Education News
Ministers 'wasted' £20m on city academy consultants
Published: 10 May 2007
The Government has been accused of wasting more than £20m on hiring consultants to evaluate city academies.
Copying 'makes pupils switch off'
Published: 10 May 2007
Children as young as nine are switching off school lessons because they spend too much time copying test answers from a board, a major study of the national curriculum says today.
All-white schools to be forced to find multi-ethnic twins
Published: 08 May 2007
All-white schools will be legally obliged to twin with multi-ethnic schools as part of a new government drive to promote better community relations.
Arts students will be £50,000 poorer than other graduates
Published: 08 May 2007
Arts graduates are doing little to shake off their 1960s reputation for being less than hard-working, as research suggests they are likely to earn £50,000 less than other graduates during their first five years of employment.
Support for teachers accused of abuse
Published: 07 May 2007
Teachers should have the right to anonymity if they are facing disciplinary action over allegations of assaulting pupils, Lord Falconer said yesterday.
Headteachers warn of exam chaos
Published: 07 May 2007
The Government’s flagship exam reforms will cause chaos in schools next year, headteachers warned yesterday.
'Warn pupils of alcohol risks'
Published: 06 May 2007
Schools must introduce compulsory lessons to educate children about the health risks of heavy drinking, according to George Best's liver specialist.
UK school pupils face most exams in the Western world
Published: 06 May 2007
Headteachers yesterday demanded an end to the Government's testing and targets regime, calling for time to be set aside for pupils to have more fun in the classroom.
Parents have higher educational aspirations for their daughters
Published: 05 May 2007
Parents have higher aspirations for their daughters than their sons, according to new research published yesterday.
Head wants pupils expelled for false abuse allegations
Published: 05 May 2007
A headteacher honoured for her services to education has launched a campaign to punish parents and pupils who make malicious allegations, after being falsely accused herself of assaulting a three-year-old.
Parent in court challenge to Gore DVD school plan
Published: 05 May 2007
Government plans to provide every secondary school in England with Al Gore's climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth are to be challenged in the courts.
Record numbers sent to private schools
Published: 04 May 2007
Record numbers of children are being sent to independent schools, figures released today show
Shopping, not toys, helps babies
Published: 27 April 2007
Providing babies with dozens of exciting toys has no clear benefits for their long-term development, research have suggested.
Mentoring 'can help pupils win university places'
Published: 26 April 2007
Giving poorer children help through mentoring and extra classes improved their social skills and made them more ambitious, research has shown.
Academies to take over primaries
Published: 18 April 2007
Tony Blair's privately sponsored academies are poised to take over state primary schools, it was disclosed yesterday.
Ministers aim to turn every secondary school 'green'
Published: 16 April 2007
Every new secondary school will be "green" under a radical initiative being planned by the Government.
Racism and assaults soar in English schools
Published: 14 April 2007
The number of pupils suspended for racist abuse has risen sharply.
Teachers call for ban on new faith schools
Published: 14 April 2007
Teachers' leaders have demanded a ban on all new faith schools, warning any increase in could lead to greater segregation.
Teachers blame 'Life on Mars' for rise of homophobia in schools
Published: 13 April 2007
Television shows such as Life on Mars, which contain dialogue deemed belittling to gay people, risk fuelling a rise in homophobic bullying in schools, a teachers' leader warned yesterday.
Promoting sexual abstinence can put children at risk, Ofsted warns
Published: 12 April 2007
Schools that preach abstinence may be putting pupils at greater risk of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, inspectors claim.
Teenage magazines praised for role in sex education
Published: 12 April 2007
Frequently criticised for their graphic presentation of underage sexual mores, teenage magazines were praised in yesterday's report for the way they help give young children sex advice.
Teachers told to praise the unruly as strike looms over discipline
Published: 11 April 2007
Schools have been ordered to take a "softly, softly" approach to school discipline by praising difficult pupils, despite teachers' leaders vowing to step up strike action to protect themselves against attacks. The guidelines, introduced yesterday by the Secretary of State for Education, Alan Johnson, ask teachers to praise difficult pupils and give special prizes to encourage good behaviour.
One in five excluded pupils is banned for drinking
Published: 11 April 2007
A teachers' leader has demanded an end to links between alcohol and sport after it was revealed one in five excluded pupils were banned for drinking.
Graduates with top degrees to be fast-tracked into the classroom
Published: 10 April 2007
Hundreds of high-flying graduates are to be recruited to teaching under a new government initiative unveiled today.
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