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An increasing number of parents are taking their children out of school for holidays according to new research....
Posted on 31/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Nick Seaton, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, has accused some schools of putting league tables before their pupils....
Posted on 31/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Young people disappointed with the GCSE grades they received last week have been urged not to lose heart. ...
Posted on 31/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Research carried out by charity Save the Children found that almost two-thirds of parents struggle to fund after-school activities for their kids. ...
Posted on 31/08/2010 - [Read More...]
The watchdog has announced plans to carry out comparability studies between qualifications such as GCSEs and IGCSEs....
Posted on 31/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Labour's education policies succeeded in improving life chances for many disadvantaged children, according to Sheffield MP David Blunkett....
Posted on 26/08/2010 - [Read More...]
The number of students taking GCSE exams in French and German has declined significantly over the last year and is a worrying trend, it has been claimed....
Posted on 25/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Schools minister Nick Gibb has congratulated students on their GCSE results, saying the exams are a crucial stepping stone in life....
Posted on 25/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Maths is valued by all employers and students should continue studying the subject beyond the age of 16, according to the CBI....
Posted on 24/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Students are having their heads filled with fast-forgotten facts, instead of being provided with skills they need for the future, it has been claimed....
Posted on 23/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Children should be taught about parenting in the classroom, according to poverty tsar and Labour Birkenhead MP Frank Field....
Posted on 11/08/2010 - [Read More...]
A record number of school leavers are set to be left without university places this September, with demand for courses up by around 11 per cent....
Posted on 11/08/2010 - [Read More...]
An increasing number of children are opting to study science due to the popularity of programmes such as CSI and Silent Witness, it has been suggested....
Posted on 10/08/2010 - [Read More...]
It is essential that schoolchildren are provided with good career guidance and realise that there are alternatives to university, it has been claimed....
Posted on 09/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Reception teachers have a big impact on children, making them particularly important in the education system....
Posted on 06/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Some Canadian teachers are being employed in Grimsby....
Posted on 06/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Welsh education secretary Leighton Andrews has launched a new reading campaign, saying ten minutes per day can make a dramatic difference....
Posted on 05/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Girls fared better than boys in most areas in this year's Sats exams, according to figures published by the Department for Education....
Posted on 04/08/2010 - [Read More...]
It is vital to ensure that children master the fundamentals of maths and English before they begin secondary school, schools minister Nick Gibb has ...
Posted on 04/08/2010 - [Read More...]
Poole Borough Council monitored the Paton family on 21 occasions in 2008 to establish which school catchment area they were living in....
Posted on 03/08/2010 - [Read More...]
The number of courses on offer to Welsh students has risen significantly in the last two years, according to education and training inspectorate Estyn....
Posted on 03/08/2010 - [Read More...]
School-leavers may be forced to consider options such as apprenticeships if they are unable to find a place at university, according to Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of the University and Colleges Admissions Service....
Posted on 02/08/2010 - [Read More...]