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Guardian: Public to private - not such a giant leap (6/11/12)

There are fewer differences between traditional universities and independent providers than you might think, says Alison Wride, who has just made the pre-92 to private move.

Study Travel Magazine - new BAC schemes (15/10/12)

The British Accreditation Council (BAC) has launched two new accreditation schemes, covering international private institutions based outside of the UK and online/distance learning.
The international centre accreditation scheme is designed for education and training institutions operating outside of the UK and offering courses in English. Institutions will need to have been delivering high-quality education and training for at least two years and be recognised by their local or national regulatory body. They will also need to provide testimonials supporting claims of global-quality provision and meet BAC’s stringent tests of probity and financial accountability.

PIE News: BAC unveils new scheme (3/10/12)

The British Accreditation Council (BAC), one of the UK’s leading quality assurance bodies for private higher and further education, has launched an ambitious scheme to accredit non-British providers based outside the UK.

Celebrating quality and diversity: evening reception 1/10/12

The evening of Monday 1 October 2012 saw a wide range of education and training providers and other education professionals meet at a classy and modern venue near St Paul’s to celebrate the launch of the British Accreditation Council’s two new accreditation schemes. The new schemes extend BAC’s current operation accrediting private colleges, training organisations and international higher education institutions to incorporate providers of on-line, distance and blended learning, as well as a wider range of international education and training providers.

BAC colleges in British Cookery School Awards Finals (26/9/12)

The British Cookery School Awards give schools and colleges a chance to display their achievements and receive recognition for the important role they play in the culinary arts. The judges include BBC Radio 2 food & drink presenter Nigel Barden, and they will be looking for cookery schools which go above and beyond.

THE: VAT advantage for private colleges (20/9/12)

The government has moved towards granting for-profit higher education firms VAT advantages to put them on "the same footing" as universities - although some firms have already gained that advantage by switching to non-profit status.

Guardian: Universities and distance learning (19/9/12)

Many people in higher education think of distance learning the same way one would a distant cousin: aware of its existence, perhaps even thinks well of them, but reluctant to pick up the phone and find out how they are doing. And like the cousin you don't know well, the justification for your lack of interest is that distance learning is just a little bit awkward.

THE: Private providers chosen for London Met students (17/9/12)

Three of the 15 institutions initially chosen as potential destinations for London Metropolitan University's overseas students are commercial operators, it has emerged, after a £2 million fund was announced by the government to help students transfer.

Independent: 1st Private Dental School in the UK (17/9/12)

Britain's first private dental school will open next September. The school, which will take 100 students a year on a five-year course costing £180,000, is expected to be the forerunner of many more private institutions offering specialist degree courses.

BBC: Change to UK migration figures planned (14/9/12)

The government has said it wants to develop a new way of measuring student migration in and out of the UK.

Universities have been campaigning for students to be taken off immigration totals.

They fear the overseas students they rely on for income will be put off coming to the UK.

The coalition has pledged to cut immigration - but most incomers are in the UK on student visas.

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