The paper explains the role of the Schools Council for the Curriculum and Examinations and how it functions in relation to the education system, discusses areas of reform, and presents a brief review of the Schools Councils proposals for a new examination structure. (MW)

The unsatisfactory position of some British local education authorities concerning their responsibilities for college student distribution and placement and their relationship with the National Advisory Body that manages manpower training policy is discussed. (MSE)

A study examined British employers' views of the links between education and business. Data were collected from the following sources: mail survey of a random sample of 1,796 employers drawn from the Dunn and Bradstreet database (response rate, 47.1%); follow-up interviews (43 face-to-face and 38 telephone interviews); and review of national and…

In January 1982 the Further Education Curriculum Review and Development Unit (FEU) published a discussion paper dealing with the issues involved in expanding and improving Great Britain's vocational training and educational system. Following its publication and dissemination of the paper, the FEU sent a letter asking the major further and higher…

This document is a curriculum outline for a unit of a course about adult education in Great Britain. The objectives of the unit are the following: (1) to identify existing forms of provision for adult education and training; (2) to relate existing provision to explicit policies and to existing demand; (3) to understand the character of the…