P661 Teletext 661 Jun25 23:05:16 ——————————————————————————————————————— NURSERY VOUCHER SCHEME ANNOUNCED John Major today announced plans to introduce vouchers for the provision of nursery education. The scheme would allow parents of four- year-olds to choose places at council- run, voluntary, grant maintained, private schools or playgroups. Labour denounced the scheme as bureaucratic and inefficient, with money going on running the system instead of educating the children. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Regional news 331 Sport 170 JOBS, TRAINING, ADVICE p640 (C4) Mentor Class '95 Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Jun25 23:19:38 ——————————————————————————————————————— TONY BLAIR RISKS TEACHERS' WRATH Labour leader Tony Blair has expanded on his party's education plans in a lecture in London. He said his party would create a new grade of "expert" teacher to encourage the best to stay in the classroom, but that incompetent teachers would go. Mr Blair said it was time to update the comprehensive system and to raise standards in primary schools, perhaps by the use of baseline assessments. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Regional news 331 Sport 170 JOBS, TRAINING, ADVICE p640 (C4) Mentor Class '95 Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Jun25 23:14:57 ——————————————————————————————————————— GRADUATES FACE FINANCIAL PRESSURES Financial hardship is causing thousands of students to abandon their university studies, according to a report. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals,representing 88 universities says that more than 25,000 students abandoned their courses last year. Aberdeen University is the first to launch a hardship fund to assist struggling students and prevent them leaving their studies. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Regional news 331 Sport 170 JOBS, TRAINING, ADVICE p640 (C4) Mentor Class '95 Keyboard TV Plus