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Schools under pressure for underperforming
Judging comprehensives against fee-paying selective schools is not comparing like with like, as the Chief Inspector should know only too well.
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Judging comprehensives against fee-paying selective schools is not comparing like with like, as the Chief Inspector should know only too well.
Education Secretary Michael Gove has hit out at teachers using Mr Men to teach students about the rise of Hitler. So we asked you which Mr Men modern politicians most resemble.
Schoolgirl Beth Reeks was fed up of trying to find a teenage novel that didn’t include vampires or werewolves, so she wrote one. One of the UK’s biggest publishers releases her first book on Monday.
As an African-American teen growing up in inner city London, I feted Chinua Achebe and Bob Marley for similar reasons, says Channel 4 News’ Keme Nzerem.
A woman accused of killing her six children in a house fire tells a jury her husband was her “guardian angel”.
As David Cameron changes his mind on immigration, are we seeing the rehabilitation of the U-turn in British politics?
As the government unveils its childcare reforms, should carers be better qualified and will costs fall for parents?
Some one in four schools and colleges are failing to produce any students with top grades in A-level subjects that will help them win a place at a leading university, new league tables suggest.
A university watchdog calls for children as young as seven to be encouraged to think about studying for a degree under new plans to create a more level playing field for universities.
Former soldiers will help give troubled children a sense of discipline and self-worth, according to the government, which is launching a new £1.9m initiative to pass on military values.
Ofqual’s final report did little to clear up the GCSE English marking fiasco but in highlighting how some teachers “generously” marked GCSE work, does it vindicate Michael Gove’s proposed reforms?
Would-be teachers will have to sit more difficult English and maths tests to qualify for teacher training, in an attempt to raise standards in the profession, says the government.
Two years after the flagship Big Society idea was born, where do the Conservatives’ new ideas come from – and can they boost the party’s popularity? Channel 4 News investigates.
Why, 15 months after pupils and teachers submitted allegations of widespread cheating at a Dulwich academy school, have exam boards failed to conclude their inquiries?
Labour leader Ed Miliband is due to unveil plans for a major shake-up of vocational education to benefit the “forgotten 50 per cent” neglected by successive governments.