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The school run is a health time bomb, report warns, at start of Walk to School Week

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:42 +0100

Today’s generation of schoolchildren are being set on a path towards future illness by parents who insist on driving them to school, according to a new report being released today to mark Walk to School Week.

Nursery school leads to better exam results – but 'only for poorer pupils'

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:30:27 +0100

Children from better-off homes are unlikely to do better in exams or tests if they attend nurseries, according to an influential study published on Monday. The researchers argue that the findings raise the question of whether subsidised nursery places should be means tested.

Heads send Michael Gove to bottom of the class

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Britain's headteachers withdrew their support from Michael Gove, overwhelmingly backing a vote of no confidence in his school reforms and then heckling him as he addressed them. Mr Gove's reception by 500 headteachers at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference in Birmingham was the most hostile he has received in his three years as Education Secretary.

'Not in the best interests of children': Headteachers vote no confidence in Michael Gove's reforms

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:04:25 +0100

Headteachers today passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's education policies.

Heads alarmed at rise of employer 'bullying'

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:47:49 +0100

Headteachers will be drawing up a blacklist of poor employers after complaints about the use of bully-boy tactics to get rid of heads have soared through the roof.

Oxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda president Paul Kagame

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:34 +0100

Oxford University's prestigious business school has been dragged into a row over plans to present the president of Rwanda with a student award for his country's economic development despite continuing controversy over his regime's human rights record.

Star academy group misspent public money on lavish expenses

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:10 +0100

One of the country's biggest academies chains has been censured in an official government report for endorsing extravagant expenses claims, first-class rail travel and "a culture of prestige venues" for meetings.

Headteachers look to ease stress with Ofsted alternative

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:14 +0100

Headteachers are to set up their own alternative school inspection service to Ofsted after claiming the watchdog is responsible for a dramatic increase in stress levels in the profession.

Children turn away from books in favour of reading electronically

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:52 +0100

Children are spending more time time reading on computers or other electronic devices than on books, magazines and comics for the first time, according to a study out today.

Education Secretary Michael Gove reveals radical rethink on grades in new GCSE revolution

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:32 +0100

Pupils will find it harder to gain a top grade GCSE pass under a radical change to the traditional ABC grading system being planned by Education Secretary Michael Gove today.

GCSE and A-Level grading this summer could be as chaotic as last year because quality of marking is still poor, leading school heads warn

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:37 +0100

A crisis over marking standards threatens this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams, says a leading independent school headmaster.

Academies and free schools in rush to open state-funded boarding schools

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:55:15 +0100

Long the preserve of the upper classes, a wave of cut-price boarding schools providing a state-funded education could be made available to children from less privileged backgrounds.

Private eyes to track down EU students who owe £50m in loans

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:07:00 +0100

Private investigators have been called in to track down hundreds of overseas graduates from UK universities who have gone missing owing millions of pounds in loans bankrolled by the British taxpayer.

School heads 'on brink of joining TUC'

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:07:00 +0100

Britain's biggest headteachers' union is planning to join the TUC, as its leader warns the mood of its members is "angrier" and "uglier" as a result of the Government's school reforms.

Lucky autumn children 'should be docked marks to make exams fair'

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Children born in September should have to get higher marks to obtain top grades to compensate for their strong performance in tests and exams, according to an influential study.

Michael Gove attacks 'infantilisation' of school curriculum which encourages pupils to compare Nazis to Mr Men

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:08:32 +0100

Education Secretary Michael Gove protested at the “infantilisation” of the school curriculum after revealing teenagers were being asked to liken key historical figures to Disney and Mr Men characters in preparation for exams for 16-year-olds.

End 'toxic' exams and test pupils on subjects they like, says report

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:20:22 +0100

Teachers and parents of primary school children should be allowed to choose which exams their children sit, a think-tank recommends, as a way of countering the "toxic" effect of universal assessments.

Footballers' favourite writers? George Best, Paul Scholes... and Henry Kissinger

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:09 +0100

Sporting biographies are an obvious inspiration for footballers wanting to emulate their heroes’ success. Perhaps less expected, though, is one journeyman player’s attraction to a 624-page tome on foreign relations by the United States’ most divisive Secretary of State.

Hove vs Gove: Education Secretary Michael Gove accused of ignoring local wishes with plans to build new free school on playing fields

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:07:14 +0100

Michael Gove, as Education Secretary, has picked his fair share of fights. From Jamie Oliver to the National Union of Teachers, the Information Commissioner to the schoolchildren of Tottenham in north London, opponents of the Secretary of State for Education have variously described him as “arrogant”, “belligerent” and a “real life villain”.

Jacqueline Wilson: 'Spelling is not something that seems to be taught at schools'

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:57:13 +0100

Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson has criticised the language skills of British schoolchildren – revealing that her young overseas fans write more eloquent English than UK kids.

Pupils report bullying to their teachers by text message

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:52:50 +0100

Children can now text their teachers to report bullying, in an initiative that makes it safer to come forward.

80% of head teachers losing confidence in GCSEs as lack of trust in grades is revealed

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:44:42 +0100

A widespread lack of confidence in the GCSE exam has been revealed in a survey of heads and teachers published by exams regulator Ofqual.

Plans for first mixed Catholic and Protestant school in Northern Ireland approved

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:08:35 +0100

Northern Ireland's first shared education campus for Catholic and Protestant schoolchildren has been granted planning approval.

The Olympic legacy? A shortage of school places in Tower Hamlets

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:46:39 +0100

The Olympic development boom in east London has left children in the area with an unwanted legacy: a severe shortage of school places.

Poor sex education leaves pupils prey to exploitation say school inspectors

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:18:36 +0100

Sex education is poor in more than one in three schools - leaving pupils prey to sexual exploitation and unable to handle pornography, according to a report by school inspectors.

New partnership provides free eReaders for schools most in need

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:39:33 +0100

Primary school pupils struggling to read will be given a boost by a new partnership which will bring 1,000 free eReaders into schools.

‘Ring-fenced’ schools budget at risk in next round of £11bn cuts

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:56:11 +0100

The schools budget is under threat as the Treasury seeks another £11.5bn of cuts despite David Cameron’s previous promises to protect the funding.

Rising numbers of state school headteachers paid £100,000 salaries

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:28:02 +0100

The number of headteachers earning six-figure salaries has soared in the past year, according to official figures released today.

'Climb trees! Drive go-karts!': A few bumps and bruises 'help to develop a schoolchild's character' says headteacher

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Children should be allowed to suffer bumps or bruises during their school days to help them build character, a leading headteacher will say today.

Headteacher found hanged was worrying about Ofsted rating, inquest hears

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:55:28 +0100

A headteacher found hanged at her primary school had been worrying her school would lose its “outstanding” rating in its next report by education standards watchdog Ofsted, an inquest heard.

'Reservoirs of disease': Private school pupils 'at much greater risk' of getting measles than those in state sector, says leading doctor John Ashton

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:17:15 +0100

Children at private schools face the greatest risk from the measles outbreak and could pose a health threat to the rest of the population, a leading doctor has warned.

Schools ditching GCSEs for ‘O-levels’

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:43 +0100

A dramatic rise in the number of state schools ditching the GCSE exam this year in favour of its old O-level-style rival is revealed in figures published today.

Private schools turn to foreign pupils as recession bites

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Independent schools are relying on a surge in applications from foreign students as they try to beat the recession, according to official figures published today.

Stabbing as Lord Lloyd Webber launches gangs scheme

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:13:34 +0100

A schoolboy is in a critical condition after being stabbed on a bus outside a school – on the same day it was hosting the launch of a scheme by Andrew Lloyd Webber to combat gang culture by encouraging deprived schoolchildren to take up music.

National Trust is latest to object to inner city academy's 'Eton of state sector' in West Sussex countryside

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:46:06 +0100

The National Trust has thrown its weight behind objections to a controversial plan to set up a state boarding school for inner city teenagers in the heart of the West Sussex countryside.

Schools tricking Ofsted inspectors by sending problem pupils home

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:12 +0100

Hundreds of schools are illegally excluding children – sometimes to get rid of them during Ofsted inspections or having them taken off the school’s roll for high-stakes tests – an investigation by the Children’s Commission for England has found.

Costs of running ‘'Eton of state sector' hugely unrealistic

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:32:01 +0100

In theory, it sounds like a brilliant idea. Take 600 inner city teenagers out of some of the most run-down council estates in the country, remove them from London gang culture – and educate them in a boarding school in the tranquillity of the West Sussex countryside.

Lord Lloyd-Webber backs ‘give a child an instrument’ plan for schools

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:45:00 +0100

Lord Lloyd-Webber has launched a pioneering scheme which hands musical instruments to deprived schoolchildren to improve their academic results and combat gang culture.

Nurseries - The View from France: Path to excellence starts with a kiss from every child

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:05:21 +0100

The French, as we all know, are universally law-abiding, thoughtful and polite. Elizabeth Truss, the childcare minister, must have a point: it begins with the discipline instilled in nursery schools.

Schools in well-off areas 'are failing' poorer pupils - who get better exam results in deprived areas

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:36 +0100

Schools in the most affluent parts of England are failing pupils from poor families, who are getting better exam results in deprived areas, the Government warns today.

Parents' anger at 'bullying' to turn their school into an academy

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:49:48 +0100

Parents at a primary school are demanding a Parliamentary inquiry into what they claim are bullying tactics aimed at forcing their school to become one of the Government’s flagship academies.

'TechBacc' alternative to A-levels to be unveiled

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:49:48 +0100

Plans for a new "Technical Baccalaureate" to run alongside A-levels will be unveiled by the Government today.

Must try harder! Failing nurseries warned to improve or face closure

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:36:39 +0100

Failing nurseries and pre-schools face closure if they do not improve rapidly, Sir Michael Wilshaw announced today.

'Sheer scale of prescription' under Michael Gove's planned new curriculum will turn pupils off science lessons, warn business leaders

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:26:41 +0100

Business leaders have thrown their weight behind critics of Education Secretary Michael Gove’s planned new curriculum by warning the “sheer scale of prescription” will turn pupils off science lessons.

Toni Pearce: she flunked her exams – but fought her way to the top to become President of the NUS

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:39:30 +0100

Toni Pearce, the new president of the National Union of Students, is unique. Not only does she not have a degree – the first leader of the NUS without such a qualification – the 23-year-old also flunked her sixth-form exams.

Politicians should stay out of schools, says ex-curriculum head

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:08:40 +0100

Politicians should be stopped from meddling in school policy and using visits among pupils as photo shoots, the former head of the national curriculum said last night.

Win at all costs: most children admit to cheating at sport

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:01:46 +0100

Two out of three children admit to cheating in school sports because they feel under pressure to win, according to a survey to be released today.

Teachers speak out against Michael Gove's 'lists of facts' curriculum

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:19 +0100

More than 2,000 teachers have put their names to a petition condemning Michael Gove's proposed national curriculum reforms.

Here come the girls: A new documentary follows nine girls around the world in their quest to get schooling

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:27:58 +0100

You might not have heard of Yasmin, Amina, Senna, Suma, Azmera, Sokha, Wadley, Ruksana and Mariama, but it’s likely that you’re aware of the women who narrate their stories: Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloë Grace Moretz, Freida Pinto, oh, and someone called Meryl Streep. The first set of names belongs to the stars of Girl Rising, a documentary that tells the stories of nine girls in nine different countries. What unites them is their desire to get an education, and the difficulties they face in doing so.

Donations to universities hit record high

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Philanthropists provided record levels of funding to British universities last year, as institutions increasingly tap wealthy alumni and corporate sponsors for donations.

Higher university tuition fees 'putting off working-class boys'

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Boys are more likely to shun university as a result of the rise in tuition fees, according to new research.

Toni Pearce elected NUS president: Students elect first leader not to have been to university

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:09:07 +0100

Student leaders have elected the first ever president of their union not to have been to university.

London Metropolitan University allowed to admit foreign students again after licence restored

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:43:29 +0100

A university which became the first in the country to be stripped of its right to teach foreign students has been given the green light to accept them again.

Students warned not to get stuck in low-skill jobs

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Graduates who "dumb down" their employment aspirations can find themselves stuck in low-skilled jobs for years, according to research to be published later this week.

Teachers to demand maximum 20 hours a week in classroom

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:52:47 +0100

Teachers are to demand a new contract limiting them to spending just 20 hours a week in the classroom.

National Union of Teachers gives unanimous vote of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:44:25 +0100

Teachers ended their conference season today by unanimously backing a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove – the first time in its 143-year history that the National Union of Teachers had taken such a step over a Secretary of State for Education.

3,000 pupils excluded from school for 'sexual misconduct'

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:16:48 +0100

More than 3,000 children – including hundreds aged under 11 – are being excluded from school for sexual misconduct every year, it emerged last night.

Teachers threaten boycott of controversial tests for six-year-olds

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:07:34 +0100

Teachers are threatening a boycott of controversial new tests for primary school children – claiming they will leave no time for subjects like art and drama in the school timetable.

Government's free schools are opening where they're not needed, teachers say - while primary schools face shortage 'crisis'

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:39:03 +0100

One in five of the Government’s flagship free schools are being opened in areas where there is no need for more school places, new research has revealed.

The new school laws on attendance that mean you can’t run away to the circus anymore

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:34:35 +0100

Travelling circuses could be hit with an exodus of performers as a result of proposed new education reforms, entertainers have warned.

'Gradgrind' Michael Gove's new curriculum is 'so boring that truancy will rise,' teachers warn

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:54:34 +0100

Bored pupils will play truant from school if Education Secretary Michael Gove goes ahead with his planned new “back to basics” national curriculum, teachers warned today.

International school project will track ospreys

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Thousands of children from across Europe and Africa are to be brought together in a pioneering project to create a new generation of conservationists.

Teachers urge boycott of new Ofsted regime

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Teachers have called for a boycott of school inspections after hearing that suicide rates within the profession have risen as a result of the stress they cause.

NUT agrees on strikes

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Teachers pledged their support yesterday for strike action in response to government plans to curb pay rises and increase pension contributions.

Teaching unions launch attack on Ofsted

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:50:34 +0000

The Ofsted boss has come under fire from two separate teaching unions, with one calling for his resignation and the other demanding significant changes to the inspectorate.

Damages paid to teachers for assaults and accidents in the classroom soar by a quarter in a year

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:29:20 +0000

Teachers have won record damages in the past year after a spate of assaults and accidents in the classroom.

Teachers net record £15.6m a year in damages for classroom assaults and accidents

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:01:12 +0000

Teachers have won record damages in the past year after a spate of assaults and accidents in the classroom.

Michael Gove tells teaching unions: We can talk, but I won't turn back on pay and pension plans

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:56:48 +0000

Michael Gove has thrown down the gauntlet to teachers' leaders over their threats to take strike action over pay and pensions – provoking fury from them on the eve of crucial debates at their annual conferences.

University bosses net almost £250,000 on average

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01:46 +0000

The average university vice-chancellor is now earning almost £250,000 a year, according to a survey out today.

Tottenham Hotspur back new University Technical College

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01:45 +0000

Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur is to back one of the Government’s new flagship University Technical Colleges - which aim to give 14 to 18-year-olds a top class vocational education.

1 in 7 parents failed to get children into first-choice secondary school

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:40:34 +0000

One in seven parents has failed to get their children into their first choice of secondary school, according to official figures released today.

Train us to deliver lessons on dangers of pornography, plead teachers

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:26:32 +0000

A rising tide of pornography is engulfing children from the age of eight on the internet, a teachers’ conference heard today.

Top universities really are biased in favour of private school pupils

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Pupils from state schools and ethnic minority groups need higher A-level results than those from private schools to get into Britain's top universities, says a study out today.

Moderate teachers' union backs vote of 'no confidence' in Education Secretary Michael Gove

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:02:12 +0000

Teachers today overwhelmingly backed a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove for failing to treat teachers with respect or improve education standards.

Michael Gove and his 'gang of arm-twisters' are ruining education, says teachers’ union

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:00:19 +0000

Michael Gove will be accused today of causing irreparable damage to children's education in a devastating personal attack by the leader of Britain's most moderate teachers' union.

Would-be student forces Oxford to review its postgraduate admissions policy

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A student who sued St Hugh's College, Oxford for refusing him a place because he couldn't show he had £12,900 for living costs in his bank account will be allowed to take his place, after the university agreed to review its controversial postgraduate admissions policy, which critics say excludes poorer students.

Teachers blame poor parenting for increased chaos in the classrooms

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Parents are to blame for a rising tide of disruptive behaviour in schools because they fail to lay down the law at home, according to a new survey out today.

Boys worry about body image too, say teachers

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:12:16 +0000

Boys as well as girls are obsessed with their body image and many have low self confidence in their physical appearances as a result, according to a survey of children’s attitudes spotted by teachers in their classrooms.

Pupils 'going hungry' because of cuts

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:45:05 +0000

Schools are being forced to axe breakfast clubs – with the result that poorer pupils are turning up for lessons hungry and unable to concentrate.

British teens 'think Delia Smith, Jerry Hall and Camilla were Henry VIII's wives'

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:33:46 +0000

Some British teenagers believe Delia Smith, Jerry Hall and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall were among Henry VIII’s wives, according to a survey that appears to be a sad indictment of the level of UK youths' historical knowledge.

Budget 2013: Headteachers sceptical about claims that schools cash is protected

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:33:41 +0000

Headteachers were last night sceptical about claims by the Chancellor that the schools budget would continue to be ring-fenced.

Too few qualified teachers mean one in 10 primary schools likely to miss language targets

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:05:53 +0000

A shortage of qualified teachers means that one in 10 primary schools believe they are unlikely to be able to deliver on the Government’s pledge to make learning a language compulsory for all seven-year-olds from next year.

Michael Gove has failed to 'engage and excite' teachers over national curriculum plans, headteachers warn

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:41:53 +0000

Education Secretary Michael Gove has failed to “engage and excite” teachers over his plans for a new national curriculum, headteachers warned today.

Malala Yousafzai goes back to school in Birmingham after brutal attack in Pakistan

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:31:27 +0000

Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot in the head by extremists in Pakistan after campaigning for education for girls, has returned to school after being treated for her injuries in the UK.

100 academics savage Education Secretary Michael Gove for 'conveyor-belt curriculum' for schools

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:15:45 +0000

Michael Gove’s proposed new national curriculum will severely damage education standards by insisting children learn “endless lists of spellings, facts and rules”, experts are warning. In a letter to The Independent, 100 education academics warn that the new curriculum promotes “rote learning without understanding” and demands “too much too young”.

Oxford university students call for sacked librarian to be reinstated after Harlem Shake at St Hilda's College

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:51:14 +0000

Outraged Oxford university students have called for a librarian to be reinstated after she was fired for letting students make a Harlem Shake video on her watch.

Decrease in pupils playing truant coincides with rise in parents being fined when children skip class

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:08:16 +0000

A record number of parents faced fines because their children played truant from school last year, official figures reveal today.

Teachers to stage most sustained period of strike action in schools for more than two decades

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:55:16 +0000

Schools face a summer and autumn of discontent with teachers’ leaders unveiling plans for the most sustained period of strike action in more than 20 years.

MPs call teaching of RE by classroom assistants 'unacceptable'

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:26 +0000

Thousands of children are being taught about religion by classroom assistants rather than trained teachers, a report by MPs says.

'Not good': Ofsted gives a mixed verdict on education reforms in major setback for Michael Gove

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Michael Gove's flagship education project has been dealt an embarrassing blow after inspectors demanded that three of the new wave of "free schools" must improve their teaching, leadership and pupil performance. In the first official verdict on the Education Secretary's free schools programme, Ofsted inspectors have ruled that three of the first nine institutions to be examined are "not good" schools.

Too many headteachers have been sacked because of government pressures and tough inspections, says union leader

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:46:19 +0000

Too many heads have been sacked because of government pressures to meet targets and tougher school inspections, the leader of the country's secondary headteachers' union warned today.

Extra funding for school sport aims to bring in specialist coaches

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:33:51 +0000

School sport is to get a £150 million a year cash injection to help bolster coaching for pupils in England, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.

School sixth-forms face closure due to government funding cuts

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:49:04 +0000

School sixth-forms are facing closure because of government funding cuts, headteachers warned today.

Number of primary pupils in classes of 31 or more doubles in five years

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:17 +0000

Primary classrooms are bulging at the seams because of a shortage of school places, according to a report from public spending watchdogs published today.

Lower university entry grades and let in more sports prodigies, says ex-Olympian Steve Cram

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:17:05 +0000

Universities in the UK should start lowering their entry requirements to let in more students with sporting talent, according to an Olympic athlete turned university chancellor.

Top civil servant Chris Wormald admits he never told Education Secretary Michael Gove about abusive behaviour allegations against special adviser

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:53:21 +0000

The Education Secretary Michael Gove was never told about allegations of abusive behaviour by one of his senior special advisers, the head of his department admitted today.

Will.i.am tunes into science

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:09 +0000

The pop star Will.i.am launched a £500,000 initiative to boost the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths for disaffected children at the Science Museum in London today, after he donated the money to the Prince’s Trust.

Ofsted inspectors are helping schools to pass their tests by charging £600 a day

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ofsted inspectors are hiring themselves out for up to £600 a day to advise schools on how to pass its inspections, it was revealed yesterday.

Defeatist? Us? Pupil challenges Michael Gove to visit his school

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Fresh from high-profile rows with MPs and teaching unions, Michael Gove has run into a new foe – a 16-year-old schoolboy incensed by the Education Secretary's condemnation of educational standards in his area.

Graduate pay gap: Same degrees. Same jobs. But, for women, still not the same pay

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Equality campaigners demanded urgent action today to tackle the gender pay gap after a new study showing female graduates can expect to earn thousands of pounds a year less than their male counterparts.