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Haud mea culpa, domina! (As they say in school)

Latin makes a comeback in state primary schools.

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Call to fine exam boards which break the rules

Friday, 6 November 2009

Exam boards should face fines if they fail to stick to guidelines on standards, the head of the Royal Society of Chemistry said today.

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Why Sesame St still counts

Friday, 6 November 2009

It's four decades since the residents of one of the most famous addresses on TV made their debut. Guy Adams reports on an educational institution.

Teachers face ' institutional racism claims'

Friday, 6 November 2009

Black and minority ethnic teachers face an "endemic culture of institutional racism" in schools, research found today.

Parents to lose rights over sex education

Thursday, 5 November 2009

All teenagers will receive at least one year's worth of lessons covering sex, contraception and relationships.

Mother challenges council over spying powers

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Council used Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to check if mother cheated over schools places.

Tories to raise entry requirements for teachers

Thursday, 5 November 2009

A Conservative Government would make it harder to become a teacher by raising entry requirements for the profession, the party's education spokesman Michael Gove declared tonight.

Parents urged to increase schools contact

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Parents are taking a back seat in their child's education, with almost two thirds saying they have little contact with their youngster's teacher, a survey found today.

Tougher rival to GCSE exam is blocked

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Richard Garner: Ministers ruled that they could not approve the use of the Cambridge International Certificate in key subjects.

The proposals, setting out how higher education should look in 10 years' time, will win cross-party support and be implemented whoever wins the general election

Labour's campus revolution

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Students given guaranteed access to lecturers and employment statistics of courses in return for higher fees

Low exam scores 'should be no bar to top universities'

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Teenagers who fail to score top grades in their A-levels should not be excluded from leading universities, the Business Secretary said today.

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