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'Name and shame' unfair universities
A report by the education charity the Sutton Trust reveals that three of Britain's leading universities – Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol – have fewer than one in 100 students from poor homes.
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University cuts 'a kick in the teeth'
Monday, 20 December 2010
Ministers announced plans to reduce student numbers today as part of the most swingeing public spending cuts in higher education for a generation.
New tuition fees protest aims to attract thousands
Monday, 20 December 2010
The latest protest will be on 29 January in London, following a wave of demonstrations in recent weeks.
Children to be tested at six for reading ability
Friday, 17 December 2010
News follows revelation that 9% of boys had a reading age of seven or younger when leaving primary school.
Unions attack reading test for six-year-olds
Friday, 17 December 2010
Teaching unions today criticised the Government's plans to introduce an MOT reading test for six-year-olds, saying it would do nothing to improve literacy in schools.
One in 10 primaries fails to reach three Rs target
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Richard Garner: Nearly 1,000 primary schools have failed to reach new standards in the three Rs.
Lords sound alarm over university 'privatisation'
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Ministers accused of 'carpet-bombing' higher education but peers vote in favour of Coalition's policy.
Almost a thousand primary schools fail to hit targets
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
962 primaries in England would be classed as failing under new targets announced by the Government.
Anger as science excluded from new diploma
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Thousands of youngsters taking science, languages and religious studies at GCSE face being written off as ineligible for the Government’s new English baccalaureate, it emerged yesterday.
Day of protest over axing of education grant
Monday, 13 December 2010
Colleges and sixth forms expected to hold protests against scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance.
Pupil premium 'robs Peter to pay Paul', critics claim
Monday, 13 December 2010
The Coalition Government will today unveil plans to give schools an extra £430 for every pupil they take in from disadvantaged homes.
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