern Ireland and Ireland through International Studies Abroad. Beginning in spring 2012, International Studies Abroad (ISA), one of the leading study abroad program providers in the United … [Read more...]