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'Intimidating' boys put girls off science, minister says
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Adonis's successor joins calls for more single-sex classes
Money brought forward to improve schools
Monday, 24 November 2008
Money is to be set aside to refurbish more primary and secondary schools.
How best to walk your baby
Friday, 21 November 2008
Most parents would think a daily walk through their neighbourhood, pushing their child along in a buggy would be a healthy thing to do.
Union: 'Ban teachers who are BNP supporters'
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Union calls for action after far-right party's members are listed online.
Vomiting rugby player sparks team's withdrawal
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
A university suspended its rugby team from fixtures today after a vomiting player brought a bus to a standstill on the way home from an initiation ceremony.
More than third of schools failing pupils, Ofsted warns
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
More than a third of schools are not giving pupils a good education, inspectors warned today.
10 per cent of pupils fail to master maths
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
More than 30,000 leave primary school with the numerical skills of 7-year-olds
Single-sex schools 'are the future'
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Differences in how male and female brains work mean single-sex schooling will make a comeback, a leading headmistress says.
Exams chief casts doubt on diplomas
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
The head of the country's biggest exams board yesterday cast fresh doubt on the success of the Government's new flagship diploma qualification.
Pupils' excuses keep up with technology
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Schoolchildren have always been inventive when it comes to excuses for not handing in their homework - and now they are increasingly blaming technology, a new survey revealed today.
Failing schools turned round by 'superheads'
Monday, 17 November 2008
Parachuting headteachers in to act as consultants or executive heads in schools that are struggling has had a remarkably positive effect on performance, research reveals.
Pupils are 'bullied for their beliefs'
Monday, 17 November 2008
One in four children with a religious belief is bullied at school as a result of their faith, research shows. The findings have prompted anti-bullying campaigners to urge ministers to make it compulsory for schools to record all incidents of faith-based bullying, as they have to do in cases of racism and homophobia.
Ofsted accused of sub-standard school inspections
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Ofsted is carrying out sub-standard inspections which fail to properly investigate schools' performance, an independent think tank said today.
Asbestos risk to children in 13,000 schools, MPs warn
Saturday, 15 November 2008
The lives of pupils and teachers are being put at risk because the Government is "burying its head in the sand" over the dangers of asbestos in as many as 13,000 schools, MPs and medical experts have warned.
'Bogus' foreign students excluded from university
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Universities were yesterday warned to look out for bogus foreign students with forged documents after a leading institution revealed it had expelled 50 who had faked papers.
You must do better, schools to be told
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Schools with satisfactory exam results will today be told they must do better.
Major overhaul of universities proposed
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The entire university sector is facing a major overhaul under proposals outlined today.
University kicks out 50 over bogus applications
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Universities were warned today to look out for forged applications after one leading institution revealed it had kicked out 50 foreign students following a probe.
Zero tolerance pays off for head who suspends two pupils a day
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
A headteacher who suspended pupils 478 times in a single year has defended her zero-tolerance approach to discipline after results at the school dramatically improved.
Closure threat U-turn for 'failing' schools
Monday, 10 November 2008
Ministers are planning a radical new approach to helping struggling primary schools improve after fierce criticism of the way they have tackled the problem in secondary schools.
Glitter hit 'recommended for GCSE project'
Monday, 10 November 2008
A number one chart hit by convicted paedophile Gary Glitter appeared on a GCSE music assignment as suggested listening for students, it was reported today.
Resignation casts doubt on academies
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Civil servant's departure suggests Government has cooled on school reforms
Teacher looked at porn websites during lessons
Friday, 7 November 2008
A teacher has been disciplined after admitting he looked at pornographic websites during lessons.
More than 4,000 children under five excluded from school
Friday, 7 November 2008
Figures reveal explosion of violent attacks on adults and other children in nurseries
'One third' of teachers back lessons in creationism
Friday, 7 November 2008
Nearly one in three teachers believes creationism should be given the same status as evolution in the classroom, according to a poll of more than 1,000 teachers published today.
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