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Schools minister Nick Gibb has said that education professionals should not have to complete "unnecessary paperwork" during unpaid overtime...
Posted on 29/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Following an independent review into England's cultural education, the government has announced investment of £15m designed to give children from all backgrounds access to the arts...
Posted on 29/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The government's behaviour tsar Charlie Taylor has announced that Pupil Referral Units are to be granted the power to apply for academy status in a bid to improve their performance...
Posted on 28/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A major new study funded by Renaissance Learning has suggested that boys no longer lag behind girls in terms of their reading ability...
Posted on 27/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that 10,000 bursaries worth £1,000 are to be made available for trainee teachers in 2012-2013...
Posted on 24/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The examinations watchdog Ofqual has announced plans to restore public confidence in GCSEs by toughening up the curriculum and exams in four key subjects...
Posted on 24/02/2012 - [Read More...]
An English teacher has put his teaching job on ice after an internet video made him an overnight rap star...
Posted on 23/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A recent study by the European Commission has revealed that several leading EU countries are on the brink of a major shortfall in teachers, but what is being done about it?...
Posted on 23/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The education secretary Michael Gove is to ban parents from taking children on holidays during term-time as part of a crack down on school absence...
Posted on 21/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The Martin Clare Music Fund was set up after the much-loved teacher died of liver failure last year but it has been so successful that now over £5,000 has been donated to the cause...
Posted on 20/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A new all party parliamentary group of MPs has been formed to advance the cause of religious education after it was omitted from the English Baccalaureate...
Posted on 17/02/2012 - [Read More...]
New research published by the London School of Economics has found that schools can see 'significant improvements' following a failed Ofsted inspection...
Posted on 16/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A primary teacher at a school in Teesside has been presented with a £2,000 prize to fund a garden project after her pupils' 'mini-beast sanctuary' idea won a regional environmental competition...
Posted on 15/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Gowerton Comprehensive has won the Third Millenium Learning Award after its secondary teachers were recognised for their pioneering use of modern technology...
Posted on 15/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Data released by the Department for Education has revealed that thousands of pupils across England are missing out on the chance to study core academic subjects in languages and humanities...
Posted on 14/02/2012 - [Read More...]
More teaching jobs look set to be created in Free Schools after the Department for Education invited new applications from groups looking to establish their own education institution...
Posted on 13/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A new report published by the RSA has outlined the failings in England's maths education, suggesting it looks at Scottish calculations in a bid to improve...
Posted on 10/02/2012 - [Read More...]
The Institute of Education at the University of Reading is celebrating after returning to its London Road campus following a £30 million upgrade...
Posted on 09/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Half of the schools in England have signed up to take part in the first ever Sainsbury's School Games ahead of this year's Olympics ...
Posted on 08/02/2012 - [Read More...]
At least 79 per cent of teachers recognise the signs of incontinent children, a study by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has found. ...
Posted on 07/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Schools minister Nick Gibb has announced a new national reading competition designed to spark the imagination of young readers in English schools...
Posted on 07/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Children should be encouraged to shout out answers, new research indicates....
Posted on 06/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Mr Gove is reportedly considering introducing regionalised pay for teachers....
Posted on 06/02/2012 - [Read More...]
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...]