Let battle commence in our bid to launch a Free School

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:31:18 +0100

Michael Gove has approved our proposal - but there's still a huge amount to do, says Toby Young.

Cambridge tops international league table

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:59:05 +0100

Cambridge has been named the best university in the world in an international league table.

Henry Webster race attack: schools ordered on offensive against racist bullies

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:41 +0100

Teachers should investigate whether racism is a factor in every incident of bullying, case review into problems at school concludes.

University students 'driven out by £7,000 fees'

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:07:43 +0100

Thousands of students would be driven out of university by £7,000-a-year tuition fees, research suggests.

Britain plummets down graduate league table

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:45:52 +0100

OECD report says Britain's "competitive advantage" has been lost, slipping behind Poland, Iceland, Portugal and Slovakia.

Family homes and school catchment areas

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:53:53 +0100

The pressure for places at good schools has risen as cash-strapped parents look at options. That means catchment area homes are in hot demand, says Caroline McGhie.

Facebook hits exam results by 20 per cent

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:28:51 +0100

Students who use Facebook while studying for exams score significantly lower grades than those who do not, according to a study.

Tuition fees to rise as Lord Browne set to reject graduate tax

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:54:22 +0100

Students' average debt could balloon to £25,000 after a review panel led by Lord Browne of Madingley decided to raise tuition fees rather than introduce a graduate tax, it was reported.

Exams to be brought in line with world's toughest tests

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:52 +0100

Examinations will be toughened up to meet standards set in other countries such as Singapore, South Korea and China, according to the Coalition.

Coalition unveils first 16 'free schools'

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:05:27 +0100

A generation of new schools being established in office blocks, churches and libraries could open as early as next year, it emerged today.

Michael Gove outlines 'formidable' school reforms

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:51:03 +0100

Education Secretary Michael Gove has outlined what he described as "a formidable reform programme" for schooling.

Children learn more quickly if the brightest are prevented from putting their hands up

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:24:19 +0100

Schoolchildren learn more quickly if the brightest and most confident are prevented from putting up their hands, according to a teaching expert.

Quango opposes crackdown on "Mickey Mouse" degrees

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:26:51 +0100

Civil servants who allocate university teaching money are secretly opposing moves to ban spending on "Mickey Mouse" degrees.

Are boys really the weaker sex?

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:17:16 +0100

Little girls already see themselves as academic front-runners, but often the rebel boy wins out in the end, says Jenny McCartney.

Wasting students' time and money

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:55:43 +0100

Telegraph View: The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) allows millions of pounds to be devoted to supporting courses such as Tournament Golf, Third World Development with Pop Music, and Waste Management with Dance.

GCSEs 'less demanding' for brightest pupils

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:24:32 +0100

GCSEs are being undermined by the drive to make subjects more "accessible" to pupils, according to a leading headmistress.

Primary schools short of 350,000 places

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:51:17 +0100

Primary schools will have to find an extra 350,000 places over the next four years despite cuts in education spending.

School lotteries 'fail to cut social segregation'

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:39:43 +0100

Controversial admissions lotteries established to break the middle-class stranglehold on good schools are failing, according to a study.

No male teachers in quarter of primary schools

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:57:03 +0100

Growing numbers of primary schools have no male teachers, figures show, prompting fears that boys could be put off education at a young age.

Foreign students 'cheating on university applications'

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:16:57 +0100

Foreign students are attempting to bluff their way into British universities by parroting education websites in their applications, research suggests.

Michael Gove: worst primary schools 'will become academies'

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:47:20 +0100

Failing primary schools will be converted into academies in a drive to improve education standards in England, Michael Gove signals today.

Children let down by failing schools, says CBI

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:09:41 +0100

Thousands of teenagers are still being "let down" by failing schools despite record investment in education under Labour, according to business leaders.

Failing primaries to become academies

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:57:56 +0100

Failing primary schools will be converted into academies to improve education standards, Michael Gove signals today.

Extraordinary School for Boys: helping boys love literacy

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:15:03 +0100

After fresh reports of the widening gender gap in schools, Gareth Malone tells how he helped some pupils learn to love literacy .

Academies will give more children a chance

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:30:37 +0100

New types of schools can educate without the burden of bureaucracy, says Michael Gove.