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GCSE exam grades 'are too generous'

Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 07:01 am

Two of England's biggest exams boards are still being too generous when awarding grades for GCSE science, Ofqual has said. More »

Flooding Closes Schools As Storms Drench UK
SkyNews - Thursday, November 19 02:25 pm
Localised flooding has caused the closure of 21 schools in Cumbria, as heavy raincontinues to fall in parts of the UK. More »
Flooding Leads To School Closures In Cumbria
SkyNews - Thursday, November 19 01:10 pm
Localised flooding has caused the closure of 21 schools in Cumbria, as heavy raincontinues to fall in parts of the UK. More »
School 'whingers' charter' blasted
Press Assoc. - Wednesday, November 18 06:30 am
Children's Secretary Ed Balls' plans to guarantee pupils and parents certain rights from the education system have been condemned by school leaders, who said it will lead to a "whingers' charter" for families to complain. More »
Schools condemn 'whingers' charter'
ITN - Wednesday, November 18 06:11 am
Ed Balls' plans to guarantee pupils and parents certain rights from the education system have been condemned by school leaders. More »
Ministers to be given more school powers
ITN - Sunday, November 15 08:31 am
The Queen will give ministers new powers to intervene in under-performing schools in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday. More »
Fresh powers target failing schools
Press Assoc. - Saturday, November 14 08:24 pm
Wednesday's Queen's Speech will include plans for new powers for ministers to intervene in under-performing schools. More »
Irish teachers to strike against spending cuts
Reuters - Friday, November 13 02:36 pm
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Schools will close across Ireland on November 24 as up to 65,000 teachers and lecturers plan to join a strike against the threat of pay cuts in next month's government budget, trade unions said on Friday. More »
Malawi threatens arrests over Madonna school row
Reuters - Thursday, November 5 03:15 pm
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi threatened on Thursday to arrest protesting villagers blocking construction of Madonna's multi-million dollar girls academy, a new controversy for the singer in the African country where she has adopted two children. More »
Parents lose sex education rights
ITN - Thursday, November 5 02:55 pm
Parents are to lose the right to withdraw their offspring from sex education classes, once the child reaches the age of 15. More »