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08/19/2008 07:00 PM |
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Pushy parents can act as agents |
Parents can now act as agents to handle their children's university applications - and then turn up for the interviews too.
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08/18/2008 09:38 PM |
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No quick exit from GCSE challenge |
Even if GCSE results this week raise schools above the 30% threshold, they can remain in the National Challenge programme.
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08/19/2008 01:21 PM |
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US to back 21st century learning |
The US Congress backs plans to bring technological advances from the business world into the classroom.
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08/19/2008 06:25 PM |
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University used in Nigerian scam |
The name of Liverpool Hope University is being used in an internet scam in Nigeria.
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08/19/2008 06:22 PM |
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Cash for youth diversity projects |
Children's Minister Beverley Hughes allocates £4.5m to programmes to unite youngsters from different backgrounds.
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08/18/2008 04:52 AM |
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Teacher concerns over school CCTV |
Many teachers say they are concerned about "hidden" surveillance cameras located in their schools.
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08/15/2008 05:25 PM |
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Sats marking contract is scrapped |
The contract between exams authority the QCA and troubled marking firm ETS is ended by "mutual consent".
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08/18/2008 04:38 AM |
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'Bravest' students do not cheat |
The most courageous students are least likely to cheat in class, US researchers say.
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08/14/2008 10:53 PM |
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A-level results show big divide |
Exam boards have given a regional breakdown of A-level results for England for the first time, showing big differences.
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08/14/2008 09:39 PM |
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Thousands call university hotline |
Record numbers of students call the university admissions line after receiving their A-level results.
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08/15/2008 08:18 PM |
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Sats 'shambles' |
What next for England's troubled testing system?
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08/14/2008 03:28 PM |
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Quads celebrate |
University and A-level success for awesome foursome
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08/13/2008 07:02 PM |
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Don't rush |
Do you want to go to university now - or at all?
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08/05/2008 05:42 PM |
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Bad grades? |
Ofqual's exams doctor explains your options
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06/10/2008 06:52 PM |
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E-mail us |
How to contact the BBC News website education team
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07/31/2008 03:03 PM |
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Digging for hope |
English teenagers help African village build classrooms
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08/11/2008 09:45 PM |
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Bosses say education is worse |
Senior managers say education has declined over the last 10 years, despite record exam results.
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08/15/2008 12:18 AM |
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Revival hopes for 'stem' subjects |
A growing number of students are taking maths and science A-levels, prompting hopes of a revival.
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08/14/2008 02:18 PM |
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NI students top of A-level class |
A-Level students in Northern Ireland once again outperform their counterparts in England and Wales.
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08/13/2008 01:31 AM |
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Delay 'likely' for school tables |
As Key Stage 3 test results in England are announced, the schools minister says marking problems will delay league tables.
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08/13/2008 06:18 AM |
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Student debt 'could top £17,500' |
A survey suggests the average student will face debts of more than £17,500 by the time they leave university.
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08/11/2008 06:28 PM |
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Oxford delays on A* grade offers |
Oxford University will not make offers of places based on the higher A* grade at A-level when it is first introduced.
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08/11/2008 05:11 AM |
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Children 'bullied over brands' |
Brands are more influential to children than the opinion of their own friends, says research from a teachers' union.
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08/11/2008 05:13 PM |
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CBI wants more pupils in science |
British business leaders want brighter teenagers to be "opted in" to taking three separate science subjects.
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08/08/2008 03:24 PM |
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Graduate jobs market strong |
The graduate jobs market seems to be holding firm, with the lowest graduate unemployment rate for five years.
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08/08/2008 10:54 PM |
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Ex-burglar 'offered' study place |
A teenager who had his place to study medicine withdrawn due to his criminal record is offered a place at a different university.
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08/11/2008 06:42 PM |
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School cuts detailed in proposals |
The scale of cuts facing Aberdeen secondary schools in a report leads to an angry reaction.
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08/07/2008 09:44 PM |
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Pupils have results - but not ETS |
School test contractor ETS has lost the marks achieved by a primary school's pupils in their maths test.
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08/07/2008 06:35 PM |
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Bad spelling 'should be accepted' |
Common spelling mistakes should be accepted as 'variant spellings', a lecturer has said.
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08/05/2008 04:23 PM |
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Test results record small gains |
The primary Sats test results for England are published - with 460 schools still waiting for their marks.
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08/01/2008 07:08 PM |
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What future for schools? |
Mike Baker considers the big picture of where schools should be heading in the future.
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07/25/2008 09:30 PM |
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Tests - do we still need them? |
Mike Baker considers whether the "high stakes" testing regime is still needed.
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07/18/2008 07:07 PM |
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Future of league tables |
Mike Baker says it is hard to see how performance tables can be published on the basis of this year's school tests.
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07/11/2008 11:07 PM |
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Was there ever a golden age? |
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07/29/2008 06:36 PM |
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'Try teaching' scheme booming |
A scheme that gets American graduates to try teaching in tough areas before other careers is proving a hit.
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07/22/2008 10:46 PM |
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When pupils are too shy to learn |
"Invisible children" too shy to put up their hands could be helped by a scheme to boost their social skills.
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07/29/2008 07:37 PM |
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Multiple difficulty? |
Why multiple choice exams trouble dyslexics
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04/01/2008 07:35 PM |
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Where learning strategy takes us |
BBC News website education editor Gary Eason assesses which way the wind is blowing.
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07/23/2008 08:43 PM |
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What is BBC News School Report? |
Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.
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