Schools and Education - latest news from the UK
Regular tests 'narrow curriculum'
Regular testing means some aspects of the curriculum are not being taught, an academic says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 17/05/08 11:25:51
Universities face survey warning
Tougher guidelines are to be issued following an attempt at falsifying a survey for a university league table. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 16:29:20
Special needs complaints promise
Claims that local councils are failing children with special educational needs will be investigated by ministers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 16:28:52
Two men in campus terror arrest
Police arrest two men at the University of Nottingham campus under the Terrorism Act. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 15:03:46
Pledge over Sats results deadline
The man in charge of the marking of this year's Sats says the results will go out on time, despite problems. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 14:46:12
Ruane outlines transfer test plan
A new transfer test for NI will take the form of an hour-long literacy and numeracy paper, a minister says. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 13:03:25
Warnings of problems with Sats
Schools and markers highlight problems around the administration of this year's tests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 09:30:23
No advantage to setting - experts
Academics claim that there are no clear advantages to setting by ability in primary schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 04:06:49
No 'clear advantage to setting'
Academics claim that there are no clear advantages to setting by ability in primary schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 04:06:49
Exam marking 'cannot be perfect'
A new body set up to boost confidence in the exams system is to stage a public debate about standards. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 03:58:14
Exams system faces health check
A new body set up to boost confidence in the exams system is to stage a public debate about standards. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 16/05/08 03:58:14
Warnings of problems hitting Sats
Schools and markers highlight problems around the administration of this year's tests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 22:34:59
Two men in campus terror arrest
Police arrest two men at the University of Nottingham campus under the Terrorism Act. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 20:29:44
School transfer proposals set out
Caitriona Ruane's plans to reform academic selection cannot go ahead without DUP support, says Ian Paisley. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 17:58:52
Warnings of problems hitting Sats
Schools and markers highlight problems around the administration of this year's tests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 16:28:36
Clampdown on disability bullying
Schools in England are being told how to tackle bullying of children with special needs or disabilities. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 16:24:36
Manchester may lower entry grades
Entry requirements for students from poorer backgrounds could be lowered at one of the UK's largest universities. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 13:51:39
Manchester mulls entry grades
Entry requirements for students from poorer backgrounds could be lowered at one of the UK's largest universities. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 13:51:39
Academic told: 'Don't tell mum'
A professor has been told he breached data protection laws in the way he replied to a parent's complaint. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 12:29:52
Clampdown on disability bullying
Schools in England are being told how to tackle bullying of children with special needs or disabilities. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 15/05/08 04:09:39
Parents lacking skills - Grayling
Many parents simply do not know how to bring up children, says Conservative frontbencher Chris Grayling. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 17:09:29
Staff to be given training rights
Workers in England are to be given the right to ask employers for training, the Prime Minister has announced. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 16:27:14
Drive to tackle weakest schools
The prime minister is promising new legislation to meet his pledge to raise standards in England by 2011. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 13:51:24
Staff to be given training rights
Workers in England are to be given the right to ask employers for training, the Prime Minister has announced. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 13:21:42
Ruane says test call 'difficult'
Northern Ireland's education minister says keeping academic selection was a "difficult move". (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 12:01:42
Parents lacking skills - Grayling
Many parents simply do not know how to bring up children, says Conservative frontbencher Chris Grayling. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 14/05/08 04:39:31
Students claim survey dishonesty
League tables intended to help youngsters to choose universities are being falsified, claim students. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 18:21:33
Pupils sent home after turf prank
The entire sixth year of a school is sent home after pupils turfed over the floor of their common room. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 12:11:04
Pupils prepare for healthier menu
New guidelines will see changes to the school menu with strict limits on deep fried food and fizzy drinks. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 10:57:38
Tests 'damaging' to school system
The Sats tests being taken by 11-year-olds in England are damaging the balance of lessons, say MPs. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 09:19:46
Snack ban 'helps healthy eating'
Researchers find that banning all unhealthy food from school is the best way to get pupils to eat healthily. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 06:38:50
'Come clean' call on Diploma plan
MPs say the government should clarify its intentions on the future of Diplomas, GCSEs and A-levels. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 01:34:01
Adults 'dropping out of learning'
A survey says large numbers of adults targeted by skills campaigns are dropping out of learning. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 13/05/08 00:01:27
Heads warn of exam 'congestion'
Pupils about to take GCSE and AS-level exams are put under extra stress by timetabling problems, teachers warn. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 10/05/08 08:49:06
Return of education's 'Cold War'
Mike Baker considers the pressures facing the independent sector over the public benefit test. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/05/08 22:48:47
Rugby to let in more poor pupils
Rugby School becomes the latest independent school to open its doors to more less well-off pupils. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/05/08 14:31:21
Reading skills' 'virtuous circle'
Ofsted inspectors say that schools and children are making progress with the teaching of phonics. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/05/08 11:52:25
Catch-up scheme 'a success'
A government-backed reading scheme shows lasting results for struggling readers, research suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/05/08 00:17:11
Catch-up reading scheme 'success'
A government-backed reading scheme shows lasting results for struggling readers, research suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 09/05/08 00:17:11
Strike threat over academy plan
Teachers at a school in Derby are threatening strike action over plans to turn it into an academy. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 17:52:58
Row over 'paid for' schooling
An inquiry sees a heated exchange between a senior MP and the head of the Independent Schools Council. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 17:50:44
Child web-safety guide launched
New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely are launched. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 16:35:13
Strike threat over academy plan
Teachers at a school in Derby are threatening strike action over plans to turn it into an academy. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 16:11:59
Move to bolster school governors
The scale of governor shortage is revealed as ministers try to strengthen the management of schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 11:01:21
Row over 'paid for' schooling
An inquiry sees a heated exchange between a senior MP and the head of the Independent Schools Council. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 10:57:52
Adults with autism to be audited
For the first time the government is to calculate the number of adults with autism in England. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 08/05/08 03:02:30
Maths teacher gap 'to worsen'
The shortage of qualified maths teachers in England seems set to worsen, a survey suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/05/08 17:15:46
Dads 'need school reassurance'
Ed Balls says it can be intimidating for dads to enter a school environment dominated by women. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/05/08 17:12:04
Row over 'paid for' schooling
An inquiry sees a heated exchange between a senior MP and the head of the Independent Schools Council. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/05/08 13:56:01
Dyslexic focus in school review
An inquiry into what is taught in England's primary schools is to be widened to include children with dyslexia. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 07/05/08 12:59:05
'Superhead' school police probe
A school turned around by a "superhead" is probed over attendance figure "irregularities", police say. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/05/08 12:32:51
348,000 'persistent truant' risk
More than one in 20 pupils in England is on the margins of becoming a persistent truant, reveal official figures. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/05/08 11:33:47
Cocaine found at university bars
Drugs testing by students at the University of Bristol suggests cocaine is used at most of its bars. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/05/08 08:52:21
Parents 'stop children cycling'
Cycling campaigners say over-anxious parents are stopping their children from riding on the roads. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 06/05/08 00:09:21
'Emotions' urged in sex education
Childline is calling for advice on emotions and relationships to a compulsory part of sex education in schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 05/05/08 03:32:06
Children being 'dumped at school'
The leader of the National Association of Head Teachers accuses some parents of "dumping" children on schools. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/05/08 17:29:59
Targets 'drive out head teachers'
Ofsted inspection pressures deter good candidates from becoming head teachers, research suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/05/08 16:48:35
Teachers jeer children's minister
Children's Minister Beverley Hughes is jeered by teachers at the NAHT conference after referring to league tables and tests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/05/08 14:59:05
Ofsted 'can deter would-be heads'
The pressures of the Ofsted inspection deter good candidates from becoming head teachers, research suggests. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 04/05/08 10:28:12
Good parents 'should be rewarded'
Parents should be rewarded for spending quality time with their children, head teachers say. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/05/08 23:36:00
Rewards urged for good parents
Parents should be rewarded for spending quality time with their children, head teachers say. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/05/08 23:36:00
Students 'overpaying' their loans
Graduates may be paying back too much money on their education loans because of a flawed system, student leaders say. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/05/08 17:05:35
Anti-academy fight ousts leader
A leader of a council is ousted in an anti-academy local election battle. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 03/05/08 13:25:24
Teachers 'struggle with grammar'
English teachers who were at school when grammar was not on the curriculum struggle to teach it, research shows. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/05/08 16:26:56
Pupils 'rewarded with chocolate'
More than a quarter of parents say teachers are giving their children sweets and chocolates as rewards. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/05/08 13:21:27
Heads demand answers
Unresolved problems with the Diploma could threaten this new qualification, warn head teachers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/05/08 12:23:32
Heads demand answers on Diplomas
Unresolved problems with the Diploma could threaten this new qualification, warn head teachers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/05/08 12:23:32
Heads leave over workload
Workload pressure is forcing 1,000 school leaders to quit early each year, says a heads' union. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 02/05/08 12:19:20
Teachers 'should have more say'
Academics argue that teachers should decide what is taught in schools and not ministers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/05/08 17:22:36
GCSE and A-level papers stolen
An exam board is re-setting some GCSE and A-levels after a van carrying exam papers was stolen. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/05/08 14:49:10
GCSE and A-level papers stolen
An exam board is re-setting some GCSE and A-level papers after some went missing. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/05/08 12:44:24
Heads down for school exam start
Exams for Scotland's school pupils and students are getting under way on Thursday. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 01/05/08 12:23:50
Schools could monitor well-being
Schools in England could be asked to keep track of pupils' drug use and obesity under plans being considered. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 17:41:33
Sixth formers teach other pupils
A comprehensive is paying its sixth formers to deliver occasional lessons, rather than using supply teachers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 15:23:25
Catholic all-age academy launched
The first Catholic state academy to cater for children from three to 16 is formally opened in London. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 12:25:05
All-age academy is launched
The first Catholic state academy to cater for children from three to 16 is formally opened in London. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 12:25:05
Private schools net more pupils
More pupils are attending private schools, despite a sharp increase in fees, a report shows. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 09:05:13
Science cuts 'hit UK reputation'
An MPs' review of science funding says the UK looks like an "incompetent" partner for international projects. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 30/04/08 02:15:22
School sponsors 'Army academy'
A public school is to run an academy, primarily for children from military families, and its head says more should do so. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 29/04/08 15:57:58
Wellington College to run academy
A public school is to run an academy, primarily for children from military families, and its head says more should do so. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 29/04/08 15:57:58
More teachers, but vacancies rise
There are more teachers and support staff in England's schools but teacher vacancies have risen. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 29/04/08 11:45:12
More non-English speaking pupils
Latest figures show there has been another rise in pupils with English as a second language. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 29/04/08 10:58:26
More pupils speak English second
Latest figures show there has been another rise in pupils with English as a second language. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 29/04/08 10:58:26
Teachers' '£34,000 pay' defended
The government has been defending its claim that the average teacher in England and Wales earns £34,000. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 18:00:05
School fees hiked for bursaries
Winchester College is putting up school fees to increase the amount available for means-tested bursaries. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 17:53:45
Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'
A teacher is found guilty of professional incompetence after claims he could not control pupils. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 17:34:40
Tables 'restrict A-level choices'
The pressure of league tables forces independent and state schools to stop pupils taking difficult subjects, it is claimed. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 15:24:23
Boarding schools urged to share
Boarding schools should let state pupils use their facilities, but they should get public money, it is argued. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 15:22:03
Three in four aim for university
A survey of teenagers shows record numbers expecting to go to university - with fewer deterred by student debt. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 28/04/08 13:06:14
School pay strikes then and now
Mike Baker compares this week's teachers' pay strike with the last one, in February 1985. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 26/04/08 00:59:33
After-schools clubs facing cuts
School principals call on the NI executive to overrule the education minister on this year's budget. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/04/08 22:08:40
Tables 'restrict A-level choices'
The pressure of league tables forces independent and state schools to stop pupils taking difficult subjects, it is claimed. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/04/08 18:19:09
Children-in-care GCSE gap widens
The attainment gap between children in care and others in England has widened, official figures show. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/04/08 14:36:09
Care children GCSE gap widens
The attainment gap between children in care and others in England has widened, official figures show. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/04/08 14:36:09
Teachers consider their next move
The National Union of Teachers is taking stock after staging its first national strike in a generation. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 25/04/08 00:18:48
College governors 'face the sack'
Governors at the Welsh College of Horticulture are facing dismissal by the assembly government. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/04/08 21:05:43
Schools shut in public pay unrest
A teachers' strike hits a third of schools in England and Wales, with thousands of civil servants also out. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/04/08 20:36:12
Ruane attacks 'elitist' schools
Caitríona Ruane says she is disappointed by grammar schools planning to run independent entrance exams. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/04/08 19:37:07
Lecturers stage strike action
Further education college lecturers are holding a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/04/08 12:18:35
Lecturers go on strike over pay
Further education college lecturers are holding a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers. (read full article)
Source: BBC News | Education | UK Edition 24/04/08 12:18:35
