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Universities face tougher times (20 November 10:54) |
| England's university funding chief says a golden age may be over as funding falls behind overseas competitors. |
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Education body to miss deadline (20 November 07:14) |
| Education Minister Caitriona Ruane admits a new single education body is unlikely to be in place by the new year deadline. |
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Secret networks (20 November 06:55) |
| Parents do not know what goes on says Tanya Byron |
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Trainee teacher targets exceeded (20 November 06:51) |
| The number of people joining teacher training courses in England exceeds targets for the first time, even in maths. |
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Increase in assaults on teachers (20 November 02:16) |
| A Freedom of Information request reveals a sharp increase in assaults on teachers in Bristol schools. |
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GCSE science grading generous (20 November 05:43) |
| The watchdog for England says two exam boards were still too generous with grades in GCSE science exams this year. |
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Evolution and history compulsory (19 November 11:03) |
| Primary school children in England will have to learn about evolution and British history under a shake up of the national curriculum. |
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Teachers scores added to Sats (19 November 06:54) |
| Next year's Sats results for England's schools will be published alongside teachers' assessments of how children are doing. |
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Poor white boys do worst in tests (19 November 05:38) |
| Poor white boys did worse in primary school tests in England than any other main group, latest figures show. |
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Muslim schools risk of closure (19 November 05:17) |
| Independent Muslim schools across England are facing closure, according to the Association of Muslim Schools. |
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Class fear (19 November 04:32) |
| Is there really such a thing as school phobia? |
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Brown to offer more graduate help (19 November 12:36) |
| Gordon Brown announces more help for unemployed young people and recent graduates to find work and training. |
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Watchdog gives curriculum warning (18 November 06:04) |
| An education watchdog warns that radical changes planned for the school curriculum could turn out to be superficial. |
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India English growth too slow (18 November 05:48) |
| India is falling behind countries such as China in its attempts to teach more of its people to speak English, a report says. |
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School guarantee whingers fear (18 November 05:33) |
| Plans in the Queen's Speech to guarantee rights for parents over children's schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers. |
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School phobia boy granted apology (18 November 05:22) |
| Officials are forced to apologise for bringing a truancy prosecution against a boy who suffered from a phobia of school. |
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Network sites need help buttons (18 November 02:09) |
| Major websites are criticised for not adopting a help button for children to report concerns about grooming and bullying. |
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School guarantee law suit fears (18 November 06:10) |
| Plans in the Queen's Speech to guarantee rights for parents over children's schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers. |
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School guarantee lawsuit fears (18 November 06:10) |
| Plans in the Queen's Speech to guarantee rights for parents over children's schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers. |
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Universities bail out students (18 November 06:04) |
| Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey. |
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Apprenticeship budgets face cuts (17 November 08:42) |
| College and apprenticeship budgets face cuts as the government seeks to plug holes in the public finances. |
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£2m bonuses for loans firm staff (16 November 10:49) |
| Newly released figures show Student Loans Company staff were paid nearly £2m in bonuses last year. |
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Tough decisions on weak schools (16 November 08:17) |
| Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants rapid action to improve 50 struggling secondary schools in England. |
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Girls becoming Facebook addicts (16 November 07:33) |
| A private girls' schools leader warns that girls are becoming addicted to social networking sites. |
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Teenage girls addicted to social networking (16 November 07:33) |
| A private girls' schools leader warns that girls are becoming addicted to social networking sites. |
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Bitter divorcees using children (16 November 06:03) |
| Children in England are often caught up in vindictive legal action by divorcing parents, a survey suggests. |
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Cyberbullies hit primary schools (16 November 05:53) |
| Cyberbullying is becoming a problem in primary schools, according to the Anti-Bullying Alliance. |
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11-plus replacement tests taken (14 November 07:30) |
| More than 7,000 primary school pupils in Northern Ireland have sat new grammar school entrance tests. |
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Academic pledges to give away £1m (14 November 12:38) |
| An Oxford University academic pledges to give £1m of his earnings to charity and wants others to join him. |
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11-plus replacement tests begin (14 November 08:51) |
| Primary Seven pupils in Northern Ireland are taking the first of the new transfer tests which replace the 11-plus. |
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Thrifty makeover (14 November 06:26) |
| What is the real impact of school building design? |
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Faith schools attacked over staff (14 November 06:05) |
| The government faces criticism over claims that it is allowing faith schools to recruit staff based on their spiritual beliefs. |
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One in eight pupils wrong level (13 November 09:20) |
| A reliability study by test regulator Ofqual finds up to 88% of science test levels are probably correct. |
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Having it all not realistic (13 November 07:49) |
| Girls should aim high but realise it will be tougher than they think, a leading head teacher says. |
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Teachers revolt over check-ups (13 November 05:22) |
| More than 11,000 teachers in England have sent postcards protesting about plans to make them undergo five-year "check ups". |
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Noise worse for dyslexic pupils (13 November 11:33) |
| Children with dyslexia find it harder to hear in noisy classrooms than those without the condition, a US study says. |
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Sick pupils copied TV storyline (13 November 03:42) |
| Six pupils from Walsall are taken to hospital with poisoning after apparently copying a storyline they saw on TV school drama Waterloo Road. |
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More children in larger schools (13 November 12:33) |
| The number of children in England taught in primary schools of 800 pupils or more has risen to 15,000, government figures show. |
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47 of 14-year-olds are bullied (12 November 09:24) |
| Research suggests nearly half of 14-year-olds in England have been bullied |
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Great writers fail online literature test (12 November 09:18) |
| Ernest Hemingway, William Golding and Winston Churchill fail to make the grade with e-marking. |
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Great writers fail online test (12 November 06:31) |
| Ernest Hemingway, William Golding and Winston Churchill fail to make the grade with e-marking. |
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Academy intrigue (12 November 05:31) |
| Shene school and the secret Boris plan |
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£32m for education alternatives (12 November 01:40) |
| A £32m scheme to provide 'alternative' education and training for teenagers in five Welsh counties is announced. |
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Nursing to become graduate entry (12 November 05:41) |
| All new nurses in England will have to be educated to degree level from 2013, the government has announced. |
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Confidence in exams system less (11 November 10:22) |
| Public confidence in the examinations system has dwindled, the head of a leading exams board claims. |
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Brown defends childcare changes (11 November 09:40) |
| Gordon Brown defends his record on childcare after Labour MPs criticised plans to phase out tax relief on vouchers for most parents. |
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Students threaten MPs over fees (11 November 06:37) |
| Student leaders, demonstrating in Westminster, say they will target MPs in the general election over tuition fees. |
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17m asked to improve work skills (11 November 06:24) |
| The government wants more young adults to improve their skills, with a focus on technical qualifications. |
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Childcare voucher (11 November 05:53) |
| The parents' tax break scheme under threat |
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Iran denounces Oxford scholarship (11 November 05:17) |
| Iran criticises Oxford University after a college establishes a scholarship in honour of a woman killed during post-election unrest. |
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