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Social care badly under-funded (12 March 01:44) |
| Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says. |
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Cases of self-harming rise by 50 (12 March 01:39) |
| The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately rises 50% in five years |
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BNP teachers will not be banned (12 March 05:39) |
| Members of groups which may promote racism, such as the BNP, will not be banned from teaching in England, says a review. |
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Over 25000 make News Day special (11 March 10:48) |
| BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features. |
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Crackdown call over school cheats (11 March 10:22) |
| Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says. |
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Up (11 March 06:49) |
| Education spending has been rising for half a century |
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Patchy picture on school places (11 March 04:15) |
| Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied. |
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Say what A guide to teen slang (11 March 03:35) |
| School Reporters up and down the country have been asked about teenage slang in their school. |
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McDonalds offers work-based GCSE (11 March 05:41) |
| Teenagers who complete a period of work experience at McDonald's will be able to gain a qualification equivalent to a GCSE. |
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Schools offered gang trouble tips (11 March 05:31) |
| Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs. |
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Crackdown over buggies on buses (10 March 10:47) |
| Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign. |
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Will parents face a crackdown over buggies on buses (10 March 10:47) |
| Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign. |
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Labour trusted more on education (10 March 10:32) |
| A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education. |
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Labour edges ahead on education (10 March 10:32) |
| A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education. |
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Labour holds education line (10 March 10:32) |
| A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education. |
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School Report is bigger than ever (10 March 09:55) |
| More than 700 schools from across the UK - and a handful of international schools - are taking part in BBC School Report News Day. |
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School lotteries destabilising (10 March 07:26) |
| Lottery admissions can be destabilising for children and bad for their welfare, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, says. |
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More schools likely to be failed (10 March 06:55) |
| More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show. |
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Baby P rules may increase risks (10 March 06:46) |
| Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn. |
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£10m to get students into sport (10 March 06:26) |
| Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport. |
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TV makes up for history lessons (09 March 06:41) |
| TV documentaries like the Seven Ages of Britain fill in the gaps left by an "less impressive" school curriculum, says David Dimbleby. |
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Back to school (09 March 05:29) |
| Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer |
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Call to scrap 50 student target (09 March 05:33) |
| Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters. |
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Tory review urges science boost (09 March 05:17) |
| A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science. |
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Call to identify childrens needs (08 March 04:20) |
| High-quality childcare helps identify the needs of the most vulnerable children early on, an Ofsted study finds. |
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Warning on corner shop schools (07 March 04:31) |
| Head teachers warn that Tory plans for free schools could lead to a system of 20,000 'corner shop' schools. |
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Exploitation (07 March 11:30) |
| Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws' |
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Record numbers of heads sacked (07 March 06:05) |
| School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results. |
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Russell gives tuition fee pledge (06 March 07:37) |
| Tuition fees for higher education will not be introduced by the present Scottish government, the education secretary says. |
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Teachers protest over budget cuts (06 March 06:36) |
| Teachers and lecturers from across Scotland are to gather for a rally in Glasgow against cuts to education budgets. |
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Clegg offers heads £25bn deal (06 March 05:31) |
| Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is to ask head teachers to "raise their game" in return for a £2.5bn education funding package. |
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Balls tells schools to save now (05 March 11:57) |
| Schools Secretary Ed Balls has told head teachers in England they need to plan savings now - or face staff cuts later. |
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Schools could face staff cuts (05 March 11:57) |
| Schools Secretary Ed Balls has told head teachers in England they need to plan savings now or face staff cuts later. |
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More schools fail Ofsted checks (05 March 06:50) |
| More schools are failing under new-style checks brought in by England's schools inspectors, it is reported. |
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Tinchys tips Dont flash your cash singer tells young (05 March 04:28) |
| Singer tells young to be wise with their cash |
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Diplomas not stretching bright (05 March 03:16) |
| England's new secondary school qualification is not stretching the brightest pupils, the exams watchdog says. |
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More men applying to be teachers (05 March 06:46) |
| The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, training officials say. |
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Cuts will hit pupils education (05 March 06:39) |
| Tighter school budgets will lead to bigger class sizes and fewer exam choices, head teachers are warning. |
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Progress gap for primary pupils (04 March 08:20) |
| Nearly one in five children in England leave primary school without making the progress expected of them in English or maths, data shows. |
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Who cares (04 March 09:24) |
| Pay below minimum wage driving foster families to give up |
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793000 empty places in schools (04 March 06:00) |
| With politicians arguing about creating more choice in schools - figures show there are 793,000 empty places in England. |
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Call for end to tuition fees cap (04 March 05:59) |
| The cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped, the Adam Smith Institute think tank says. |
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Warning on two-tier universities (03 March 10:10) |
| New universities are warning of a "two-tier system" if funding for postgraduate students is restricted to a number of elite institutions. |
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Anatomy of a cut (03 March 06:54) |
| What's it like to be at the centre of a spending cut? |
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Fund degrees with business tax (03 March 02:37) |
| Academics from a lecturers' union call for tuition fees to be abolished and replaced with a new business education tax. |
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Teachers desk-side manner tested (03 March 02:36) |
| Plans to make trainee teachers pass empathy tests before they can become qualified are being tested by the government. |
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Desk-side manner tested (03 March 02:36) |
| Plans to make trainee teachers pass empathy tests before they can become qualified are being tested by the government. |
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Review into universities funding (03 March 12:10) |
| A review of the way universities in Wales are run and how they spend £400m a year is ordered by the education minister. |
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Grandparent carers risk hardship (03 March 09:52) |
| Grandparents in low-income families risk financial hardship by giving up work to help look after grandchildren, a report says. |
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Sex offender alerts go nationwide (03 March 06:46) |
| A scheme allowing parents to check if someone is a sex offender will be rolled out across England and Wales. |
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