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Gove scraps watchdog that was meant to discipline teachers
The body responsible for disciplining teachers is to be abolished as the Government intensifies its war on quangos.
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Oxbridge degrees 'should be worth more than others'
Thursday, 3 June 2010
A first-class degree from Oxford or Cambridge will always count for more than those from most other universities, according to an influential higher education think-tank report out today.
'Anti-grooming' software can detect paedophiles
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Scientists have developed "anti-grooming" software which can tell young people if they are chatting to an adult posing as a child on the internet.
Lecturers threaten to strike over jobs
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
University lecturers are warning of national strike action over redundancies in the wake of public spending cuts totalling £1.2bn this year.
Learn Spanish with The Independent
Thursday, 27 May 2010
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.
Gove invites every state school to bid for academy status
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Academy status will become the norm for state secondary schools, the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, forecast yesterday.
Sixth of students regret going to university
Thursday, 27 May 2010
One in six students would have reconsidered going to university if they had known how difficult it would be to secure a job once they graduated, a study has found.
The new supply teacher fluffs his Latin lines
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Boris Johnson takes a day off from being Mayor to encourage others to do the same
Academies plan 'will cut red tape for teachers'
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Education Secretary Michael Gove today defended plans to fast- track thousands of schools into becoming academies, saying the move would help free teachers from bureaucracy.
Education Bill to introduce new reading tests
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
The Government is planning to introduce new reading tests for all six-year-olds to be taken at the end of their first year of compulsory schooling.
Heads of Student Loans Company quit
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
The chief executive of the beleaguered Student Loans Company resigned yesterday after the Government made it clear it had no confidence in him.
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1 'Anti-grooming' software can detect paedophiles
2 Oxbridge degrees 'should be worth more than others'
3 Gove scraps watchdog that was meant to discipline teachers
4 Six-year-old suffered daily sex abuse from classmates
5 Student-teacher relationships: Don't stand so close to me
6 Textbook answers: a guide to online help with homework
7 Bleak job prospect for 2010's graduates
8 Oxford students who take socially useful jobs could get free tuition
9 Mixed-school girls 'held back by domineering boys'
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11 Four-year-olds 'too young for school'
12 School that does not do A-levels tops league table
13 Sexual affairs between pupils and teachers 'can be beneficial'
14 More than 100,000 students drop out of university after first year
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