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A broken teaching system

Teacher training system is broken http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-23491085 The Schools Direct programme undermines teacher...

Increase in university students seeking private tuition

RAPID GROWTH IN STUDENTS SEEKING HEADSTART The number of university students across the South East of England requesting private tuition...

Gove on History curriculum changes…for once I agree!!

** Historians back Gove curriculum ** Some of the UKs leading historians endorse Education Secretary Michael Gove’s new history...

ONLINE PRIVATE TUITION PASSES CLOSE EXAMINATION!

With the January exams underway or in prospect for thousands of UK schoolchildren now is the time when a growing number of parents and...

School playing fields NEED PROTECTING!!!

We need to protect ALL school playing fields from greedy government sponsored developers and two hours a week of sport should be an...

No surprise that teacher morale is low!

It is hardly surprising that teacher morale is low. Government incompetence continually undermines the profession. Free schools and...

WORDS and WAFFLE from DoE

** UK education sixth best in world ** An international education league table puts the UK among a leading group of countries headed by...

What makes a career adviser?

** Most schools cut careers advice** Research suggests careers advice has been in reduced in eight out of 10 schools in England this...

PLEASE SPEND EDUCATION MONEY WISELY!

** Poorest pupils weaker at maths** Research suggests the poorest children are twice as likely to struggle at maths than their...

Opening the Gates of online tuition

** Gates backs online universities ** Online courses provided by some of the world’s top universities are going to be used by students...

Is encouraging crippling student debt a good move?

Graduates facing tougher times A major long-term study suggests recent graduates face a much tougher jobs market and harsher economic...

Online private tuition gets personal!

ONLINE PRIVATE TUITION GETS PERSONAL – The desire for safety and security both online and in face-to-face tutorials is paramount –...

STUDENTS CHOOSIER WITH FEE RISE…ANY SURPRISE??!!

Students choosier with fee rise With A-level results approaching, a study says that higher fees are going to make students in England...

EASIER EXAMS MEANS BETTER A LEVEL RESULTS…SIMPLE!!

A-level results: Top grades fall There has been a decline in the proportion of A-level grades awarded an A or A* for the first time in...

Tuition fees impact on UK university applications

Tuition fees impact on UK university applications . #schools #colleges #ALevel #ALevels #ukeducation #tuition #educational...

END OF A LEVEL POINTS SYSTEM? AT LONG LAST!

END OF A LEVEL POINTS SYSTEM? AT LONG LAST! . #schools #ALevel #ALevels #ukeducation #examinations #educational #exam #education...

Science graduates failing..comment on BBC News story

Science graduates failing..comment on BBC News story . #teachers #ALevel #ALevels #tuition #examinations #education #university #academic...

My opinions on recent BBC education stories

More teenagers Neet – not in work or education http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18623398 It is important for teenagers to be in work...

“Government needs to find a way of making these inspections seem less of a witch hunt”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18255040 Ofsted’s one-day school inspection warning Education watchdog Ofsted is to introduce “almost...