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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:58:43 GMT 50 http://www.edplace.co.uk/img/logo.gif http://www.edplace.co.uk http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7203 Panorama visits a school in the United States where former servicemen are defying stereotypes, yet bringing their own version of military discipline to the classroom. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7203 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:58:43 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7205 Ex-soldiers new mission for America's inner city children http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7205 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:15:54 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7204 Two pupils interview each other about their speech difficulties http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7204 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:02:54 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7201 At least 15 of the first 35 free school groups have been given or promised government money to pay for their buildings, the BBC has learned. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7201 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:50:54 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7202 Journalist Toby Young, who is setting up a free school, and teacher Francis Gilbert, who opposes the idea, debate the costs of the policy http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7202 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:47:06 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7200 Controversial website continues to let school children post online. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7200 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:57:07 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7199 Margaret Morrissey, of ParentsOutloud, says new laws protecting the anonymity of accused teachers will be "almost impossible to enforce." http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7199 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:28:47 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7198 Can feckless fathers be fixed? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7198 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:42:15 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7197 Panorama examines whether modern life is too sexy for children http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7197 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:31:02 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7196 Eton headmaster Tony Little and Director of Research at Civitas Anastasia De Waal discuss why girls are outperforming boys in school http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7196 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:49:36 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7195 Newsnight watches as pupils from two racially segregated schools in Oldham, Greater Manchester, are taught together for the first time. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7195 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:39:52 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7194 Newsnight's Paul Mason reports on the student sit-ins taking place in a number of universities and colleges, and how they differ in tactics and support from past student protests. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7194 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:41:37 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7193 Lessons for MPs as young people took to parliament? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7193 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:54:46 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7192 Why some heads are unhappy with the latest education reform http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7192 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:17:18 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7191 School children report on the Pope's visit to Twickenham http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7191 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:24:22 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7188 Inadequate regulation of private fostering in Britain is leaving hundreds of children vulnerable to abuse, a Newsnight investigation finds. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7188 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:12:01 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7189 Professor Stephen Hawking explains why investment in scientific and academic excellence is crucial to Britain's future. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7189 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:41:54 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7190 One man's crusade to put a full stop to linguistic abuse http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7190 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:26:03 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7187 Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the bar will have to be raised" on science funding http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7187 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:13:22 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7186 A couple wrongly accused of hurting their child tell their story http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7186 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:25 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7185 Bill Jordan, head teacher of a school due to be rebuilt: "I've had a horrendous two, three weeks" http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7185 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:35:33 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7184 Can school mergers heal Oldham's community problems? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7184 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:07:45 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7183 Foster carers say system struggling after Baby P death http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7183 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:53:40 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7182 In Paris, Hugh Schofield considers how watching a school play revealed the merits and failings of the French education system. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7182 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:33:06 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7181 Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there is no rush for schools in England to become academies, after facing criticism over the number of schools coming forward. The issue threatens to cause a rift in the coalition, as Michael Crick reports. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7181 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:41 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7180 Joan Bakewell asks who should pay the care bill for ageing Britons http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7180 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:02:57 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7179 Dr Richard Wade-Martin explains how researchers will use stem cells to replicate neurons from Parkinson's patients http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7179 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:22:08 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7178 GPs Dr Adrian Seigar and Dr Kambiz Boomla debate whether GPs should be given more power over the NHS budget. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7178 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:50:00 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7177 Do you know the secret of profoundly deep thinking? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7177 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:53:45 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7176 How some parents allow their children to experience risk http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7176 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:47:46 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7175 Muslim parents are withdrawing their children from school music lessons because learning an instrument is forbidden, according to some Islamic beliefs. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7175 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:11:03 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7174 Pupils link with BBC to try their hand at sports reporting http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7174 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:25:22 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7173 Why are dads portrayed as cold and callous? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7173 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:31:57 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7172 The basketball solution to student debt http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7172 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:52:54 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7171 Is graduation a time to woo-hoo or a time to boo-hoo? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7171 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:57:26 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7170 World Cup fever raises money for charity http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7170 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:38:22 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7169 Pupils from a primary school in Surrey have become internet stars after recording their own version of the Pixie Lott hit Boys and Girls. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7169 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:39:47 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7168 A senior coroner says reporting all baby deaths in hospital might spotlight the causes of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7168 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:02:50 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7167 Family Focus on the fear of facing the dentist's chair http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7167 Thu, 27 May 2010 17:16:40 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7166 What does it feel like to be home alone? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7166 Wed, 26 May 2010 09:58:16 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7165 A teacher who posted comments online describing immigrants as "savage animals" and "filth" is cleared of intolerance. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7165 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:30:03 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7162 Two social workers admit failing to follow procedures to protect Baby Peter in the months before his death. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7162 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:22:43 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7164 A British National Party activist posted racist comments online while working as a teacher in County Durham, a disciplinary panel hears. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7164 Mon, 24 May 2010 18:35:03 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7163 A teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell at a Nottinghamshire school is given a two-year community order. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7163 Mon, 24 May 2010 13:11:08 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7159 A union criticises the prosecution of an art teacher, cleared of assaulting a pupil with a glue stick on his thumb nail. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7159 Wed, 19 May 2010 15:30:48 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7161 Three students beat the odds for a place at Cambridge http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7161 Wed, 19 May 2010 13:22:44 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7160 Pupils across the UK are being asked to improve the environment by transforming concrete areas into green spaces. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7160 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:57:03 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7158 Why do parents send back adopted children? http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7158 Tue, 18 May 2010 10:29:28 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7157 A teacher denies assaulting a pupil by deliberately hitting his hand with a glue stick, a court hears. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7157 Mon, 17 May 2010 13:21:37 GMT http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7156 School meal providers claim nutrition regulations are failing as pupils flock to fast food shops instead. http://www.edplace.co.uk/educational_news_digest?id=7156 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:41:49 GMT