General News Archive
Some work schemes 'of no benefit'
17th May 2012
A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.
Gove pushes for performance pay
16th May 2012
Teachers' pay in England and Wales could be linked to performance and set at different local levels, under proposals set out by the government.
Move from 'textbooks to tablets'
16th May 2012
Use of mobile devices in class could be expanded
VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid
16th May 2012
Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.
Italian university switches to English
16th May 2012
A top Italian university switches to English
Prince turns down homework appeal
15th May 2012
Prince Edward declines a pupil's appeal for a royal reprieve from homework.
King James Bible gift to schools
15th May 2012
Schools in England will be sent copies of the King James Bible from this week to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.
Ministers end contract with A4e
15th May 2012
The government terminates a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk".
Teachers' performance pay doubts
15th May 2012
There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey.
Limits on schools' biometric data
15th May 2012
Schools in England will be banned from taking pupils' fingerprints and using face-recognition technology unless they get permission from parents.
Special needs budgets: Your views
15th May 2012
Parents react to the news that they are to be given more financial control over support for children with special educational needs.
VIDEO: Why exams are about to get harder
15th May 2012
Free schools, an accelerated move to academies and a planned return to a more rigorous, traditional type of exam are part of government changes for the English education system.
School literacy planning concern
15th May 2012
Many schools in Wales are failing to plan well enough on how to develop literacy and numeracy among 11 to 14 year-olds, education body Estyn warns.
Special needs budgets for parents
15th May 2012
Parents in England are to be given more financial control over support for their children with special educational needs.
Schools 'should learn from Japan'
14th May 2012
The shadow education secretary says English schools should take lessons on teaching from Japan.
