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.

150 schools ask to be academies
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

'Mocking' toddler killers jailed
A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.

Landmark ruling on divorce money
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Rise in parental child abductions
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.

Promise over future school cash
Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

Gove open to atheist-run schools
Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins could set up their own 'free schools' in England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Irish schools funding criticised
The education minister has approved funding for four Irish-medium schools, despite concern over the amount of unfilled places in existing schools.

Bureaucracy 'hampers social work'
Nearly two-thirds of social workers say they do not have enough time to serve children and young people properly, an Ofsted survey finds.

Family court service criticised
The agency which looks after children's interests in English courts has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases, an audit finds.

Boy, 5, wins Lidl defamation case
A five-year-old Irish boy who was wrongly accused of stealing a bag of crisps wins 7,500 euros damages for defamation of character.

Marks and Spencer launch plus-size school uniforms
Marks and Spencer has started to sell over-sized school uniforms for overweight children as young as four.

Axed school list 'advice ignored'
Officials are accused of ignoring advice to double-check their information before publishing a list of cancelled school building projects in England.

MPs approve academy legislation
MPs pass legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England but some Lib Dem MPs rebel.

Private university to be created
The UK's first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is announced by the universities minister.

Education News from the Daily Telegraph

Education news, A level results, GCSE results, schools, universities, degree ...
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.

Coalition 'misled public' over academies
The Coalition was accused of "misleading the public" last night as it emerged only 150 schools have applied to become flagship academies.

Children at risk in 'failing' nurseries
Thousands of children are being left in the hands of "inadequate" childminders, nurseries and crèches, according to Ofsted.

University tuition fees soar for foreign students
Foreign students are being charged up to eight times more than British undergraduates as universities seek to plug a multi-million pound hole in the higher education budget.

Summer-born children 'lag behind at school'
Summer-born children are more likely to fail their exams, be victimised by bullies and have special needs, according to a study.

360,000 troublemakers suspended from school
More than 360,000 children were suspended from school last year amid Government warnings that classroom behaviour remains a "significant problem".

Atheists 'could set up free schools'
Atheist state schools could be established under the Government's education reforms, Michael Gove has said.

'Rich thick kids' do better at school, says Gove
"Rich thick kids" are overtaking bright children from poor backgrounds by the time they start school, according to Michael Gove.

Social workers 'hampered by red tape'
Most social workers are failing to spend enough time with children, according to Ofsted.

Schools to receive 'pupil premium' for teaching poorest children
Schools will be paid a "pupil premium" for teaching the poorest pupils, but there are concerns disadvantaged students will not benefit from it due to a lack of restrictions on how it is spent.

One in five pupils receive wrong Sats grade
As many as one in five pupils are given the wrong grade in some Sats papers due to inconsistent marking, according to a study by the exams watchdog.

Private universities 'a huge threat to academic standards'
A drive to introduce more private universities will tarnish Britain's international reputation and threaten standards at the country's institutions, academics have warned.

Richest independent schools give smallest bursaries
The richest independent schools have been criticised for devoting a smaller portion of their income to bursaries for poor students than their less well-off counterparts, according to new research.

Michael Gove can earn the gratitude of a generation
If the education revolution on offer succeeds, it will earn the Coalition a place among the great reforming governments, says Janet Daley

Summer holidays: entertaining children
Genevieve Fox on the nightmare facing parents over the six-week summer holiday .

Teachers too embarrassed to teach sex
One in three schools is not teaching sex education properly because teachers are too embarrassed to talk about it, a watchdog has found.

Education News from The Scotsman

Scotsman.com News - Education
Scottish education news and comment including reports from Scotland's primary, secondary and higher education plus university news

Mum to sell home over bully terror
A MOTHER has told how she is being forced to sell her house and move away after being terrorised by school bullies.

SNP accused of breaking pledge on rural schools
THE Scottish Government has been accused of breaking a pledge to protect rural schools from closure after a remote primary was axed.

City pupils in mass exodus to see Pope
SCHOOL pupils in Edinburgh are set to leave their desks for the day to join youngsters from all over Scotland in welcoming the Pope to the Capital.

Parents fear for children's work chances
MORE than 90 per cent of parents in the Capital are worried about their children finding work after they receive their exams results, which are due out next week.