league tables

Plymouth University climbs in world rankings

Plymouth University is now ranked inside the top 40 global modern universities according to the most comprehensive league table of its kind, released today.

In the Times Higher Education ‘100 Under 50’, Plymouth is placed at 37 – up five places from 2014 – and fourth in terms of UK institutions under the age of 50. The publication’s Editor-at-Large, Phil Baty, described it as a “...

Plymouth councillor questions further exam changes

A Plymouth councillor is calling for a halt to "last minute decisions" being made to the education system after the Government announced a further change to school GCSE examination results.

The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, announced at the Conservative Party's conference that, with effect from 29 September 2013, only a student’s first GCSE result will count in their...