More students take Easter Revision courses than ever before. A key factor was the abolition of January A-level exams, but the ever-upwards pressure on good university places continues to put a premium of getting A grades rather than anything lower. Figures show a 4 per cent increase
Read more →CIFE is delighted to announce that Lord Alistair Lexden is new CIFE President. Lord Lexden is a distinguished educationalist, historian and author of wide experience and interests who joined the House of Lords as a Conservative working peer in January 2011.Lord Lexden spent the first eight years
Read more →Article in summary The article describes the 2013 CIFE awards ceremony at the House of Lords, and outlines the individual award winners’ achievements. Article in detail At the annual CIFE Academic Awards Presentation held at the House of Lords on Monday 18th March 2013, Baroness Perry of
Read more →Article in summaryAlthough history has moved on – January resits are no longer possible, and resitting individual units may become impossible from 2017 on, this 2010 article by Fiona Pocock makes the case for retakes. She argues that a ban would condemn many worthwhile students to living
Read more →Article in summaryThe article describes the CIFE academic awards, how recipients are chosen, the awards ceremony proceedings, and the individual CIFE Awards 2011 winners’ achievements and backgrounds.Article in detailEach year CIFE awards a series of prizes to students who have achieved outstanding results. To qualify for consideration students
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