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Chief school inspector David Bell maintains teacher shortages are manageable although he is concerned about the gap between the worst- and best-performing schools. Bell wants to improve teaching standards and believes local school management should have the greatest influence.

Periodicals published for British teenage girls may be a significant source of sex education. A guide published in the Jun 2002 issue of Bliss magazine is designed to provide information most school curricula do not offer for 13- to 17-year-olds.

Results by independent school inspections suggest higher fees do not invariably create the best school environments. Approximately 75% of schools whose fees were 8,000 pounds sterling a year were rated 'good' or better.

Earlier this spring deal flow in France's mid-market looked sluggish, but Acquisitions Monthly reported that corporate financiers were sure things were about to pick up. April's tables bear out that [...]

This article follows the career of educational leader Tim Brighouse, focusing on his work to improve standards in Birmingham's schools. Topics include Brighouse's talent for communication and negotiation between teachers, administration, and government.

Schools on the Isles of Scilly may receive funding from the government because the islands do not have the resources to support their schools. The organization of the schools will also be considered during the renovation of the school district.

Primary schools in the U.K. are criticised for mishandling information about students. Secondary schools need this information in order to correctly place and teach new students.

The Advertising Standards Authority has supported five complaints that have been registered in the past six months, accusing UK private schools of issuing misleading claims to the public. ASA officials are hoping the bad publicity for the schools will be effective at stopping this trend. New College in Cardiff, King's School in Rochester, and the Ealing Tutorial College of West London are three of the offending institutions.

Unpublished statistics from UK social services shows that bullying in boarding schools continues to be a problem. Roger Morgan, soon-to-be England's first director of children's rights, says that the amount of bullying has not changed in the past ten years. He says that the main shift involves bullies now sticking within their own age groups. The amount of harassment that is physical has lowered a bit, while verbal abuse continues to rise. The National Care Standard Commission will soon begin inspections.

France's mid-caps have produced only two notable deals over the last few weeks -- Dassault Aviation's purchase of a stake in publisher Socpresse, and Swiss Life's acquisition of the French [...]

The German buyouts market as reasonably busy last month with SER Systems seeing a management-led buyout of its SER Banking-Software Solutions unit in a leveraged transaction. Buyers included four managers [...]

Auld acquaintances were certainly not being forgotten by IMO Car Wash this New Year. The group kicked off 2002 by acquiring IMO Germany, which was originally part of IMO but [...]

January may have been a fiendishly cold month for most of us, but for anyone involved with French company La Rochette it was time to get hot under the collar. [...]

The next chief inspector of schools, David Bell, is a well-liked and demanding educator. Bell's appointment is a welcome move away from the style of predecessor Chris Woodhead, and is an optimistic step toward progress in English education. Bell's curriculum vita, listed here, underscores his accomplishments.

Over the past 10 years, the corporate finance business of KPMG Corporate Finance has undergone tremendous development. It continues to set its sights high. The company adopts a diverse approach to hiring senior staff workers. Around half of the current UK partners were moved to higher positions from within the group.

Close Brothers' John Llewellyn-Lloyd, associated with the company's corporate finance team, is aware that 2002 will be a difficult year. However, he is confident that his operation is equipped to survive the storm.

The European postal service sector is attracting interest from both investors and cross-border competitors as deregulation of the market has lead to the formation of strategic alliances and joint ventures.

The terror attacks on America on September 11 2001 have not deterred investments in the European property sector, with market leader Hammerson remaining upbeat about the markets future.

Issues are presented concerning the acquisitions and mergers which have been announced during the month of August 2001 between business enterprises in the business services sector. The larger acquisitions are discussed.

Issues are presented concerning the acquisitions and mergers which have occurred among mid-market sized business enterprises operating in the pharmaceutical industry during the period January to July 2001.

Mid-market acquisitions and mergers were buoyant in the entertainment sector for the first half of 2001 despite the threat of an economic slowdown. The United Kingdom company Bass acquired a hotel in Hong Kong for 241 million pounds sterling.

It is expected that there will be a downturn in business for credit providers if the economy slows into recession and people decide to stop spending. Consequently there has been some merger and acquisitions activity within the industry.

Hicks Muse Tate & Furst saw the year out with a pop and a bubble when it sold its champagne businesses Mumm and Perrier-Jouet to Allied Domecq for E575m in [...]

In the same way that you might build a shed out of a selection of wood from a DIY shop, venture capitalist Duke Street is building a DIY empire by [...]

Linklaters & Alliance is still top of the tree when it comes to European M&A, heading Thomson Financial's table of legal advisors for completed deals with European target or acquirer. [...]

Italian utilities player Enel's agreement to buy telecoms operator Infostrada from Vodafone, in the process creating the country's second largest telecoms player, has attracted widespread political criticism. Enel will purchase [...]

British Energy's sale of Swalec to Scottish & Southern, only 6 months after its acquisition, is discussed. Possible reasons for the change in strategy by British Energy, and deals by other UK utilities, are explored.

The effect of the government's review of pension funds on potential mergers and acquisitions is examined. The implications of a central discontinuation fund, an insurance system to discharge funds' liabilities in the event of bankruptcy, is analyzed.

A survey of Law firms in the Leeds area has shown Eversheds conducting the highest total value of disclosed deals in 1999. It is pointed out that deals with undisclosed values and corporate department size may be relevant to positioning.

The European banking and insurance companies continue to generate mergers, both domestic and cross border. Includes details of recent deals in Scandanavia, Italy, France and the Baltic countries.

Professional firms continue to seek merger opportunities with larger legal and accounting companies aiming at cross-border unions. However, there is still considerable room for consolidation in the United Kingdom market.

The law firm, Hammond Suddards Edge, aims to become a major advisor on large scale and international mergers following its increases in workforce and geographical cover resulting from consolidation of Hammond Suddards and Edge Ellison.

The acquisition of advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi by Publicis is discussed. The deal is seen as part of a globalisation trend in the advertising industry, following the Vodaphone/Mannesmann and WPP/Young and Rubicam transactions.

National security aspects of the planned acquisition of Racal Electronics by French Thomson-CSF are to be examined by the UK Director-General of Fair Trading. The UK Ministry of Defence will act to ensure that British security interests are protected.

The European Community Council of Ministers has adopted the directive on takeovers, which aims to offer protection to minority shareholders and to limit the defensive measures which target firms may employ.

The proposed acquisition of US Airways by United Airlines may not happen because there are many regulations to meet and staff have to agree to the deal. Pilots opposed in once before. Other possible mergers are discussed.

Reports the implication of sending children to boarding school in Harrogate, England. Ways of saving money in education; Consideration of the actual costs of the children; Ability to work and balance family responsibilities.

Reports the financial incapacity of London university lecturers in purchasing a house. Escalating cost of living; Subject of discussion in a higher and further education conference; Response of the government to the problems of the public sector.

Focuses on the efforts of universities to address poor performance of students in math in Great Britain. Factors influencing poor maths teaching; Establishment of a virtual support center called MathsCentre; Overview of other math learning support programs of specific universities.

Reports on the steps taken by British schools planning to sell their institutions. Reason behind the need for confidentiality when selling schools; Effect of selling on school staff.

Focuses on the proposed legislation of teaching English in all private schools in Great Britain. Impact of law on religious schools; Reaction of Muslim schools; Citation of the unsatisfactory curricula of Jewish schools.

Reports on the restriction on a vicar's son to attend the local Church of England school governed by his father in England. Issue regarding the church school location; Refusal of the vicar to send his son to a non-church school; Discrepancy in the school admission policy.

Reports on the allegations of unfair dismissal by a physics teacher against a Catholic school in London, England. Investigation of sexual harassment complaints; Problems of bullying in the school; Cronyism by the school management.

Reports on the governmental investigation on a Conservative-controlled council regarding the allocation of public funds for private schools in Great Britain. Complaints of cash shortages; Misuse of public funds; Deficit in education budget.

Reports on the celebration of the Science Week in Great Britain. Participation of high school students; Event activities.

Reports on the interest of athlete Jennifer Meadows to become a teacher in Great Britain. Employment of Meadows at Wigan Harriers high school; Training schedule of Meadows.

Reports on the concerns of British educational organization Ofsted over the safety of students in some private schools in the country. Failure of school administration to check teachers' criminal records, problems in students' health and safety issues; Concern over the curriculum of some religious and specialist arts schools.

Reports on the views of teachers at Central Lancaster high school on the salary increase for teachers in Great Britain. Contentment of headteacher Jon Wright to the pay increase; Opinion of advanced skills teacher Susan Harrison on the starting salaries for teachers; Importance of workload for geography teacher Derek Roddenburg.

Reports on the findings of school inspectors on the performance of the primary education at Dulwich College in London, England. Importance of raising the level of challenges done by the students; Leadership status of the school; Assessment on the learning atmosphere. INSET: FAMOUS OLD ALLEYNIANS..

Reports on the approval of the increase in the salaries of science and math teachers by the Department for Education and Skills in Great Britain. Reason for the increase in the salaries of the teachers; Implementation of the strategy to solve the teacher recruitment and retention problems of schools; Addition of differential pay by the Institute of Physics.