One in three strippers 'are students paying for their education'
28 February 2014 12:38 AM
Some started stripping even before starting their courses to help pay for the 'high cost of education'
Major chain of academies hands 10 schools back to the Department of Education after inspectors voice 'serious concerns' over education standards
25 February 2014 03:36 PM
One of the country's biggest academy chains is to lose control of 10 of its schools in a move which has increased pressure on Education Secretary Michael Gove to give inspectors powers to inspect all chains.
Luton-based Barnfield College claimed £1m for students ‘it did not have on record’
19 February 2014 06:33 PM
A college claimed nearly £1m in government funding for students it had no record of teaching, an investigation has uncovered.
Flagship Nottingham University-sponsored academy warned of unacceptable standards
19 February 2014 05:58 PM
A flagship academy, sponsored by a leading Russell Group university, has been told by ministers its standards are “unacceptably low”.
Full extent of Glendene Academy problems become clear, as the chair of governors is revealed to have resigned, with the principal who appointed him on sick leave - and the whistleblower now chair
18 February 2014 04:24 PM
The chairman of governors at an academy under investigation for alleged financial irregularities has resigned, it emerged yesterday.
Education minister Elizabeth Truss to travel to Shanghai to find out secrets behind maths success
18 February 2014 06:41 AM
Ms Truss suggests UK's productivity and growth is hampered by poor maths skills
Revealed: Police investigate lost £162,000 at academy school
17 February 2014 08:34 PM
Education Funding Agency seeking to recover money claimed to have been misspent by Glendene Arts Academy in Co Durham
£80bn: Rising cost of student loans that they will never be able to repay
14 February 2014 12:09 AM
At present, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) estimates the unrecoverable outstanding debt to be up to £18 billion
Re-markers ‘more generous if grades critical’
14 February 2014 12:03 AM
Soft-hearted examiners are awarding pupils extra marks to give them top-grade passes in GCSEs and A-levels, it is revealed on Friday.
Gove's changes to teachers' contracts rejected by review body
13 February 2014 03:40 PM
The Education Secretary wanted to scrap the clauses limiting the number of hours and days worked in a year
Michael Gove's plans 'fundamentally flawed,' says Jon Coles
13 February 2014 12:16 AM
Michael Gove’s plans for state schools to become more like independents is “fundamentally flawed”, one of his former civil servants says on Thursday.
Chief school inspector urged Michael Gove not to sack Baroness Sally Morgan
12 February 2014 05:49 PM
Chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw urged Michael Gove not to remove Baroness Sally Morgan from her post as chair of education standards watchdog Ofsted, it emerged on Wednesday.
'Fear is good' says head of independent school
11 February 2014 04:49 PM
Heads should instil a “culture of fear” in their schools through the introduction of performance related pay for teachers, a conference was told on Tuesday.
Teachers must sign up for drama and sport, say MPs
11 February 2014 12:00 AM
Teachers should be obliged to take part in extracurricular activities such as sport and drama, according to an influential MPs’ report out today.
Ministers tell universities to limit vice-chancellors' pay rises
10 February 2014 06:28 PM
Ministers waded into the row over vice-chancellors’ pay on Monday night - by telling institutions they should curb pay rises to their top management.
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