Buckingham in the news

December 2007 update

Local news

University news. The Times, 4 December.

Postgraduate courses. Guardian Weekly, 14 December.

Indian buyer would be best for Halewood. Liverpool Daily Post, 12 December.
Does this driver hold the key to green fleet success? Fleet News, 13 December.
Tata brightest bid, MPs told. Birmingham Evening Mail, 14 December.
Why Indian buyer is better for Jaguar. Birmingham Post, 14 December.
8th Annual Automotive Retailing & Distribution Summit. Industry News, 17 December.

Thanou may go legal in gold claim. CNN.com, 13 December.
Thanou could sue for gold medal. Metro.co.uk, 13 December.
Thanou threatens legal action after Jones is stripped of medals. dailymail.co.uk, 13 December.
Katerina Thanou: Award me Marion Jones' gold. Telegraph.co.uk, 14 December.
Thanou ready to sue IOC if she isn't awarded gold medal. sport.scotsman.com, 14 December.
Thanou threatens legal action. uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 14 December.
Athlétisme: Katerina Thanou envisage une action en justice. Le Monde.fr, 14 December.
Sprinter may sue for Jones medal. www.smh.com.au (Sydney Morning Herald), 15 December.

Endeavours to delay the time of our departure. Times Higher Education Supplement, 14 December.

Four out of 10 primary school pupils failing in the three Rs. Daily Telegraph, 1 December.
Tests give a skewed image of our children's schooling. Daily Telegraph, 5 December.
Minister promises to learn lessons as Welsh teenagers are outclassed. Western Mail, 5 December.
Change the way we test pupils. Evening Standard, 5 December.
Take heart! We are world beaters. Times Educational Supplement, 7 December.
A world where average just isn't good enough. Times Educational Supplement, 7 December.
Focus on the individual is not without problems. The Times, 10 December.
No place for a child. The Economist, 15 December.
'Dumb' geography guide tells pupils to study TV soaps. Daily Mail, 17 December.
Posh 'n' Treks. Daily Star, 18 December.
Bite-sized GCSE you sit until you get a pass. Daily Mail, 21 December.
New GCSE: bite-sized exams and no coursework. The Times, 21 December.
GCSE pupils may retake exams under reforms. Daily Telegraph, 21 December.
Diplomas worth 3.5 A-levels. Times Educational Supplement, 21 December.
Exam revision takes joy out of holidays. Sunday Telegraph, 23 December.
Children "must get unlimited time to do tests". Daily Mail, 28 December.
Rich pull away from poor in the classroom. The Times, 31 December.

A conversation with Chris Woodhead. The Independent Schools Magazine, December 2007.
'Dumb' geography guide tells pupils to study TV soaps. Daily Mail, 17 December.

Kealey, T. Change the way Oxford's run? Vive la résistance! The Guardian, 18 December.

was interviewed live on television on primary school statistics. London News, 6 December.

University box (Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser; Brackley & Towcester Advertiser; Bicester Review)

7 December: Long service awards made.
21 December: Buckingham Youth Club
Read our news article: Students bring international culture to Youth Club

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