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Using football to tackle pupil misbehaviour
Friday, 29 July 2011
A pioneering school set up in the stadium of a Premier League football club has had a remarkable success in helping expelled pupils get back into the classroom. Now the model adopted at Sunderland football club could be used as a blueprint for the way other schools tackle the teaching of disruptive pupils.
Numbers at primary school to soar
Friday, 29 July 2011
An extra half-a-million pupils will be attending England's primary schools by 2018 as pressure on the system continues to increase, figures show.
English Baccalaureate rushed by Gove, say MPs
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Education Secretary Michael Gove was wrong to introduce his flagship English Baccalaureate this year, an influential group of MPs say today.
Hundreds of pupils suspended daily
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Almost 900 children are suspended from school every day for attacking or verbally abusing their teachers and classmates, new figures show.
State secondaries rush to take up traditional GCSE alternative
Thursday, 28 July 2011
More than 200 state secondary schools have ditched the GCSE in favour of a more traditional O-level style examination.
Fewer students deferring studies
Friday, 22 July 2011
The numbers of students deferring university places to 2012 has dropped by almost two thirds, as youngsters try to avoid the tuition fee hike, new figures show.
Scholarships for the poor
Friday, 22 July 2011
University scholarships should be awarded to poor 15-year-olds in England, Simon Hughes has said.
Scheme to replace EMA under attack from MPs
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
The Government has come under attack for the way it introduced a new bursary scheme.
Cambridge Results 2011 - Tompkins Table
Monday, 18 July 2011
Trinity College is the top college in the Tompkins Table of performance at Cambridge University this year, pushing Emmanuel into 2nd place and regaining the lead it held in 2009.
First-class arts and humanities students help Trinity to top place in Cambridge league table
Monday, 18 July 2011
Trinity College, Cambridge University's biggest college, has swept back to the top of a league table for undergraduate degree results.
Pensioner to pick up degree 66 years late
Monday, 18 July 2011
An 85-year-old man was due to pick up his degree today, more than 60 years after completing his studies.
Heads target free school meals as route to extra funds
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Brian Brady: Low-income parents encouraged to sign up their children to trigger pupil premium payments.
British student's body found
Saturday, 16 July 2011
The body of a British student who went missing in the Amazon jungle has been found, it was confirmed today.
Figures reveal university divide
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Graduates face wildly differing job prospects depending on the university they attended, official statistics show.
Ofsted to make spot checks at schools with unruly pupils
Friday, 15 July 2011
Lewis Smith: Inspectors will make unannounced visits at schools where problems of pupil indiscipline have been identified.
Schools cut subjects to fit with new Baccalaureate
Thursday, 14 July 2011
More than four out of 10 secondary schools have axed key subjects from the curriculum as a result of the Government's new English Baccalaureate, a conference was told yesterday. Drama, arts, religious education and information technology have all suffered severe cutbacks with teachers in these areas being made redundant.
Oxford targets students from state schools
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Richard Garner: The university is aiming to recruit one in four of its successful UK applicants from a list of 2,276 schools and colleges.
Bright pupils should attend masterclass, says Burnham
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Bright state-school pupils should be taught in "masterclasses" to prepare them for elite universities, the shadow Education Secretary, Andy Burnham, said yesterday.
Regulator accused as no universities told to lower fees
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Most universities in England are being allowed to charge the maximum tuition fee for at least some of their courses.
The full list of university fees
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Here are the details of the fees that universities and colleges in England are planning to charge next year (2012/13).
Richard Garner: Why the best option is to move north of the border
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
It is very much a case of "as you were" after the access regulator finished ruling on university applications to charge fees of more than £6,000 a year from next September.
Majority of poorest 11 year olds cannot read or write
Monday, 11 July 2011
Children from the poorest homes are doing worse in basic literacy tests than three years ago.
Pupils making false allegations may face criminal prosecution
Monday, 11 July 2011
Pupils who make malicious accusations against their teachers could face criminal prosecution under new guidance on school discipline issued by the Government.
Universities to learn if they can charge maximum fees
Monday, 11 July 2011
Universities will finally learn tomorrow whether they are allowed to charge students the maximum £9,000-a-year tuition fee from September 2012.
League table reveals top Oxbridge schools
Friday, 8 July 2011
Richard Garner: Just five schools and colleges send more students to Oxford and Cambridge than the worst performing 2,000 schools put together.
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