Crunch test for school meals plan
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Plans to give free school meals to Scots pupils in the first three years of primary school are likely to pass a crucial test.
Archive for the 'Education' Category
Italian anger
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Students protest but is education system failing Italy?
Colleges call for Diploma changes
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Further education colleges say that Diplomas will need to be changed if the qualification is to reach a large number of students.
‘Handful’ of bullying expulsions
Monday, November 17th, 2008There were no permanent exclusions for bullying in two thirds of local authorities last year, say the Conservatives.
Tesco voucher help in EMA delays
Monday, November 17th, 2008Delays with the education maintenance allowance force a college to help students with supermarket vouchers.
UK society ‘condemning’ children
Monday, November 17th, 2008More than the UK population believe young people act no better than animals, a survey by children’s charity Barnardo’s suggests.
Survey warns of ‘faith bullying’
Monday, November 17th, 2008Almost a quarter of young people have been bullied because of their religion, a charity report claims.
New Ofsted inspections attacked
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Ofsted is criticised in a report on its new short, sharp inspection regime.
Young Britons ’shy from science’
Friday, November 14th, 2008A survey commissioned by the European Commission has shown that young Britons are among the least likely in Europe to consider studying science subjects
Cash point
Friday, November 14th, 2008What will the credit crunch mean for private schools?