19 May 2012
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.
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18 May 2012
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
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18 May 2012
GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual.
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17 May 2012
An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control.
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17 May 2012
Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.
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16 May 2012
Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests.
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17 May 2012
Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey five years after the death of baby Peter Connolly suggests.
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17 May 2012
A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.
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17 May 2012
A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association.
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17 May 2012
A five-year plan to tackle poor reading and writing standards in schools is published by the Welsh government.
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17 May 2012
The South African government's failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules.
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16 May 2012
Teachers' pay in England and Wales could be linked to performance and set at different local levels, under proposals set out by the government.
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16 May 2012
Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims.
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16 May 2012
A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures.
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15 May 2012
There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey.
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15 May 2012
Parents in England are to be given more financial control over support for their children with special educational needs.
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15 May 2012
The government terminates a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk".
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15 May 2012
Schools in England will be banned from taking pupils' fingerprints and using face-recognition technology unless they get permission from parents.
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14 May 2012
Schools which find the best ways to spend the pupil premium could win £10,000, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.
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7 May 2012
Schools everywhere are holding assemblies to decide what matters to them
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1 May 2012
Find out what is happening on 8 May
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15 May 2012
Schools in England will be sent copies of the King James Bible from this week to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.
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15 May 2012
Prince Edward declines a pupil's appeal for a royal reprieve from homework.
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15 May 2012
Parents react to the news that they are to be given more financial control over support for children with special educational needs.
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11 May 2012
A report from a committee of MPs says they fear the system for checking on school spending is not robust enough.
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11 May 2012
Council leaders in England condemn new adoption scorecards being introduced in England in an effort to speed up the adoption process.
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11 May 2012
The author of a report on higher education has questioned whether UK universities can remain world leaders without more funding.
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13 May 2012
The government needs to tackle a "failing food system" by linking its policies on health, environment and education, MPs say.
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10 May 2012
Ofsted chief hits out at teachers who complain about stress levels and make excuses for poor performance.
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11 May 2012
Children as young as 11 are to be targeted in a major new drive costing more than £850,000 to encourage them to stop smoking.
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9 May 2012
Plans for more flexible parental leave, speedier adoptions and a radical shake-up of support for children with special educational needs are announced in the Queen's Speech.
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9 May 2012
The government is to consult on whether music DVDs should have age ratings, to protect children from over-sexualised images.
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8 May 2012
Unions and parents accuse councils of undermining standards in nurseries by employing fewer teachers and more nursery nurses.
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17 May 2012
Nearly five years after the death of Baby Peter Connelly, a survey of social workers suggests many are worried about unmanageable amounts of work.
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16 May 2012
Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.
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15 May 2012
Free schools, an accelerated move to academies and a planned return to a more rigorous, traditional type of exam are part of government changes for the English education system.
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11 May 2012
A committee of MPs says it fears the system for checking school spending in England is not robust enough. Committee chair Margaret Hodge and James O'Shaughnessy, head of strategy at Wellington College, debate.
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17 May 2012
How swimming can be a life-changer
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16 May 2012
Use of mobile devices in class could be expanded
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16 May 2012
A top Italian university switches to English
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12 May 2012
Did magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing?
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8 May 2012
Is China the world's smartest country?
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8 May 2012
A teacher says she was forced from job by online attacks
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30 Apr 2012
How toy advertising first put pressure on parents
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