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Publications 2000-2008
Education
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Disabled students in London April 2007
'Disabled students in London’ is a review of statistics, research and policy developments relating to disabled students in further and higher education, including students with learning difficulties. It highlights some of the recent successes and failures of the educational system as it affects disabled people, and ends with a set of recommendations. The publication coincides with new powers given to the Mayor to influence education and training through the London Skills and Employment Board and through London’s
Adult Skills, Training and Employment Strategy. In addition to the full report
there is a summary and recommendations document. The full report and summary
document are available in alternative formats on request.
Disabled students in London
- The Mayor's newsletter
for students in London - latest issue spring 2007
The Mayor's newsletter
for students in London
- Black Teachers in London September 2006
This report, commissioned by the Mayor, has
found that in some London
boroughs
48-50 per cent of pupils are black, yet only 16-18 per
cent of their teachers are of similar heritage. It
provides an update on the numbers and distribution of black teachers
in London, with comparative data on the distribution of pupils and
the general population, and considers what steps are necessary to address
the problems of recruiting and retaining a representative teaching
workforce for London.
Black Teachers in London PDF
Black Teachers
in London RTF
- LSBC 2004 Conference Report September
2006
The third London Schools and the Black Child conference, which took place on
11 September 2004, was subtitled 'Reaching for the Stars'. The conference report
contains addresses by speakers including Trevor Phillips, Grace Ononiwu, Dr Stan
Mims, Stephen Twigg MP and Kwame Kwei Armah, and
reports on the workshop sessions.
LSBC 2004 Conference
Report PDF
LSBC 2004 Conference
Report RTF
- Study London: A World of Opportunity June 2005
This promotional brochure is for overseas students who want to come and
study in London. Produced by the Mayor in collaboration with London Higher,
the London Development Agency and Visit London. It promotes London as
the world’s
knowledge capital as well as being the best city in which to live and
study. Play the 'high fliers' game which
accompanies the Study London brochure.
Study London - PDF (3.0Mb)
Study London - RTF (text
only - 265kb)
- Educational Experiences and Achievements of Black Boys in London Schools 2000-03 September 2004
Produced by the London Development Agency's Education Commission, this report is available on the LDA's website.
- LSBC 2003 Conference Report August 2004
The second London Schools and the Black Child conference took place on 10 May 2003. As in 2002, the event was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Westminster and was extremely well supported, with over 1500 delegates attending.
LSBC 2003 Conference Report PDF
LSBC 2003 Conference Report RTF
- The changing finances of students studying in
London March
2004
This paper, commissioned by the Greater London Authority, examines the
consequences for students of the introduction of tuition fees, and the
abolition of grants and their complete replacement with student loans
in 1998. It also assesses the potential impact of some of the proposed
reforms to student funding arrangements announced in the government's
White Paper The Future of Higher Education.
Changing
finances of London students PDF
Changing
finances of London students RTF
- The Mayor's Review of Higher and Further
Education in London February 2004
This report is the second in a series of reviews of aspects of higher and further education in London, covering students, staff and institutions. It is being published at a time when major changes are being proposed in both sectors. There is new material on student financing and widening participation. Extra space is given this year to statistics on disabled students and to the social and economic contributions of higher and further education.
Higher and Further Education in London 2004 PDF
Higher and Further Education in London 2004 RTF
- Mayor’s response to White Paper on Higher
Education April 2003
This is the Mayor's response to consultation on the government's White
Paper, The Future of Higher Education in England and Wales
The Future
of HE in England and Wales PDF
The Future
of HE in England and Wales RTF
- London Schools and the Black Child 2002
Conference Report March 2003
A report of the first London conference exploring the issues surrounding
the educational crisis facing young people of African and Caribbean
heritage in London. Organised by the Mayor of London and Diane Abbott
MP, the conference examined issues including pupil exclusions, achieving
excellence in education, the supplementary school movement and Black
governors and teachers. Contributors include Ken Livingstone, Diane
Abbott MP, Trevor Phillips, then Chair of the London Assembly, Baroness
Ashton, Minister for Schools Standards, Lee Jasper, Mayor of London's
Policy Director on Equalities, and media personalities Angie Le Mar
and Geoff Schumann.
London Schools
and Black Child 2002 PDF
London Schools
and Black Child 2002 RTF
- The Mayor's Review of Higher and Further Education in London
April 2002
The first in a projected series of annual reviews of aspects of further
and higher education in London, the primary focus of this report is
student finances and widening participation, particularly in higher
education. It is published alongside a complementary study into student
income and expenditure, Students studying in London.
Higher and
Further Education in London 2002 PDF
Higher and
Further Education in London 2002 RTF
- Students studying in London April 2002
An analysis of data from the student income and expenditure survey 1998/99,
by Prof Claire Callender with Martin Kemp, South Bank University, commissioned
for the Mayor of London. This report compares the income, expenditure
and debt of full and part-time students studying at 13 universities
in London with those studying at 74 universities elsewhere in the UK.
Students studying
in London PDF
Students studying
in London RTF
- Higher and further education in London: a review April 2002
This four-page bulletin is a summary of the Mayor of London's Further
and Higher Education in London Review. It also incorporates some of
the findings of the survey carried out by Prof Callender and Martin
Kemp, Students studying in London.
Higher
and further education PDF
Higher
and further education RTF
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