News Archive
Boys' ballet free school planned
27th January 2012
Free school plans for budding Billy Elliots
Tuition fees commission set up
27th January 2012
An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England.
MPs swamped by Twitter questions
27th January 2012
MPs say they have been "overwhelmed" with responses after they asked the public to send questions for Education Secretary Michael Gove via Twitter.
VIDEO: Teenager sits skydiving exam
27th January 2012
A schoolgirl passes an indoor skydiving exam as part of her GCSE in physical education.
Babies' brains 'show autism risk'
27th January 2012
It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.
VIDEO: Head at lowest-ranked school speaks up
26th January 2012
The head of St Aldhelm's Academy in Poole offers an explanation as to why her school achieved the worst GCSE results in the country.
Jubilee cooking contest 'illegal'
26th January 2012
The anti-monarchy group Republic warns schools they may break the law if they take part in a cooking competition to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Two grammars top league tables
26th January 2012
Two grammar schools are at the top of this year's secondary school league tables.
VIDEO: 'Government needs to work with schools'
26th January 2012
Just one in 15 (6.5%) pupils starting secondary school in England "behind" for their age goes on to get five good GCSEs including English and maths, official data shows.
The 'toughest job' in the country
26th January 2012
Turning round England's worst performing school
Failure in sex abuse teacher case
26th January 2012
A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a "lamentable failure" by school management, a review finds.
VIDEO: Ex-forces staffed school plans underway
26th January 2012
The first UK school with a teaching staff who have all served in the armed forces is actively recruiting prospective pupils with a view to opening in 2013
Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'
26th January 2012
Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows.
Lords reject child support plans
25th January 2012
The coalition suffers its biggest defeat in the Lords since being elected over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.
VIDEO: Surf School
25th January 2012
Schools World Service tells the story of the children from Brazil's favelas who go to surf school for key stage 2
