18 May 2012 Last updated at 20:53 ET
By Judith Burns Education reporter, BBC News
The government’s ethnic categories are inadequate for recording pupils’ attainment, the report claims
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by e…
Continue Reading →18 May 2012 Last updated at 07:38 ET
By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter
Students will pay a maximum of £9,000 a year from this September
Plans to allow universities to charge up to £9,000 tuition fees could push public sector debt up…
Continue Reading →17 May 2012 Last updated at 21:52 ET
GCSE grades currently range from A* to G but the exams regulator suggests this may not continue
GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades available suggests the exams regulator for Engla…
Continue Reading →By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Updated
College students may be taking on more debt, and unemployment rates may be daunting, but today’s economic realities haven’t stopped many graduating students from digging up a few more dollars to put to…
Continue Reading →17 May 2012 Last updated at 14:44 ET
Education Secretary Michael Gove has been told to review the Essex nursery funding decision
Education Secretary Michael Gove has lost a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery …
Continue Reading →16 May 2012 Last updated at 19:02 ET
More than three-quarters of attendees complete their apprenticeship schemes
A parliamentary committee has questioned the length and quality of many apprenticeships.
The Committee of Public Accounts said that a fi…
17 May 2012 Last updated at 09:31 ET
By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter
Exam boards currently set A-levels
Giving academics too much influence over A-levels could turn them into university entrance exams, says private schools leader Joh…
17 May 2012 Last updated at 00:38 ET
By Judith Burns Education reporter, BBC News
Swimming is a compulsory part of the national curriculum
A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from t…
Continue Reading →17 May 2012 Last updated at 02:29 ET
By Nicola Smith BBC Wales Education correspondent
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Head teacher Sherry Saunders describes how literacy is taught to children at Lliswerry Prima…
Continue Reading →By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
Updated
On any given day, about 90% of USA students come to school — pretty good as attendance goes. But scratch beneath the surface and you may find less flattering figures.
By Chris Landsberger, AP
New researc…
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