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Individual schools to take Pisa tests...
Posted on 05/04/2013 - [Read More...]
The government's plans to return to having final exams at the end of GCSEs will discriminate against female pupils, ATL members have been warned....
Posted on 02/04/2013 - [Read More...]
The head of Ofsted has promised to investigate whether state secondary schools are doing enough to help able pupils achieve their potential....
Posted on 01/02/2013 - [Read More...]
New figures show that 58.8 per cent of pupils in state-funded schools achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A* to C or equivalent including in English and maths last year....
Posted on 31/01/2013 - [Read More...]
The head of Ofsted has called on Suffolk County Council to "shake things up" following the poor recent performance by secondary schools in the area....
Posted on 31/01/2013 - [Read More...]
The chairman of Slough Sikh Trust has stated that its planned Sikh free secondary school could alleviate demand for school places in South Buckinghamshire....
Posted on 28/01/2013 - [Read More...]
The government needs to do more to ensure children from less advantaged backgrounds have access to the best schools, David Boyle has asserted....
Posted on 28/01/2013 - [Read More...]
A third of the poorest students still do not have home internet access, research suggests....
Posted on 04/01/2013 - [Read More...]
Plans from the government to build new schools in a simplified and pared back manner have come under further criticism....
Posted on 03/01/2013 - [Read More...]
Year 9 children have a chance to visit one of the country's top university's through the Dux Awards....
Posted on 14/12/2012 - [Read More...]
Backed by Sir Andrew Motion, a new competition aims to inspire children to get into poetry....
Posted on 07/12/2012 - [Read More...]
Pearson has launched an 'Enjoy Reading' campaign to inspire children to bury themselves in literature after teachers revealed a drop in attention spans...
Posted on 19/10/2012 - [Read More...]
London Councils warns 90,000 students will be without a school place in London by 2016....
Posted on 06/09/2012 - [Read More...]
The Good Schools Guide suggests more children view computing as something they can learn themselves....
Posted on 28/08/2012 - [Read More...]
Michael Gove wants to reform GCSEs rather than bringing back O-levels....
Posted on 24/08/2012 - [Read More...]
Interest in the International GCSE is growing across England, the country's leading examiners have reported....
Posted on 06/08/2012 - [Read More...]
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg launches 'brain training' summer schools programme to help struggling pupils ease into secondary school...
Posted on 23/07/2012 - [Read More...]
Figures show percentage of Key Stage 4 pupils who go on to further education...
Posted on 17/07/2012 - [Read More...]
Schools are seeing increased demand for modern foreign languages....
Posted on 01/06/2012 - [Read More...]
A-level and GCSE grades may be rising, but student performance appears static when measured against international benchmarks....
Posted on 24/05/2012 - [Read More...]
PE teachers are being encouraged to include sports and activities more popular with girls after a study revealed competitive sports are putting many off exercise...
Posted on 02/05/2012 - [Read More...]
The number of pupils studying geography, history and modern languages has increased in English secondary schools, official figures have revealed...
Posted on 27/04/2012 - [Read More...]
New research suggests that failing an Ofsted inspection could be beneficial for schools as exam results improve by an average of ten per cent in the aftermath ...
Posted on 27/03/2012 - [Read More...]
The BCS Chartered Institute for IT is looking to recruit schools to a new network for teaching excellence in computer science...
Posted on 26/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Figures from the Department for Education have revealed that 74,000 pupils missed out on their first choice secondary school...
Posted on 23/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Secondary teachers are central to a new award that will recognise the best pupils and help them achieve their aspirations...
Posted on 15/03/2012 - [Read More...]
The Education Secretary wants to discourage pupils from taking GCSEs early....
Posted on 12/03/2012 - [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
With the publication of new research that shows just 35 per cent of ICT teachers are specialists in the subject, The Royal Society has called on the DfE to increase the number of experts in ICT teaching jobs...
Posted on 13/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Research from The Children's Society reinforces the importance of teaching jobs with the revelation that half a million children in the UK are unhappy...
Posted on 12/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the 'inadequate' ICT curriculum is to be scrapped in favour of more rigorous and stimulating computer science courses...
Posted on 11/01/2012 - [Read More...]
There could be an increased need for people to fill PE teacher jobs after Sport England announced a new programme to leave a lasting legacy of sporting participation following the London 2012 Olympics...
Posted on 10/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Ofqual and the Department for Education have announced reforms to the GCSE examinations system which effectively end modular exams in a bid to cut 'teaching to the test'...
Posted on 16/12/2011 - [Read More...]
Pupils in Tower Hamlets encouraged to stay in school by with new Mayor's Education Award which offers the same level of funding as old EMA...
Posted on 04/11/2011 - [Read More...]
EHRC has launched a new online education resource for secondary school teachers aimed at helping the teaching of equality and human rights issues...
Posted on 30/09/2011 - [Read More...]
One in four primary schools has no male teachers....
Posted on 31/08/2011 - [Read More...]
Teachers are celebrating after students once again enjoy record-breaking exam results...
Posted on 18/08/2011 - [Read More...]