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Up to 15,000 teachers a day phone in sick
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Teachers taking time off for sickness cost almost three million working days in England alone last year, an increase of almost a fifth in a decade. On an ordinary school day, an average of 15,000 teachers are off sick across the country, according to government figures obtained by the Conservatives.
Male teachers face more bad behaviour by pupils
Monday, 29 December 2008
education Male teachers are bearing the brunt of pupils' aggression in the classroom, according to a survey to be published today.
Police called to 7,000 violent incidents in schools
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Police were called to deal with violence in schools more than 7,000 times last year, the Conservative Party said today.
Teachers call for creationism lessons
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Three in 10 science teachers believe creationism should be taught in science lessons, according to a survey published today.
Police deal with 7,000 violent school incidents
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Police officers have been called to schools in England more than 7,000 times in the past year to deal with violence, according to figures obtained by the Tories.
US scholarship is a symbol of hope for sixth-form students
Monday, 22 December 2008
Among the 259 people to fall out of the Scottish night sky on 21 December 1988 when the bomb exploded on Pan Am flight 103 were 35 students from New York's Syracuse University. Most had been studying at universities in London and were flying back home to their loved ones for Christmas.
Academies are 'damaging standards' in state schools
Monday, 22 December 2008
Institutions more likely to exclude troublemaker pupils
Teachers could be barred over off-duty drinking
Friday, 19 December 2008
Teachers who get drunk on a Saturday night could be barred from the classroom under a code of conduct that the profession's disciplinary body, the General Teaching Council, is drafting.
LSE beats Oxford and Cambridge to become best research centre
Thursday, 18 December 2008
The London School of Economics pips Oxford and Cambridge today to become the country's top-ranked higher education research institution.
'Complacent' watchdog failed to spot exam chaos
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Assessment agency to be disbanded after missing warning signs of disaster
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