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50,000 students could miss out on university
Almost 50,000 potential students could be denied a place at university this year due to a sudden rise in the number of applications.
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Battle for healthy school food is struggling
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Chris Green: New figures show a majority of pupils are still turning up their noses at the options espoused by Jamie Oliver.
Thousands to miss out on university places
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Tens of thousands of students will be denied university places following a funding freeze and a surge in applications.
Universities say A-levels lack creativity
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Four out of five university admissions officers believe A-levels no longer encourage creative thinking, a survey shows.
Bringing language learning to life
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Despite gloomy figures, new initiatives can ignite students' interest in languages
Can't spell. Can't add up. And that's the examiners
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Test papers for 11-year-olds this year were 'littered with marking errors'.
Racy novel 'to encourage pupils to read'
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
A sacked English teacher has defended writing the online book.
Study highlights gloomy prospects for graduates
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Life will not necessarily be a bed of roses for those graduates lucky enough to find a job during the recession, according to a major study published today.
Bleak times for graduates
Monday, 6 July 2009
Richard Garner: Each job is attracting an average of 48 applications, up from 30. And next year looks no better.
Balls announces school places inquiry
Saturday, 4 July 2009
An inquiry to find out how many parents are "playing the system" to get their children into a school of their choice was ordered yesterday by the Children's Secretary, Ed Balls.
'Fraud' case dropped against school place mum
Friday, 3 July 2009
A council has dropped its legal case against a mother accused of using a false address to get her son into a popular state primary school, it was confirmed today.
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