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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

    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 Closes Schools As Storms Drench UK

    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'

    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

    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

    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 »

  • U.S. singer Madonna attends a ceremoney at a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building in Chinkota, outside Lilongewe in Malawi October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

    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 »

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