General News Archive
VIDEO: From college janitor to graduate
14th May 2012
After years of mopping floors and taking out rubbish at Columbia University in the US, janitor Gac Filipaj swaps his overalls for a cap and gown to collect his bachelor's degree in classics.
Schools 'should compete' for cash
14th May 2012
Schools which find the best ways to spend the pupil premium could win £10,000, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to announce.
Teachers begin industrial action
14th May 2012
Members of a Scottish teaching union are to begin industrial action over changes to their pensions.
MPs call for wider food strategy
13th May 2012
The government needs to tackle a "failing food system" by linking its policies on health, environment and education, MPs say.
Author to be university professor
12th May 2012
Author Jeanette Winterson is to become a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester.
Extreme breastfeeding
12th May 2012
Did magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing?
Girl's school lunch blog is hit
11th May 2012
A nine-year-old girl's blog showing photos of her school dinners - NeverSeconds - has become an unexpected internet hit.
AUDIO: Schools: 'No-one looks at value for money'
11th May 2012
A committee of MPs says it fears the system for checking school spending in England is not robust enough. Committee chair Margaret Hodge and James O'Shaughnessy, head of strategy at Wellington College, debate.
850,000 to stop young smoking
11th May 2012
Children as young as 11 are to be targeted in a major new drive costing more than £850,000 to encourage them to stop smoking.
UK higher education '10th best'
11th May 2012
The author of a report on higher education has questioned whether UK universities can remain world leaders without more funding.
New adoption scorecards attacked
11th May 2012
Council leaders in England condemn new adoption scorecards being introduced in England in an effort to speed up the adoption process.
MPs criticise school cash checks
11th May 2012
A report from a committee of MPs says they fear the system for checking on school spending is not robust enough.
Worker abused children at nursery
10th May 2012
A nursery worker admits sexually assaulting two toddlers enrolled at the child-care centre where he was employed.
Teaching not stressful - Ofsted
10th May 2012
Ofsted chief hits out at teachers who complain about stress levels and make excuses for poor performance.
Gove dismisses 'low expectations'
10th May 2012
Education secretary Michael Gove attacks an English culture which says poverty seals poor children's destiny.
