Education News

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Latest Education News from the BBC

BBC News - Education & Family
The latest stories from the Education & Family section of the BBC News web site.

Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.

Pupils learn how to 'fail well'
A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.

Dickens 'beyond' modern children
Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.

Universities warned over access
The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

Academy school results 'inflated'
The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.

Children's access rights pledge
Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.

Union plea to delay exams change
Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.

Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'
The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his ??182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.

University places go to colleges
Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.

Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'
Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.

Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'
The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.

Dinner ladies win equal pay row
Nearly 1,000 female workers, including dinner ladies, cleaners and carers, are to receive five years' back pay in a conclusion to an equality dispute with Bury Council.

Most new apprentices are over 25
More than two-thirds of the apprenticeships created in England in the past five years have gone to the over 25s, a report from spending watchdog shows.

Governors 'blamed over schools'
As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.

Special education change defended
Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.

Education News from the Daily Telegraph

Education - A level results and GCSE results; university news
Latest education news including UK A level exam results, GCSE results, the latest on UK schools and universities, advice for choosing the right schools, degree courses and university clearing. UK league tables and exam results lists.

Bright state school pupils 'less likely to get into Oxford'
State school students with straight A grades are less likely to win places at Oxford University than those from private schools, figures show.

Modern children 'lack the attention to read Dickens'
Children have poor attention due to "dreadful television", says author.

Oxford dons ready to revolt on new Iron Lady honour
Plans to name a new building at Oxford University after Baroness Thatcher has divided academics at the institution.

5,000 head teachers lack leadership, says Ofsted chief
More than 5,000 head teachers are providing inadequate leadership, the new chief schools inspector has indicated.

Telegraph numeracy campaign: Remove the stigma around maths
Children have to stop being proud of not being good at maths, says Rachel Riley.

Telegraph numeracy campaign: Why maths is essential to business
The state of maths education in the workplace and how it can be improved, by Chris Humphries CBE.

Numeracy campaign: Maths puzzles by Matt Parker
Test and develop your maths skills with these puzzles devised by 'Stand-Up Mathematician' Matt Parker.

Telegraph campaign for numeracy and maths education reform: Make Britain count
As millions of adults and children suffer from poor maths, the Telegraph launches its 'Make Britain Count' numeracy campaign. Find out how you can get involved.

Teenagers 'failing to study maths to a good standard'
British schoolchildren are less likely to study maths to a high standard than in most other developed countries because of key failings in the way the subject is delivered, a leading academic warned last night.

Outrage as yob pupils 'allowed back into lessons on appeal'
Pupils expelled from school for dealing drugs, attacking other children and carrying weapons are being allowed back into lessons against teachers' wishes, it emerged today.

Is Fashion Elitist? The Cambridge Union says so
Fashion industry big-wigs took to the Cambridge Union last night to debate a motion that has vexed womankind since the beginning of time: 'Fashion is Elitist'.

Free childcare 'has limited impact on early education'
A ??2bn a year programme to provide free childcare is failing to have a long-term impact on education standards, according to the spending watchdog.

Health chief able to avoid income tax
One of the Government's most senior health officials has been allowed to avoid tens of thousands of pounds in income tax, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

School holidays are a pointless relic of the past
Year-round education would be less stressful for teachers, parents and children, argues Greg Martin.

Block pay rises for poor teachers, says Ofsted chief
Poor teachers should be denied pay rises to stop underperformance being "rewarded", the head of the schools watchdog said today.

Education News from The Scotsman

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