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Devon's largest school could be set to convert to academy status this year.
Governors at Exmouth Community College have entered a period of consultation before deciding whether or not to give the go ahead.
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Parents in Kent may soon find themselves forced to contribute to their children's school transport fees. ...
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Education secretary Michael Gove has approved business plans for eight new free schools....
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A Kent headteacher has spoken out about the government's decision to scrap Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payments....
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State schools are not doing enough to push their brightest pupils, it has been suggested....
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A primary school in Southampton is set to be given a total overhaul after council bosses approved plans for a £7.5 million rebuild....
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Children from a school in Hull have put their creative talents to good use by producing their own book....
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Nearly half of graduates believe their time at university has not provided them with the skills they need for the world of work....
Posted on 28/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Thousands of teachers are subject to false allegations from pupils every year, it has been claimed. ...
Posted on 27/01/2011 - [Read More...]
The popularity of languages is continuing to decline in state schools, according to new research. ...
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Schools may have to fund lollipop men and women themselves in future if money for these services is withdrawn....
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Welsh local authorities are continuing to spend less per pupil than their English counterparts, it has been revealed....
Posted on 26/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Approximately 40 per cent of Welsh schoolchildren are below the standard expected of them when it comes to reading. ...
Posted on 25/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Academies pose serious problems for local authorities and schools, it has been claimed....
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A headteacher has today apologised for excluding a 14-year-old pupil that he thought was an adult....
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Teachers are concerned over the government's plans to increase the power they have to search and discipline students....
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Most universities will charge students £9,000 a year when tuition fees are raised in 2012, National Union of students (NUS) leader Aaron Porter predicts....
Posted on 25/01/2011 - [Read More...]
British companies are beginning to recruit at schools and colleges in order to snap up the most promising students, it has been revealed....
Posted on 25/01/2011 - [Read More...]
A report published last week by Ofsted suggested that youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to struggle at school when it comes to literacy....
Posted on 25/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Pupils at one Devon primary school took part in a hands-on history lesson last week when they stepped back to the Victorian era....
Posted on 24/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove's plans to overhaul the national curriculum have been criticised by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). ...
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The six-week summer holidays should be broken down and spread throughout the year, according to Welsh party Plaid Cymru....
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Employers should play a more active role in helping to encourage young people to study science at school....
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A Lancashire primary school was forced to abandon a history exercise after it became too realistic for pupils....
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The coalition's plans to hold a curriculum review have been criticised by one Newcastle headteacher. ...
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History and geography are an important part of the national curriculum, it has been suggested....
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A headteacher from west Cumbria has expressed concern over the government's publication of English baccalaureate figures last week. ...
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A Welsh education expert has urged the government to ensure that home-schooled children are properly monitored....
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A head teacher has been recognised for her outstanding work at a local school in Northamptonshire, the Chronicle and Echo reports....
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Schools in Dudley may be dealt a technological blow after councils were informed of a change in how IT projects are to be funded, the Halesowen News reports. ...
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Children will learn about England's former kings and queens, and study great literary works following a major shake-up of the national curriculum....
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A new initiative has been introduced in a number of Cornish schools, aimed at boosting relations between young people and the police....
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Blackburn-based technology firm Promethean has unveiled a new state-of-the-art iPad-style school whiteboard....
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Pupils at one school in Staffordshire have been working to improve their citizenship skills by spending an entire day focusing on the subject....
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Scrapping the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) could lead to a "colossal waste of talent"....
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Schools minister Lord Hill has today (January 19th) announced a new capital funding package for sixth form colleges across England....
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Thousands of students across the UK are gathering today (January 19th) to show their opposition to the government's plans to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). ...
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Children at one Staffordshire primary school took part in an exciting hands-on history lesson earlier this week, discovering what life would have been like for pupils studying during Victorian times....
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Asking pupils to put their hands up is not an effective way of judging whether children have absorbed what they are being taught....
Posted on 18/01/2011 - [Read More...]
The majority of students who receive Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) rely on this support, it has been revealed....
Posted on 18/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Teachers may no longer have to predict what grades their A-level pupils will achieve....
Posted on 17/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Parents are increasingly feeling under pressure to look perfect, according to new research....
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The Welsh baccalaureate qualification is to be expanded, education minister Leighton Andrews has announced....
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Schoolchildren are learning more about technology at home than they are in the classroom. ...
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Children at one school in Wales now have a cutting edge technology plaza at their disposal. ...
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KPMG has announced plans to fund a study programme for 75 school-leavers attending Durham University. ...
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The government has been criticised over the publication of school league tables containing data relating to its new English baccalaureate qualification....
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The government has been criticised over its decision to use the English baccalaureate in this year's GCSE performance table....
Posted on 12/01/2011 - [Read More...]
It is important that students from disadvantaged backgrounds recognise the importance of learning a language at school. ...
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The Department for Education has announced that parents are to have more information than ever about the performance of their child's school....
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The Better History campaign group has warned education secretary Michael Gove that history classes are being dumbed down in English secondary schools....
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The government has been criticised over its decision to include the English baccalaureate in league tables due to be published this week. ...
Posted on 11/01/2011 - [Read More...]
An Ofsted report has highlighted that there are "significant barriers to good language learning" in many British secondary schools....
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Universities should limit the number of pupils they offer places to from private schools....
Posted on 10/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Many children have very little contact with the natural world, so it is important that they learn about it at school....
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The coalition government is planning to create specialist vocational schools to train children from the age of 14. ...
Posted on 07/01/2011 - [Read More...]
All professionals working with children should be equipped to spot the signs of depression....
Posted on 07/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Schoolchildren in England are being let down when it comes to science, according to Ofsted....
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Pupil attendance levels at one school have improved after children began taking part in art and music sessions....
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Education Secretary Michael Gove has spoken out after music teachers were advised to avoid physical contact with pupils....
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New government figures have revealed that 11 per cent of secondary schools in England are now academies. ...
Posted on 06/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Taking GCSE exams at the age of 14 will lead to fewer pupils dropping out of school, it has been suggested....
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Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe is urging the coalition government to end the ban on new grammar schools....
Posted on 06/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Competition for grammar school places is on the increase, it has been claimed....
Posted on 05/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Free schools could be beneficial in providing parents with an alternative to other schools, it has been claimed....
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The Girls' School Association is set to publish a book on parenting for those bringing up daughters....
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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is urging the government to scrap its plans for free schools and "stop playing with the educational future of this country"....
Posted on 04/01/2011 - [Read More...]
The Common Entrance is set to be overhauled, with pupils possibly taking it online in future. ...
Posted on 04/01/2011 - [Read More...]