The Birmingham Brief archive Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/index.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-22T19:37:41Z Kylie Morris

Michael Gove's recent statement on the status of GCSEs and the introduction of a new qualification – the English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBC) – have been greeted as another momentous change, but what do the reforms really mean and who is likely to win (and lose) as a result?

2012-09-28T11:00:00Z 2012-09-28T10:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/Examining-exams-GCSEs,-the-EBacc-and-the-question-of-Equity.aspx Claire Hawkins

High speed train travel is already established in many mainland European countries and in some it has become the major transport mode for long distance internal journeys. In the UK there is only one stretch of high speed railway from St Pancras to the channel tunnel (known as High Speed 1 or HS1) and there does seem to be considerable backing for the development of a second high speed line north of London.

2010-10-14T00:00:00Z 2010-10-14T13:57:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/HS2.aspx