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Pupils as young as six excluded for taking knives into school
Sunday, 15 February 2009
More than 300 children have been excluded after carrying blades, including machetes, into lessons
Primary teacher facing jail over sex text to boy, 14
Friday, 13 February 2009
The 42-year-old woman used the online computer game Warcraft to befriend the teenager and get his mobile phone number.
Teachers 'need lessons in breaking up fights'
Friday, 13 February 2009
Staff are too scared to intervene in violent incidents, survey shows
Rise in school attendance contracts
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Rising numbers of parents are being asked to sign contracts promising to ensure their child attends school, it was revealed today.
Scholar wanted: only vegetarians need apply
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Leading public school insists on unusual condition for £1,500 discount on fees
School buildings scheme massively over budget
Thursday, 12 February 2009
The cost of the Government's secondary school buildings programme has increased by £10bn to £55bn, public spending watchdogs reveal today.
Primary school 'graduations'
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Primary schools should hold university-style graduation ceremonies to celebrate their pupils' achievements before they move on to secondary education, said Sir Tim Brighouse, a key member of Schools Secretary Ed Balls' expert review group looking at school testing.
Starting salaries for top British graduates frozen
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Vacancies fall by 5.4%, the biggest drop in six years
Scrap tests at seven and 11, teachers say
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Heads and teachers' leaders call today for the scrapping of this summer's national curriculum tests for seven- and 11-year-olds.
State schools to offer boarding from seven
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Plan for academies to give vulnerable children a 'prep school education'
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