Frustrated pupils 'bored by their factory schools'

Pupils are being turned into "a seething mass of bored, frustrated, alienated children" by today's education system, a leading professor will claim tonight.- 10/03/2010, Education News

John May: The primary curriculum should let the spirit of enterprise thrive

In their draft education manifesto, the Conservatives are proposing that the primary curriculum should be organised around subjects like Maths, Science and History. the article - 21/01/2010, Commentators

Paul Collier: Private v state: here's how to bridge the educational divide

My wife and I have just faced the familiar middle-class choice of whether to opt for state or private education. Usually this poses an ethical dilemma, but in this instance circumstances were liberating.- 14/01/2010, Commentators

Dour schools 'are stifling pupils'

Many state secondary schools are offering pupils a "dour" education which stifles their enjoyment of learning, a former head of the Government's education service said yesterday. - 07/01/2010, Education News

MPs reject crackdown on 'home school' parents

A Government plan to crack down on parents who educate their children at home will be rejected today by MPs. - 16/12/2009, Education News

The Big Question: Should the parents of home-schooled children be forced to register?

A report by the House of Commons Select Committee covering education, published this morning, is highly critical of the Government's plan to tighten up on regulations governing home education. The Government set up a review of home education regulations headed by Graham Badman, the former Director of Children's Services in Kent. Key rec...- 16/12/2009, Education News

Download 'Why Educate? A series of lectures addressing fundamental questions of education'

In 2008, the Learning Skills Foundation put on a series of four lectures based around the theme, 'Why Educate?' These lectures provided a platform for some of the leading academics to address fundamental questions about the nature of the education system in this country. The Independent is delighted to be able to offer you a free download of the ...- 02/11/2009, Education News

Lord Mandelson: Diversity in education remains key to Britain's economic future

Higher education and further education are two systems joined by one goal. There was a time when our university and vocational training systems were seen as having distinctly different functions. Universities provided elite education and a training in the mores of professional life for about one in 20 of the population. Apprenticeships were for craftspeop- 21/10/2009, Commentators

Tesco boss: School standards too low

Standards in too many state schools are "woefully low", warns the boss of Tesco, who is also an education adviser to Gordon Brown.- 14/10/2009, Education News

UK slips from 3rd to 11th in graduation table

The United Kingdom has slipped down an international educational league table from third to 11th place because such a relatively low proportion of young people are graduating from university, compared to other countries. Nine years ago the UK was near the top of the developed world countries in its percentage of youngsters graduating. But this ye...- 08/09/2009, Education News

John Rentoul: Ed Balls's contribution to philosophy

The Education Secretary* has caused a fuss by saying on the Today programme this morning, speaking for "the Government": "None of us wanted to see the release of al-Megrahi." - 07/09/2009, John Rentoul

The Learning Skills Foundation lecture series 2009

at Bevan Hall, Local Government House, Smith Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3HZ Chairman of the Lecture Series: Paul Brett Following the successful ground-breaking series of lectures in 2008 on the theme of pleased to announce that, in association with The Independent Newspaper, it will be holding a fresh series of lectures which p...- 21/08/2009, Schools

Simon Webb: We must get tough on home schooling

Most people, if asked about home education, would probably picture a child being tutored at home by his parents; perhaps working at the kitchen table rather than sitting in a classroom. This was indeed the case with my own daughter whom I have taught since she was a baby. Sadly, this image is very much the exception in British home education. The most popula...- 30/07/2009, Schools

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straight from school; a PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education), if you're coming from university becoming an educational psychologist which means training as a teacher first. You may even want to study teaching as a MA or PhD. You want a broad introduction to what education is about, and the issues and aspects of education research...- 30/07/2010, A-Z Degrees

Oldham College and Oldham Business Management School

Oldham College and Oldham Business Management School no longer offers higher education courses. - 01/07/2010, A-Z Unis & Colleges