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Overseas students are better at English than the British
Home undergraduates make three times as many grammatical, punctuation and spelling mistakes
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Tories vow to create 10,000 more university places
Sunday, 4 October 2009
The Tories yesterday promised to create thousands more university places next year, funded by incentivising graduates to repay their student loans early.
Private school numbers holding up in recession
Friday, 2 October 2009
Fears that the recession would spark an exodus of pupils from private schools are proving unfounded, with numbers holding steady this year, headmasters said today.
Perform with the Halle – and other tips for making your school top of the class
Friday, 2 October 2009
One school did it by getting most of its teachers to quit. A second banned swearing, with the headteacher giving pupils who broke the rules a roasting in front of their parents. A third lifted its pupils' aspirations by arranging for them to play with the Halle Orchestra.
Drug tests for exam students 'inevitable'
Thursday, 1 October 2009
'Academic doping' by students is becoming routine, psychologist warns
Teaching ban for BNP members to be examined
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Any teacher found to be a member of the British National Party (BNP) faces being banned from the classroom after the Government announced it is to launch a fresh attempt to stamp out racism from Britain's schools.
Freshers fear a lifetime of debt mountain
Monday, 28 September 2009
Latest survey points to increasing strain for students as politicians waver
Thousands of class assistants face the sack
Monday, 28 September 2009
Thousands of teaching assistant jobs should be cut to help claw back millions of pounds wasted running schools, according to an internal Government report.
Cameron's school buses face the axe
Monday, 28 September 2009
Embarrassment for Tory leader as council poised to cut pioneering service
Calls for earlier exam results as students miss university places
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Up to 1,200 young people may miss out on provisional university places they have been offered this year even though they have the right grades.
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