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Students at one Cornwall school have been taking part in a host of exciting experiments to celebrate science and engineering week....
Posted on 31/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Youngsters from on Scarborough school were given the opportunity to spend an exciting day at the offices of their local newspaper this week....
Posted on 31/03/2011 - [Read More...]
A report on A-level results in the Worcestershire area has revealed that students tend to perform better when they attend a school sixth form, rather than a college....
Posted on 31/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Parents can now access detailed GCSE data for every secondary school in England....
Posted on 31/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Pupils at one Cornwall school stepped back in time this week to experience life during wartime Britain....
Posted on 30/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Students from one Croydon school have taken part in a special event aimed at raising standards in science. ...
Posted on 29/03/2011 - [Read More...]
A £38 million school rebuilding scheme has been given the go ahead in Scunthorpe....
Posted on 29/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Shadow education secretary Andy Burnham has described the government's Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) replacement scheme as a "shambles"....
Posted on 29/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The government is set to detail how it will replace Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payments, which it plans to scrap next year....
Posted on 28/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Thousands of teachers descended on London on Saturday (March 26th) to take part in a planned protest against the government's public sector cuts....
Posted on 28/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Design and technology (D&T) classes need to be modernised if they are to keep pace of global advances, education watchdog Ofsted has warned....
Posted on 25/03/2011 - [Read More...]
George Osborne's Budget will help to strengthen the case for vocational qualifications, it has been claimed....
Posted on 24/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has criticised chancellor George Osborne's Budget....
Posted on 23/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Secondary school children are not reading enough, it has been suggested....
Posted on 22/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Scrapping Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payments will leave vulnerable pupils struggling to meet their expenses, it has been suggested....
Posted on 21/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Attending a single-sex school can be extremely beneficial for some pupils, it has been suggested. ...
Posted on 21/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Allowing students to bring iPads and other handheld devices into the classroom could help schools to reduce their costs, it has been suggested....
Posted on 18/03/2011 - [Read More...]
More financial resources need to be directed towards pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, it has been claimed....
Posted on 18/03/2011 - [Read More...]
More than 79,000 children missed out on a place at their first-choice secondary school, official figures have revealed. ...
Posted on 17/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Attending a single-sex school can be less distracting for children than if they are educated alongside students of the opposite sex, it has been suggested. ...
Posted on 17/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The government is being urged to make a U-turn over its decision to scrap Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payments. ...
Posted on 16/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Education watchdog Ofsted has published a new report into the quality of history teaching....
Posted on 14/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The government is set to overhaul school league tables and make them more transparent....
Posted on 11/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The recently introduced English baccalaureate qualification could lead to the return of a two-tier education system, it has been suggested....
Posted on 11/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Pupils from one Falmouth school were given a blast from the past this week when they spent a day experiencing life in a different era....
Posted on 10/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The IT education on offer in British schools needs to appeal to tech-savvy young people if more school-leavers are to work in the industry....
Posted on 10/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The government has published a green paper detailing its plans for reforming the education and support available to children with special educational (SEN) needs....
Posted on 09/03/2011 - [Read More...]
A chocolate Labrador called Oscar has been proving a hit at one Southampton school....
Posted on 09/03/2011 - [Read More...]
An increasing number of young people are finding themselves unable to concentrate during lessons because they are hooked on computer games. ...
Posted on 08/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Attending a single-sex school can be beneficial for students, it has been suggested....
Posted on 08/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Pupils, parents and teachers in Bolton were celebrating today as work got underway on a new £36 million superschool for the town....
Posted on 07/03/2011 - [Read More...]
The standard of local schools can have a major impact when it comes to the decision-making of potential property buyers, it has been claimed....
Posted on 07/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Derby academic Professor Dennis Hayes has published a new book on the teaching profession....
Posted on 04/03/2011 - [Read More...]
Almost 700 new primary school places are to be created in Stoke-on-Trent, it has been revealed. ...
Posted on 04/03/2011 - [Read More...]