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Coalition 'misled public' over academies
The Coalition was accused of "misleading the public" last night as it emerged
only 150 schools have applied to become flagship academies.
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Ancient Greek 'to be taught in state schools'
Ancient Greek will be taught in state primary schools to boost children's
language skills, it emerged today.
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A-level overhaul 'could damage maths'
Major reforms of A-levels will lead to a "collapse" in the number of children
studying mathematics to a high standard, according to teachers.
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Children at risk in 'failing' nurseries
Thousands of children are being left in the hands of "inadequate"
childminders, nurseries and crèches, according to Ofsted.
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University tuition fees soar for foreign students
Foreign students are being charged up to eight times more than British
undergraduates as universities seek to plug a multi-million pound hole in
the higher education budget.
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Summer-born children 'lag behind at school'
Summer-born children are more likely to fail their exams, be victimised by
bullies and have special needs, according to a study.
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360,000 troublemakers suspended from school
More than 360,000 children were suspended from school last year amid
Government warnings that classroom behaviour remains a "significant
problem".
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Atheists 'could set up free schools'
Atheist state schools could be established under the Government's education
reforms, Michael Gove has said.
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'Rich thick kids' do better at school, says Gove
"Rich thick kids" are overtaking bright children from poor backgrounds by the
time they start school, according to Michael Gove.
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Social workers 'hampered by red tape'
Most social workers are failing to spend enough time with children, according
to Ofsted.
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Schools to receive 'pupil premium' for teaching poorest children
Schools will be paid a "pupil premium" for teaching the poorest pupils, but
there are concerns disadvantaged students will not benefit from it due to a
lack of restrictions on how it is spent.
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One in five pupils receive wrong Sats grade
As many as one in five pupils are given the wrong grade in some Sats papers
due to inconsistent marking, according to a study by the exams watchdog.
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Private universities 'a huge threat to academic standards'
A drive to introduce more private universities will tarnish Britain's
international reputation and threaten standards at the country's
institutions, academics have warned.
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Richest independent schools give smallest bursaries
The richest independent schools have been criticised for devoting a smaller
portion of their income to bursaries for poor students than their less
well-off counterparts, according to new research.
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Michael Gove can earn the gratitude of a generation
If the education revolution on offer succeeds, it will earn the Coalition a
place among the great reforming governments, says Janet Daley
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Summer holidays: entertaining children
Genevieve Fox on the nightmare facing parents over the six-week summer holiday .
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GCSE science 'still too easy'
Science GCSEs do not require pupils to actually demonstrate a grasp of how
science works, the exams watchdog has said.
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Cambridge attacks government plans to scrap A-levels
Cambridge University has criticised the government's plan to scrap the current
system of A-levels in a letter to Michael Gove, the education secretary.
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Special needs is a fad that harms children
Pupils are being subjected to all manner of crank treatments in the name of
helping them, says Francis Gilbert.
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Sharp rise in number of special needs pupils
Ministers have launched a formal inquiry into children with special needs amid
concerns that the numbers being diagnosed have shot up in recent years.
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