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Teachers given pay rise of 2.45%

Tue, 2008-01-15 11:14
Teachers in England and Wales will get pay rises above the government's 2% inflation target.

Parents 'buy essays' for students

Mon, 2008-01-14 19:09
Students' parents are now picking up the bill for custom-written essays for university courses.

Teacher leaders miss MPs' inquiry

Mon, 2008-01-14 18:46
The leaders of two teachers' unions have pulled out of giving evidence to a Commons committee inquiry into testing.

MPs debate raising of leaving age

Mon, 2008-01-14 18:23
The Education and Skills Bill - which proposes a school leaving age of 18 - is having its Commons second reading.

Career advice 'must be impartial'

Mon, 2008-01-14 14:10
MPs are to debate plans which will require schools to give unbiased advice about course options.

Lib Dems want parent-run schools

Sat, 2008-01-12 01:09
The state should "back off" and allow charities or parents to run schools, the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will say.

Could teachers walk out over pay?

Sat, 2008-01-12 01:02
Could anger over a potentially low pay settlement prompt a year of industrial action in schools?

Long-hair pupil row court hearing

Fri, 2008-01-11 15:12
A County Antrim school asks a judge to back its decision to suspend a pupil who refused to cut his hair.

Teachers' fuel Oxbridge fears

Fri, 2008-01-11 02:37
State school pupils could be put off Oxbridge because of teachers' misconceptions, an educational charity says.

Rise in foreign students in UK

Thu, 2008-01-10 18:18
Rising numbers of foreign students enrolled at UK universities last year while British entries were static.

Fifth of schools below 'GCSE par'

Thu, 2008-01-10 01:02
Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.

Threatened grammar to survive

Wed, 2008-01-09 18:03
A grammar school which had been under threat of closure seems increasingly likely to remain open.

Summer-born to start school later

Wed, 2008-01-09 14:29
Children born in August should be able to defer starting school by six months or a year, says Ed Balls.

Second degree cut survives vote

Wed, 2008-01-09 12:19
The government survives a vote trying to block its plans to cut funding from graduates taking a second degree.

Pupils learn which cutlery to use

Wed, 2008-01-09 09:05
Classes in basic etiquette are being taught at an independent school to prepare them for adult life.

School reports going electronic

Wed, 2008-01-09 01:07
Parents in England are to be promised online "real-time reporting" on their children's progress at school.

Reading gets the glitzy treatment

Tue, 2008-01-08 18:36

TV threat to children's reading

Tue, 2008-01-08 16:34
Children should spend more time reading and less time playing on computers, the Children's Secretary says.

Bogus college check catches 124

Tue, 2008-01-08 15:36
Almost half the colleges checked on an official list of providers for overseas students are struck off.

Tories protest at student funding

Tue, 2008-01-08 02:45
There are calls from the Conservatives to stop the removal of student funding for second degree courses.