Schools

Children under 11 could soon be having lessons in tweeting and blogging

Tweeting vs reading: The row over technology in primary schools

A government adviser wants English primary schoolchildren to be the most hi-tech in the world. But opponents worry that skills such as tweeting and blogging might come at the expense of the basics.

Inside Schools

Education Quandary: 'I do not want to see disgraced former bankers becoming teachers. Teaching now seems to command no respect'

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Fee-paying schools prove surprisingly recession-proof

Thursday, 2 April 2009

In spite of these tough economic times, interest in fee-paying schools shows no sign of slowing. A survey by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference this year revealed that its members had received a higher number of applications than in 2008. And now, it seems that open days – a bellwether for the health of the private education sector – are attracting growing numbers of parents and their offspring.

Aldo Williams: A brilliant film – and a tribute to teachers

Thursday, 2 April 2009

If you're a secondary teacher, you're lucky if it's just one class and unlucky if it's two or more. These are the classes that utterly, miserably, wretchedly, exhaust you. End of term can't come soon enough. In fact, in your worst moments maybe you have been thinking that the end of the school year and a change of job can't come soon enough – maybe to the private sector, where you know such grimness just doesn't occur.

Struggling primary is transformed into pioneering eco-school

Thursday, 2 April 2009

The 10- and 11-year-olds in Year 6 were shuffling into assembly, mumbling and muttering as they went, when suddenly a voice told them: "In my assembly you line up outside and I let you in – and get your hands out of your pockets."

Male teachers are in the minority in the classroom

Thursday, 26 March 2009

Nearly one in 10 pupils at the Sunderland secondary school where Amer Sheikh works are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, and yet he is the only black teacher out of 100: "I'm constantly aware of my ethnicity. For the black students, I feel I need to be a role model and for the white students, I feel I need to do my bit in helping them cope in a diverse society."

Faith in the system: Should Muslims be allowed their own assemblies?

Thursday, 19 March 2009

In some schools religious differences have become a flashpoint, with parents demanding special assemblies or that their children be exempt from detention. But Steve McCormack finds out how multiple faiths can be a virtue