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The government this week downgraded the value of thousands of vocational qualifications, as it looks to protect the worth of traditional GCSEs....
Posted on 01/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Four in ten Welsh children enter secondary school with a lower-than-expected reading age, new research has revealed. ...
Posted on 01/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Professor Wolf's suggestions on school league tables will be put into effect from 2014 onwards....
Posted on 31/01/2012 - [Read More...]
The Observer suggests more schools will be run for a profit in the future....
Posted on 30/01/2012 - [Read More...]
A new primary school built through the 21st Century Schools Programme has become the first in Wales or England to be awarded an A+ Energy Performance Certificate...
Posted on 27/01/2012 - [Read More...]
More in-depth data has been released by the DfE in the latest school league tables, exposing the plight of disadvantaged pupils...
Posted on 26/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary school teachers could greatly improve their physics lessons if they adopted new computer software, research from the ESRC suggests...
Posted on 25/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary and secondary teachers at two schools in Swansea have been praised by the Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews for their pioneering use of digital technology in the classroom...
Posted on 24/01/2012 - [Read More...]
An expert has called for changes to the way schools' performances are assessed....
Posted on 24/01/2012 - [Read More...]
A new survey shows that teachers want more advance educational technology in the classroom....
Posted on 23/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Apple has just launched a range of new products for the iPad which could turn the world of education textbooks upside down...
Posted on 20/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Figures from the DfE show that so far £7.7 million has been spent on phonics products as part of a government scheme to help primary teachers improve phonics lessons, but Nick Gibb wants more schools to commit...
Posted on 19/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Michael Gove has said he is "delighted" that Barclays has committed to offer its expertise to free schools and academies...
Posted on 18/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Education watchdog Ofsted is to abandon 'satisfactory' inspections in favour of a 'requires improvement' judgement in a bid to tackle the 3,000 coasting schools ...
Posted on 17/01/2012 - [Read More...]
New plans coming into effect in September will give schools increased freedom when it comes to managing teaching staff...
Posted on 16/01/2012 - [Read More...]