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School hammer attack was ‘preventable’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:49 +0000

The mother of Henry Webster, the boy who was attacked by a group of Asian youths explains how the review has shown how the school was at fault.

‘Racism missed’ at attack school

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:10:48 +0000

A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.

Technology becomes most popular homework excuse

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:13:50 +0000

Workshy schoolchildren no longer rely on traditional excuses such as “the dog ate my homework”, prefering more modern variations including “my computer crashed”, according to a survey.

Keep talking

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:54:32 +0000

Asian families battle to retain mother tongue in schools

Government to overhaul vocational courses

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:41:44 +0000

More students could be sent to specialist schools to learn a trade under Coalition plans for a radical overhaul of vocational education.

Fewer students ‘will take residential degrees’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:14:54 +0000

Traditional university courses could become the preserve of an elite as growing numbers of students take on-line degrees, according to a report.

Cash-strapped universities ‘turning to foreign students’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:25:56 +0000

Universities will be forced to recruit more foreign students unless the Coalition increases the cap on tuition fees, ministers have been warned.

Cambridge tops university table

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:35:39 +0000

Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.

Let battle commence in our bid to launch a Free School

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:31:18 +0000

Michael Gove has approved our proposal – but there’s still a huge amount to do, says Toby Young.

Cable: Setting the bar on science research

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:13:22 +0000

Business Secretary Vince Cable says “the bar will have to be raised” on science funding

Derby school desperate for repairs

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:06:28 +0000

Hundreds of schools in England have had their plans for refurbishment put on hold after the coalition government cancelled a rebuilding programme.

Cable to signal ‘cuts to science’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:52:06 +0000

Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do ‘more for less’.

Digital subjects ‘priority’ call

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:58:29 +0000

Digital technology must be a “national priority” in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.

Two-tier university warning given

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:56:55 +0000

Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.

Miss! Pick me

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:33:00 +0000

The experimental class where hands-up are banned

Bogus colleges ‘used as cover for illegal immigration’

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:09 +0000

A doctor and a solicitor set up two fake colleges to help illegal immigrants gain leave to remain in Britain, a court heard.

Henry Webster race attack: schools ordered on offensive against racist bullies

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:40:41 +0000

Teachers should investigate whether racism is a factor in every incident of bullying, case review into problems at school concludes.

University students ‘driven out by £7,000 fees’

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:07:43 +0000

Thousands of students would be driven out of university by £7,000-a-year tuition fees, research suggests.

Cambridge tops international league table

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:05 +0000

Cambridge has been named the best university in the world in an international league table.

Sikh values

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:24:35 +0000

UK gets first Sikh temple school

Frank Field: hold pupils back if they don’t make grade

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:16:46 +0000

Pupils should not progress to the next school year until they acquire the knowledge they require, a senior Government adviser has claimed.

Students ‘put off by £7,000 fees’

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:50:32 +0000

A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.

UK slipping down graduate league

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:48 +0000

The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Britain plummets down graduate league table

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:45:52 +0000

OECD report says Britain’s “competitive advantage” has been lost, slipping behind Poland, Iceland, Portugal and Slovakia.

Mandarin popular in UK Schools

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:18:28 +0000

Some schools in the UK are teaching their pupils languages like Mandarin and Arabic rather than the more traditional French and Spanish.