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'Minority language data is key'
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Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report. |
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瞿9k fees 'to push debt up 瞿100bn'
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A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by 瞿100bn over next two decades by higher university fees. |
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GCSE overhaul may cut grade range
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GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual. |
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Warning over A-level reform plans
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An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control. |
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Gove loses court ruling over cuts
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Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding. |
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Fees rise 'didn't boost teaching'
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Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests. |
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Social work cuts 'risking lives'
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Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey five years after the death of baby Peter Connolly suggests. |
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Some work schemes 'of no benefit'
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A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit. |
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Schools 'fail to teach swimming'
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A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association. |
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Poor literacy standards tackled
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A five-year plan to tackle poor reading and writing standards in schools is published by the Welsh government. |
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SA 'fails pupils on textbooks'
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The South African government's failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules. |
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Gove pushes for performance pay
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Teachers' pay in England and Wales could be linked to performance and set at different local levels, under proposals set out by the government. |
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Early school entry 'detrimental'
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Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims. |
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Sexting threat comes from peers
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A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures. |
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Teachers' performance pay doubts
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There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey. |
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