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Educational News Digest |
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
Database of children is delayed
A database of every child in England due to be piloted in October has been delayed for the second time.
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
'Positive' key classroom results
School assessments show improvements but still a gap between girls and boys in Wales.
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
Seven-year-olds' results plateau
Results for England's seven-year-olds in national curriculum tests remain at the same level as last year.
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
Nigerian state bans co-ed schools
Bauchi State in Nigeria bans girls and boys from going to schools together because of poor performance.
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
Roma's struggle
Czech attitudes change following landmark ruling
BBC
Aug 28, 2008
Young 'dreaming of living abroad'
Seven out of 10 young people want to work abroad one day - but most do not have a second language, research suggests.
BBC
Aug 27, 2008
Drop in 'good' childminders
A smaller proportion of childminders in England are offering childcare rated "good", says Ofsted.
BBC
Aug 27, 2008
Exam board to help sort out Sats
Exam board Edexcel is given a contract to provide "back-room" support for the remarking of England's Sats papers.
BBC
Aug 26, 2008
All pupils to learn about slavery
Slavery and the British empire is being made a compulsory part of the secondary school curriculum in England.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
Schools keen to pass 30% target
Many secondary schools will be discovering whether they have beaten a new government GCSE target.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
Languages still slipping at GCSE
Fewer people are taking modern languages and fewer GCSEs have been taken overall, results from the exam boards show.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
Results show regional variations
The first breakdown of results in England's GCSE entries reveals regional differences, with the North East and London doing well.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
Twin triumphs
Three sets of twins celebrate 48 A* and A grades
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
Big jump in top GCSE exam grades
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are hearing how they did in their GCSE exams.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
More pressure
New target hanging over hundreds of schools.
BBC
Aug 21, 2008
GCSE candidates awaiting results
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will hear how they did in their GCSE exams.
BBC
Aug 20, 2008
Decline in number of childminders
The number of childminders in England has fallen in the face of increasing regulation.
BBC
Aug 19, 2008
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.
BBC
Aug 19, 2008
University used in Nigerian scam
The name of Liverpool Hope University is being used in an internet scam in Nigeria.
BBC
Aug 19, 2008
Cash for youth diversity projects
Children's Minister Beverley Hughes allocates £4.5m to programmes to unite youngsters from different backgrounds.