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School chiefs 'must bite bullet over poor teachers'
The chair of school inspection watchdog Ofsted accused headteachers and boards of governors today of lacking the "moral courage" needed to deal with under-performing teachers.
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Cameron 'dreads' sending kids to an inner-city school
Monday, 12 July 2010
Favid Cameron said he is "terrified" by the prospect of sending his children to a state secondary school in central London.
GE launches solar power scheme for schools
Monday, 12 July 2010
General Electric and a solar technology specialist, Solarcentury, will today launch a scheme to help schools to invest in renewable energy.
Out of work, out of luck: Graduates finding it tough
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Life could get very hard for this generation of young adults, find Susie Mesure and Andy McCorkell
Embattled Gove promises cash for school buildings
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Education Secretary Michael Gove vowed today to "continue to invest in school buildings" despite axeing Labour's £55 billion rebuilding programme.
Wanted! A job. Anything considered
Sunday, 11 July 2010
They left university with good degrees, ready to start on a career. But as jobs are cut and older workers stay on, new graduates are finding it hard to get their feet on the employment ladder
Plans to scrap school building projects spark coalition uproar
Saturday, 10 July 2010
The Government was battling a growing backlash from Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs and activists over moves to scrap more than 700 school building projects.
Gove sets limit on headteacher pay
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Headteachers are facing a limit on their salaries to the £142,500-a-year pay of the Prime Minister. Education Secretary Michael Gove wants to impose the cap on all salary deals agreed from September.
Recruiting state-school pupils pays off for Cambridge college
Friday, 9 July 2010
A Cambridge college that recruits an above-average number of state school pupils is at the top of a league table for undergraduates' degree results.
More pupils opt for school dinners
Friday, 9 July 2010
The TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthier school dinners is proving popular with pupils, figures show.
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