Schools and Education - latest news from the UK
McDonald's offers work-based GCSE
Teenagers who complete a period of work experience at McDonald's will be able to gain a qualification equivalent to a GCSE. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 11/03/10 00:11:30
Schools offered gang trouble tips
Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 11/03/10 00:01:27
Will parents face a crackdown over buggies on buses?
Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 17:17:43
Labour edges ahead on education
A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 17:02:10
School Report is bigger than ever
More than 700 schools across the UK - and a handful of international schools - are taking part in BBC School Report News Day. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 16:25:36
More schools fail Ofsted checks
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 15:35:40
School lotteries 'destabilising'
Lottery admissions can be destabilising for children and bad for their welfare, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 13:56:09
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 01:16:16
£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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/03/10 00:56:10
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/03/10 13:57:44
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/03/10 13:11:50
Back to school
Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/03/10 11:59:27
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/03/10 10:48:51
Tory review urges science boost
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/03/10 23:47:05
Call to identify children's needs
High-quality childcare helps identify the needs of the most vulnerable children early on, an Ofsted study finds. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/03/10 10:50:17
'Record numbers of heads' sacked
School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/03/10 09:14:36
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/03/10 11:01:03
Exploitation?
Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws' (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/03/10 06:00:18
'Record numbers of heads' sacked
School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/03/10 00:35:40
Russell gives tuition fee pledge
Tuition fees for higher education will not be introduced by the present Scottish government, the education secretary says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/03/10 14:07:50
Teachers protest over budget cuts
Thousands of teachers and lecturers from across Scotland march in Glasgow against cuts to education budgets. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/03/10 13:50:42
Clegg offers heads £2.5bn 'deal'
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg asks head teachers to "raise their game" in return for a £2.5bn education funding package. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/03/10 00:01:11
Schools could face staff cuts
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has told head teachers in England they need to plan savings now or face staff cuts later. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 18:27:08
Diplomas 'not stretching bright'
England's new secondary school qualification is not stretching the brightest pupils, the exams watchdog says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 15:56:28
More schools fail Ofsted checks
More schools are failing under new-style checks brought in by England's schools inspectors, it is reported. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 13:20:08
Tinchy's tips: 'Don't flash your cash' singer tells young
Singer tells young to be wise with their cash (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 10:58:51
More men applying to be teachers
The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, training officials say. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 01:16:47
Cuts 'will hit pupils' education'
Tighter school budgets will lead to bigger class sizes and fewer exam choices, head teachers are warning. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/03/10 01:09:37
Progress gap for primary pupils
Nearly one in five children in England leave primary school without making the progress expected of them in English or maths, data shows. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/03/10 14:50:08
Who cares?
Pay below minimum wage driving foster families to give up (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/03/10 03:54:04
'793,000 empty places' in schools
With politicians arguing about creating more choice in schools - figures show there are 793,000 empty places in England. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/03/10 00:30:17
Call for end to tuition fees cap
The cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped, the Adam Smith Institute think tank says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/03/10 00:29:43
Warning on two-tier universities
New universities are warning of a "two-tier system" if funding for postgraduate students is limited to a number of elite institutions. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 16:40:26
Anatomy of a cut
What's it like to be at the centre of a spending cut? (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 13:24:30
'Fund degrees' with business tax
Academics from a lecturers' union call for tuition fees to be abolished and replaced with a new business education tax. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 09:07:54
Teachers' desk-side manner tested
Plans to make trainee teachers pass empathy tests before they can become qualified are being tested by the government. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 09:06:35
Desk-side manner tested
Plans to make trainee teachers pass empathy tests before they can become qualified are being tested by the government. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 09:06:35
Review into universities' funding
A review of the way universities in Wales are run and how they spend £400m a year is ordered by the education minister. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 06:40:33
Grandparent carers 'risk hardship'
Grandparents in low-income families risk financial hardship by giving up work to help look after grandchildren, a report says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 04:22:01
Sex offender alerts go nationwide
A scheme allowing parents to check if someone is a sex offender will be rolled out across England and Wales. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/03/10 01:16:49
Call for politician-free exams
The Conservatives want politicians to lose control of A-levels - and they promise another curriculum overhaul. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/03/10 17:19:46
Delay over for parents on places
Parents in London are finding out if their child got the secondary school place of their choice after a website went down. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/03/10 12:17:58
'Modest gains' from pupil premium
Targeting extra funds at poor pupils will produce only modest reductions in the gap between rich and poor, a report says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/03/10 10:47:16
Grammars to examine single test
The two grammar schools groups which ran independent entrance exams agree to look at introducing a single test. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/03/10 06:53:14
Boys prefer to read simpler books
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 17:23:17
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. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 17:23:17
Qualifications 'to be scrapped'
The government is set to stop funding some of the 6,500 different qualifications that are offered by exam boards. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 17:10:42
Tories to reform academy system
A Tory government would rush through a new law to allow more schools in England to become academies, Michael Gove says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 15:00:42
Pupils to be told school places
Parents are finding out whether their children have been given their first preference secondary school places for the autumn. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 13:56:59
Lib Dems link school cash to poor
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg pledges to tie extra cash to poor pupils in a shake-up of school funding. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 12:06:25
Teachers to back curriculum delay
A Scottish teaching union is likely to call for a delay in the implementation of the new Curriculum for Excellence. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/03/10 00:39:53
Call to scrap school exclusions
Excluding badly behaved pupils from school should be abolished because it punishes vulnerable children, a think tank says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/02/10 10:28:58
Schools careers advice 'patchy'
Careers advice in schools in England is "patchy and inconsistent", according to the Institute of Career Guidance. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 27/02/10 07:50:20
Sats boycott vote date
A vote on whether to boycott this year's Sats tests will be held on 15 March, two teaching unions announce. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 27/02/10 00:01:47
Sats boycott vote date announced
A vote on whether to boycott this year's Sats tests will be held on 15 March, two teaching unions announce. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 27/02/10 00:01:47
Government 'to miss Neet target'
The government is predicted to miss its target on reducing the number of teenagers out of education, work or training. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 19:07:23
Bad teachers 'not being reported'
A report suggests local councils in England are failing to report poor teachers to their disciplinary body. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 11:41:03
5 things I learned
Netmums founder on being a 'good enough' mum (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 11:38:13
Young 'exposed to sex imagery'
Children are being over-exposed to sexual imagery and tighter media controls are needed, a report for the Home Office says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 09:10:15
Young 'exposed to sexual imagery'
Children are being over-exposed to sexual imagery and tighter media controls are needed, a report for the Home Office says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 09:10:15
Young 'exposed to sexual imagery'
Children are being over-exposed to sexual imagery through the media and other sources, a report for the Home Office warns. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 03:53:49
Loss of innocence
Are children becoming sexualised earlier? (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/02/10 03:24:41
Social care 'fails deaf children'
The majority of local authorities in England are failing deaf children and their families, research suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/02/10 13:12:56
Five-year-olds 'unable to engage'
More than one in 10 five-year-olds are at risk of disengaging from education when they start school, says a think tank report. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/02/10 12:41:45
Missed chances?
Were there chances to save Khyra Ishaq? (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/02/10 11:18:15
Scientists demand tougher exams
Experts are calling for a shake-up in the teaching and examination of science and maths in secondary schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/02/10 09:16:57
UK student visa fraud exposed
An undercover investigation by BBC Newsnight has exposed fraud at the heart of the student visa system. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 17:39:33
Uni strikes off after job talks
Three one-day strike dates by staff at the University of Leeds are cancelled as the immediate threat of compulsory job losses is withdrawn. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 17:14:45
Plan to put tobacco in curriculum
Warnings about tobacco should be put in to a range of subjects in schools in England and Wales, say public health advisers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 14:04:52
Teenage pregnancy rate falls
Teenage pregnancies in England and Wales have fallen by 4%, statistics show but a target to halve rates is set to be missed. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 13:08:28
Girls and gangs
Young women's life of violence on the streets of the UK (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 06:36:06
'Stolen life'
A child sent to Australia for a 'better life' (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 02:12:20
Teaching profession 'under-rated'
Many final-year students and members of the public think teaching offers slow career progression, a survey suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 01:00:20
Ofsted criticises Three Rs scheme
Ofsted says flagship literacy and numeracy strategies improved standards, but schools suffered from initiative overload. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/02/10 00:54:57
MPs back sex education move
MPs back a government move to allow sex education to be taught in England in a way that "reflects" a school's "religious character". (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 22:30:01
Commons backs sex education move
MPs back a government move to allow sex education to be taught in England in a way that "reflects" a school's "religious character". (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 22:30:01
Brown pledges on parents vote
Labour is to promise parents a vote on whether struggling schools should be run by a different organisation. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 15:52:40
Brown pledges parents school vote
Labour is to promise parents a vote on whether struggling schools should be run by a different organisation. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 15:52:40
Call for autonomy debate in Scotland
Scottish Education Secretary Mike Russell calls for greater diversity in how education is delivered and governed in schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 15:09:46
Autonomy debate in Scotland call
Scottish Education Secretary Mike Russell calls for greater diversity in how education is delivered and governed in schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 15:09:46
On the line
Bullying helpline caught in political cross-fire (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 13:37:11
'Good progress' at Baby P council
Children's services at the council criticised over the death of baby Peter Connolly have received an improved Ofsted report. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 12:08:09
Pupils fall below writing targets
Two-thirds of 13-year-olds in Scotland are failing to reach expected standards of writing, according to a major survey. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 11:31:18
'Court crisis'
Fears over level of service for children in care cases (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 23/02/10 05:06:25
MPs 'out of touch over families'
Research says politicians are out of touch on the family and suggests public services need to be more family friendly. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 22/02/10 12:59:10
Schools 'in danger' from asbestos
A snapshot survey suggests many schools are not dealing with potentially deadly asbestos safely. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 22/02/10 01:46:25
School victims
Kenya's young pay the price of political corruption (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 21/02/10 12:12:19
Sporty girl overweight, says NHS
The parents of a five-year-old girl criticise health officials for telling them their daughter is overweight and at risk of heart disease and cancer. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 19/02/10 17:16:52
US school accused of web spying
Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 19/02/10 12:18:20
Claim of U-turn on sex education
The government is accused of doing a U-turn over compulsory sex education in faith schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 19/02/10 02:15:28
Graduates sought for social work
Graduates in England will receive at least £15,000 to retrain as children's social workers under a new government-funded scheme. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 19/02/10 01:46:18
Schools face 'very real threat'
Education is under a "very real threat" with schools struggling to cope in the wake of "severe cuts", a teaching union says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 19/02/10 00:59:11
Don't sexualise children - Tories
Conservative leader David Cameron calls for an end to the "inappropriate sexualisation" of children by companies. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 22:24:42
A perfect sleep?
How many hours add up to a good night's sleep? (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 15:48:35
Foundation degrees soaring
The number of students signing up for foundation degree courses in England has grown 40% since 2007. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 12:02:54
Foundation degrees soar in number
The number of students signing up for foundation degree courses in England has grown 40% since 2007. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 12:02:54
Children 'missing out on sleep'
Children questioned for the BBC's Newsround programme admit video games and mobile phones are keeping them up at night. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 10:46:38
Fathers 'unaware of their rights'
Many fathers do not know their paternity rights, the government says as it starts a new awareness campaign for dads. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 08:48:00
Swedish school effect questioned
The Swedish model for schools, touted by the Conservatives, would make little difference in England, a study claims. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 02:33:04
Children 'missing out on sleep'
Children questioned for the BBC's Newsround programme admit video games and mobile phones are keeping them up at night. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 18/02/10 01:37:46
