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UK Education News Headlines

Push for private school sponsors   (BBC)
Ministers have been meeting the heads of private schools and other bodies interested in sponsoring new academies.

Inquiry at school for vulnerable   (BBC)
Three staff are suspended and six others transferred at a school for vulnerable teenagers following a police inquiry.

Clampdown on bogus colleges   (BBC)
The government gives details of a new register designed to clamp down on the abuse of the immigration system.

Students given 'wrong' exam date   (BBC)
A college apologises for giving students the wrong date for a GCSE examination - several other schools are affected.

Rise in secondary school appeals   (BBC)
More parents in England have appealed against the secondary school places their children have been allocated.

'Quickie' truancy fines dealt out   (BBC)
Forty parents in England have been sent the first of the new £50 spot fines for their children's truancy.

Bursar jailed over school theft   (BBC)
A bursar is jailed for nine months after she admitted stealing more than £13,000 from a school fund.

Dyslexic man loses claim   (BBC)
A man from Devon loses a claim for damages against his local council for failing to diagnose dyslexia.

Howard backs grammar schools   (BBC)
Michael Howard tells grammar school heads their institutions would "survive and thrive" under a Tory government.

Flexible plan to plug teacher gap   (BBC)
A radical new course to tackle teacher shortages is approved by the Scottish Executive.

Girl expelled over term holiday   (BBC)
Parents are told their daughter will be removed from school after they took her out of lessons for a holiday.

'Big if' over school funding   (BBC)
The head of the government's education department warns that a planned shake-up in school funding will be difficult for next year.

Raids smash student visa racket   (BBC)
Eighteen people are arrested in police raids to end a student visa immigration scam.

Cash for war-related school trips   (BBC)
Schools can get lottery money for trips and other activities marking the end of World War II.

Inner-city education 'first'   (BBC)
An education minister says inner-city children can now succeed educationally for the first time in British history.

Struggling schools get advisers   (BBC)
In a shake-up of inspections, schools with problems are going to have mentoring from experienced heads.

Pupils 'not taught to love books'   (BBC)
The Children's Laureate has said many teachers are failing to enthuse their pupils with a love of reading.

Testing times for private schools   (BBC)
The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether fee-charging schools provide a public benefit worthy of charitable status.

Too young for school?   (BBC)
The BBC's Mike Baker wondered whether young children are pushed into formal learning too soon - so he asked some.

What do we know about schools?   (BBC)
The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether parents are getting the right information about schools.


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