Education News

Michael Gove wants better educated people going into teaching

New teachers to get loans paid off under the Tories

The best maths and science graduates will have their student loans repaid by the government if they decide to teach, the Conservatives pledged yesterday.

Inside Education News

12 councils asked for urgent school improvement new

Friday, 4 December 2009

Twelve local authorities were today given just weeks to come up with plans to boost the standards of their under-achieving primary schools.

A little fun can go a long way when it comes to learning

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

League table triumph for primary school in deprived area of Nottingham

SATs tables spark row

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

28 per cent of 11-year-olds failed to reach maths and English standard.

Why single-sex schools are bad for boys' health

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Richard Garner: Pupils taught in male-only schools face divorce and depression by their early 40s.

'Students should study more academic subjects'

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

All students should study at least five academic subjects up to the age of 16, claims a report. The findings, published by influential think tank Reform, warns that England is "unique" among developed nations in the "narrowness" of its expectations of pupils at 16. It says there is a perception that some pupils are unable to cope with academic study, which does not exist in other nations.

Learn Spanish with The Independent

Monday, 30 November 2009

Cactus’ Language Minis is a Spanish podcast series, developed to offer easy learning on the go. It consists of seven levels, each with 10 downloadable podcast lessons and PDF workbooks, which take you from beginner through to advanced level. The Language Minis series is designed to help you increase your understanding of the Spanish language and equip you with language skills for use in everyday situations.

Schools face huge rise in special needs cases

Monday, 30 November 2009

Premature babies may require new patterns of learning

Independent schools refusing to sign up for new diplomas

Monday, 30 November 2009

Doubts cast on the survival of the scheme offered by only six fee-paying schools

1 in 4 primary teachers made ill through stress

Monday, 30 November 2009

More than a quarter of primary school teachers have suffered from stress-related mental illnesses as a result of having to deal with disruptive pupils, a survey has found. The research, by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, revealed that 55 per cent of teachers believed that behaviour had deteriorated in the past five years, and 76 per cent said that children were showing signs of aggression at an increasingly early age.