How much should a uni get to employ this man?
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Many disabled academics find it difficult to obtain work at British universities and those who are employed experience discrimination. Some universities seem reluctant to make changes which would allow the employment of disabled staff. The disabled are calling for extra funds for universities which employ disabled staff and the recruitment of an ombudsman to look into cases of discrimination. They would also like an inquiry to look more fully at the treatment of disabled staff. Only 208 registered disabled academics out of 120,000 academics were employed in higher education in 1998.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1999
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Colleges overtake schools
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Some observers suggest UK schools have declined as providers of students for higher education due to the introduction of new examinations, such as the General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ). It has been indicated schools prepare their pupils to enter the more traditional universities whilst further education students are more likely to aim at vocational courses in the new universities. Some 33% of college students went on to university in 1997, an rise of 1% since 1994. Around 5% of higher education students took GNVQ courses whilst about 64.5% took A-Levels in 1997.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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