News Archive
VIDEO: Row over Wandsworth Free school
22nd January 2012
A row has broken out over plans to set up a Free School in Wandsworth.
Schools warned over league tables
21st January 2012
Schools minister Nick Gibb says new exam league tables will show up schools who prioritise their annual ranking ahead of educating all pupils.
Volunteers to boost outdoor play
20th January 2012
An army of volunteers is needed to help children play safely outdoors, say campaigners.
Occupy movement turns to schools
20th January 2012
Members of the Occupy protest movement plan educational outreach sessions in schools as they prepare to be evicted from their camps.
Voltaire's English letters found
20th January 2012
An Oxford academic has uncovered letters by Voltaire, which reveal how much this icon of French writing profited financially and intellectually from a stay in England.
Apple launches e-textbook tools
19th January 2012
Apple has launched new interactive tools which it believes will "reinvent the textbook".
More women become UK professors
19th January 2012
There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.
VIDEO: How to regulate private university fees
19th January 2012
AC Grayling, who set up a private college, and former Labour Education Minister Tessa Blackstone debated the pros and cons of private universities.
VIDEO: Could we see more private universities
19th January 2012
Buckingham is the UK's only officially independent university, which sets its own fees, and there are calls for more like it.
Science questions 'stump parents'
19th January 2012
With more children into science and maths, parents are increasingly feeling left behind, suggests a survey.
Apprentice scheme heads resign
19th January 2012
The chief executives leading the government's mult-billion pound apprenticeship schemes have both announced they are to step down.
Girl sits skydiving exam for GCSE
18th January 2012
A school girl is preparing for her indoor skydiving exam as part of her GCSE in physical education.
Without Wikipedia, where can you get your facts
18th January 2012
Where can you get facts during a Wiki-blackout?
Barclays to support free schools
18th January 2012
Barclays Bank lends its support to England's new academies and free schools, but the National Union of Teachers describes the move as "wrong".
Summer school link to top courses
18th January 2012
University summer schools, designed to encourage applications from poorer youngsters, make a significant impact, suggests research.
