News Archive
A-level sciences 'lacking maths'
27th April 2012
A-level science exams do not contain enough maths to allow students to study the subjects at university, say experts.
Parents 'ignore Facebook age bar'
26th April 2012
Children's minister Tim Loughton warns that parents are helping their children dodge Facebook age limits to set up accounts.
Big rise in women secondary heads
26th April 2012
The proportion of female secondary school head teachers in Wales doubles in eight years to nearly one-third.
Parents 'defy term holiday ban'
26th April 2012
More than a half of parents in England admit having taken a child on holiday during term time and more than a quarter plan to do so this year, a poll suggests.
Private schools 'show ethnic mix'
26th April 2012
One in four pupils at independent schools in the UK is from a minority ethnic background and 5% are from overseas, Independent Schools Council data suggests.
Dundee top for student experience
26th April 2012
A survey says students at Dundee University have the best experience of university life in the UK.
Couples face child benefit quiz
26th April 2012
HM Revenue and Customs will expect high earners to quiz their partners to find out if they claim child benefit.
Ban packed lunches, says Price ex
25th April 2012
Reality TV star and former cage fighter Alex Reid calls for a ban on school packed lunches in a speech in Parliament.
Teacher numbers fall by 10,000
25th April 2012
The number of teachers in England's state schools system fell by 10,000 in the year to November, government figures show.
Junk food 'still placed at tills'
25th April 2012
Supermarkets stand accused of undermining parents' attempts to feed their families healthily by continuing to place junk food near checkouts.
Shakespeare's 'co-author' named
25th April 2012
All's Well That Ends Well had a second writer, most likely Thomas Middleton, suggests research from Oxford University.
Child X-rays 'cause for concern'
24th April 2012
Education Secretary Michael Gove tells MPs there are "causes for concern" about children being X-rayed by the UK Border Agency to establish their age.
Union warning on schools reform
24th April 2012
A union says a close eye must be kept on how councils use proposals making it easier to intervene in failing schools.
'Dark tourism' motives examined
24th April 2012
A university in England is setting up the world's first research centre to look at tourism to places of disaster and violence.
Which workers are really key
23rd April 2012
Tanker drivers, teachers, Tube drivers - 2012 has been dominated by the threat of key workers striking. But who's the "keyest"?
