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University fears over Tory plans
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A university leader warns that Conservative plans to restrict public spending could mean cutting student places.
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Date:
Tue, 06 Jan 2009
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Stay-in plea after ice casualties
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A hospital consultant urges the elderly to stay indoors in freezing temperatures after dealing with dozens of broken bones and fall injuries.
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Date:
Tue, 06 Jan 2009
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Ofsted crackdown on dull teaching
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Ofsted announces a crackdown on boring teaching as a way of tackling disruptive behaviour in the classroom.
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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UK maths failures 'cost £2.4bn'
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Children who are bad at maths at school end up costing the taxpayer up to £2.4bn a year, research suggests.
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Warning over youth mental health
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Young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Tories want tougher primary tests
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The Tories call for more rigorous testing in Scottish primary schools amid concern over literacy and numeracy levels.
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Schools 'fail special needs rule'
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A union says many schools do not comply with a new rule about special educational needs co-ordinators.
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Date:
Fri, 02 Jan 2009
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Teachers sound school bell fears
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School bells which ring too loudly could be damaging the hearing of pupils and staff, a teaching union warns.
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Date:
Fri, 02 Jan 2009
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Sats tests 'face delays in 2009'
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There is a "significant" risk pupils in England could face a repeat of last summer's Sats test fiasco, the exams watchdog warns.
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Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008
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Science blow for Scots in 2008
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BBC Scotland education correspondent Seonag Mackinnon looks back at the major issues of 2008.
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Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008
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Fear of computers
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Children learn to love an e-library in Nepal
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Risky times ahead
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Mike Baker's look at the issues coming up in 2009
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Date:
Fri, 02 Jan 2009
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Craft skills
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Apprentice stonemasons are kings of the castle
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Sexual bullying
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Anti-bullying groups say more pupils are sexually bullied
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Date:
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
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Education honours
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Two more school improvers have been knighted
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Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008
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E-mail us
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How to contact the BBC News website education team
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Date:
Tue, 10 Jun 2008
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Promise over learning allowances
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The Learning and Skills Council says Educational Maintenance Allowance payments are now being processed efficiently.
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Date:
Wed, 24 Dec 2008
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Downturn 'boosts teacher numbers'
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The number of would-be teachers has risen sharply against the backdrop of the economic crisis, a training agency says.
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Date:
Tue, 30 Dec 2008
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Czech move to stop cyber bullying
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The Czech education ministry draws up guidelines for teachers to halt the growth of cyber bullying in schools.
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Date:
Tue, 30 Dec 2008
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Teacher who wore trainers fired
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A teacher who was sacked for wearing trainers and tracksuit bottoms to school says it may lead to a strike.
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Date:
Mon, 29 Dec 2008
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Violence: Schools seek police aid
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The police were called to violent incidents in schools in England more than 7,000 times last year, the Tories say.
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Date:
Tue, 23 Dec 2008
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Rebellion dominates the year
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BBC NI education correspondent Maggie Taggart looks back at the big stories of 2008.
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Date:
Thu, 25 Dec 2008
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Lessons 'tougher for male staff'
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Schoolchildren are more likely to disrupt lessons if they have a male teacher, a survey suggests.
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Date:
Mon, 29 Dec 2008
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Bad parents 'widen ability gap'
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Early gaps in ability between children from poor and rich homes is mostly due to poor quality parenting, a report says.
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Date:
Tue, 23 Dec 2008
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Academies 'not school cure-all'
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Politicians should not see academies as the panacea for school under-achievement, says a report.
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Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2008
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Four in five failed trial tests
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An evaluation of new school tests in England reveals a very high failure rate among secondary pupils.
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Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2008
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Concern at teacher numbers drop
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The number of teachers in Scotland's classrooms falls to its lowest level since 2005, sparking concern from unions.
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Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2008
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Teachers to get 'role model' code
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Teachers will have to act as "role models" both in and out of school under a proposed new code of conduct.
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Date:
Fri, 19 Dec 2008
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Research ratings for £1.5bn funds
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The university Research Assessment Exercise publishes its findings but data doubts undermine the results.
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Date:
Thu, 18 Dec 2008
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Will Ofqual be independent?
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Will the qualification watchdog be independent?
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Date:
Fri, 05 Dec 2008
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Was personalisation 'waffle'?
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'Personalised learning' is out of favour
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Date:
Fri, 21 Nov 2008
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Why ministers scrapped the tests
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Mike Baker considers why the government decided to scrap tests for 14-year-olds.
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Date:
Fri, 17 Oct 2008
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Universities 'may face deficit'
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A report on university finance raises serious concerns about its future sustainability and warns of possible shortfalls.
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Date:
Wed, 10 Dec 2008
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Is the 11-plus social selection?
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Are testing methods for grammar school entry a fair measure of the ability of pupils from different backgrounds?
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Date:
Thu, 18 Dec 2008
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Pupils beat safe net filters
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Some pupils can beat schools' net safety filters
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Date:
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
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What is BBC News School Report?
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Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.
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Date:
Fri, 05 Dec 2008
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