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Latest Education News from the BBC
BBC News | Education | UK EditionGet the latest BBC Education news: headlines, comment and debate on topical education issues across the UK plus England secondary school league tables.
More schools likely to be failed
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.
Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
£10m to get students into sport
Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.
Call to scrap 50% student target
Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters.
Tory review urges science boost
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
TV 'makes up for history lessons'
TV documentaries like the Seven Ages of Britain fill in the gaps left by a "less impressive" school curriculum, says David Dimbleby.
Warning on 'corner shop' schools
Head teachers warn that Tory plans for free schools could lead to a system of 20,000 "corner shop" schools.
'Record numbers of heads' sacked
School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results.
Call to identify children's needs
High-quality childcare helps identify the needs of the most vulnerable children early on, an Ofsted study finds.
Tinchy's tips: 'Don't flash your cash' singer tells young
Singer tells young to be wise with their cash
Boys pick less difficult books to read than girls, a survey suggests
Boys choose to read less challenging books than girls and this gets more pronounced as they get older, a survey of children's reading habits suggests.
Back to school
Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer
Exploitation?
Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws'
Anatomy of a cut
What's it like to be at the centre of a spending cut?
Don't say it!
10 things parents shouldn't say about school places
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.
Kunskapsskolan: A Swedish blueprint for our schools?
Catherine Nixey profiles an alternative teaching method.
Bolnore School Group: A village's primary priority
Max Davidson looks at how Bolnore came by its own primary school.
Free our schools
Britain is starting to see a small but growing movement of parents who want to open their own schools. Not comprehensive, not private, but a throwback to the all-encompassing state schools of old. Father-of-four Toby Young is leading the way.
'Artificial targets are driving down university standards'
All political parties should to abolish the target for getting 50 per cent of people into higher education, says Carl Gilleard, of the Association of Graduate Recruiters
University targets have 'devalued' degrees
Labour's drive to boost the number of teenagers going on to university has "driven down standards" of higher education, according to Britain's biggest employers.
Scrap GCSEs at 16, says Baroness Morris
GCSEs for 16-year-olds should be abolished, according to a former Labour education secretary.
Education Policy: General Election 2010
Key issues, the latest news and Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative education policy.
Gordon Brown and the mystery of the hundred broken computer keyboards
In what will inevitably be regarded as a barometer of the general mood in Downing Street - and Gordon Brown's in particular - official figures show that an astonishing 100 computer keyboards have had to be replaced by the Cabinet Office over the past 12 months.
Tories: parents should turn to state schools
Fewer children should be sent to independent schools, according to the Conservatives.
Children 'being taught in classes of 40'
Thousands of primary children taught in classes of more than 40.
More headteachers 'sacked' for missing GCSE targets
Record numbers of headteachers are being sacked for failing to improve exam results, according to school leaders.
'Spoon-fed' teenagers failing to read books
A-level students are being discouraged from reading books by an examinations system that rewards "spoon-feeding", according to a headteachers' leader.
I learnt about power when I joined the Union
These debating societies have been scarred by the image of drawling, chinless political dilettantes, but that is unfair, writes Simon Heffer.
School admissions: more parents facing 'fraud' investigations
Exclusive: Increasing number of parents are being investigated over suspected admissions fraud cheating to get children into the best schools.
School twinning schemes with Third World countries creating 'neocolonialist' children
School twinning programmes with Third World countries are promoting "neocolonialist" views among pupils, according to research.
Education News from The Scotsman
Scotsman.com News - EducationScottish education news and comment including reports from Scotland's primary, secondary and higher education plus university news
Calculated bid to make maths more fun finds winning formula online
MATHS on a cold, wet Monday morning was once a horror feared by many a pupil. Repetitive times-tables with on-the-spot mental arithmetic was enough to strike terror into a p
£80,000 gas bill for shut-down school after heating left on
THE trustees of a mothballed school have been saddled with an £80,000 gas bill after the building's full heating system was left on for 18 months after it closed, despite
Teaching 'Oscars' set to award university lecturers for excellence at work
LECTURERS across Scotland are to be rewarded for their teaching talents with new university "Oscars".
Radioactivity scare closes school
ONE of the smallest schools on the Scottish mainland is to be closed because of a radon gas scare.
Hugh Reilly: Tackling tiredness in the classroom? Let's sleep on it
IN THE fairy story Sleeping Beauty, a handsome prince bends down and kisses a beautiful 15-year-old princess, instantly bringing her to life.
Parents' anger at plans for schools to swap buildings
PARENTS are protesting at plans for their children's school to swap buildings with the over-subscribed Catholic primary next door.
School chiefs buy silence of teacher who was victimised by his pupils
A TEACHER convicted of assaulting pupils has been given an out-of-court settlement by his former council employers.
Jackie McNamara calls on city council to kick out cutbacks
A SCOTTISH footballing legend has warned Edinburgh city council not to make drastic cuts to the city's adult literacy services.
Monument to 4,000 years of village life
A GIANT green monument celebrating more than 4,000 years of history has been unveiled in an Edinburgh community.
Club scraps charity gig at 11th hour
A TEENAGER has hit out at a nightclub after her charity gig was cancelled at the last minute, leaving her out of pocket.
Hugh Reilly: Baiting is a bloodsport that must be outlawed
WHILE the tormenting of bears and badgers has long been outlawed, teacher-baiting is flourishing in too many of our schools.
Students seek judges for big band battle
MUSIC students are showcasing their talent at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, and are looking for industry professionals to provide feedback on their performances.