education
One in five leave primary school unable to read
The Times (London), 4 August 2009
A quarter of boys and 15 per cent of girls left primary school unable to read and write properly,
Quarter of boys cannot write name aged five
The Times (London), 30 July 2009
Figures reveal start of the gender gap and back fears that the Government's early-learning targets are too ambitious.
Experts slam ‘unscientific’ GCSE science exam
The Times (London), 16 July 2009
Panel of experts finds that some exam questions relied on an understanding of grammar rather than science or maths.
Demand for state school places soars
The Times (London), 15 July 2009
One in five councils has reported that the recession is forcing parents to forgo privately educating their children.
Men urged to teach in primaries
BBC News Online, 13 July 2009
A drive has been launched to attract more men into becoming primary school teachers in England.
Children abandon languages under new GCSE rules
The Times (London), 6 July 2009
The withdrawal of the requirement for all GCSE candidates to take a foreign language in 2003 has damaged take-up, study finds.
Dinner lady faces sack for telling parents about attack on daughter
The Times (London), 6 July 2009
A dinner lady is facing the sack for breaching “pupil confidentiality” after she blew the whistle on school bullies.
School places code may be toughened
The Times (London), 4 July 2009
Urgent investigation into rules aimed at preventing lying parents from flouting admissions system after court case is abandoned.
Jewish school broke race laws by refusing boy
The Times (London), 26 June 2009
JFS, in Kingsbury, North London, said pupil was not Jewish because his mother had converted at a progressive synagogue.
Ofsted report reveals data on very young children excluded from school
The Times (London), 24 June 2009
Very young children are being excluded from primary school because of their aggressive and sexual behaviour, an Ofsted report says.
Worst schools to be forced into mergers
The Times (London), 23 June 2009
Top performing state schools will form academies to raise standards and cut costs at weaker schools, Ed Balls says.
Think-tank criticises ‘sat-nav’-style A levels
The Times (London), 17 June 2009
Research suggests that students are guided unthinkingly through A levels and quickly forget what they have learnt.
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