Gove attacks education in Labour strongholds
Education secretary Michael Gove is writing to MPs in areas where schools are said to be underperforming, demanding that they side with him to open up the education system "to the new providers who can...
View ArticleCouncils warn against control of children's funding by central powers
Proposals to ring-fence £150 million to provide nursery care for vulnerable children could backfire, councils have warned.
View ArticleOFT places pressure on schools to lower cost of uniforms
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has written to nearly 30,000 primary and secondary schools in the UK asking them to review their uniform policies.
View ArticleGovernment underestimated cost of higher education plans
A report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) claims that the government has "seriously" miscalculated the costings of its higher education policy, with potentially dire implications further...
View ArticleTeachers strike over docking of their pay
Teachers strike after their pay was docked by Stratford Academy in east London due to staff involvement in national work-to-rule action.
View ArticleTrainee teachers to face tougher entry tests
The government has today announced tougher exams for prospective teachers in an attempt to raise standards in schools.
View ArticleConcerns for inequality rise among people in China
The latest poll unveiled radically increased Chinese concerns for food safety, air pollution, education, worker rights, income inequality and the health-care system.
View ArticleSchools and councils launch legal action against GCSE exam boards
A group of head teachers and councils has launched legal action against the exam regulator Ofqual and two exam boards over June's English GCSE exam.
View ArticleCouncils fear school standards will slip without local oversight
The Local Government Association (LGA) is concerned with the increasing number of academy schools. Councils demand more power over decision making in academies to avoid under-performance.
View ArticleAustralia prepares to embrace 'Asian Century'
The Australian Prime Minister has unveiled a major policy plan aimed at improving ties between Asia and Australia ties, describing Asia’s return to global leadership...
View ArticleResearchers to debate benefits of sexual abstinence education in schools
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have said that introducing abstinence education into schools in the UK could be a less effective substitute for Sex Education.
View ArticleChaos in Scotland as thousands of students are still without payment
Half way through term, 7,572 university loan and bursary applications are yet to be processed; students complain of financial struggle and student leaders demand answers.
View ArticleExtra time in exams may be unfair claims Ofqual
Ofqual say that some GCSE candidates may be at an unfair advantage due to access arrangements giving up to 25% extra time to students who may not be disabled.
View ArticleLord Adonis urges private schools to be charitably involved in academies
Private schools are failing to fulfil their original charitable purpose, warned Lord Adonis, a Labour politician and key charitable promoter of academies.
View ArticleExams regulator blames poor design of GCSE for English paper debacle
Exams regulator Ofqual found that the “complexity and poor design” of GCSE English exams along with pressure on teachers to meet grade boundary targets meant there was unexpected...
View Article£1 billion investment in UK science and research announced
Yesterday, Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts announced plans for seven new university and business research partnerships that will boost UK science.
View ArticleTeachers pushed to limit overmarked English GCSEs
Teaching targets and poor marking system pushed teachers to the limit, as pupils across England let down by over-marked GCSE English papers says exams regulator.
View ArticleState school teachers employed by “umbrella” company
An offshore umbrella company which employs thousands of teachers is avoiding the payment of millions of pounds in National Insurance contributions, which could lead to schools being liable for...
View ArticleIBM's Watson supercomputer to help train doctors in US
IBM’s Watson supercomputer is to be used by a university hospital in Cleveland Ohio to help train its doctors.
View ArticleTechnology is not used effectively in schools, warns report
A report published by NESTA states that much of the technological investment schools make is wasted because of a lack of training provision.
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