All children need to know basic British history and study the classic works of English literature. There is nothing unconstitutional about the Prince of Wales promoting such 'timeless principles' of education
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Prince of Wales is on a collision course with ministers over plans to axe traditional history and geography teaching in primary schools
Growing numbers of girls are being bullied by classmates on social networking websites, a leading private school headmistress warned today.
Leading MP causes outrage by claiming that British students are lazy and gain degrees without a proper grasp of the English language
Haringey council faces fresh criticism over a secret six-figure payoff it made to one of its senior officials
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Government funding fiasco forces a London college to cancel its A-level courses, leaving almost 200 students without places
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NEW: All children will be forced to take sex and drugs education at school under reforms announced today
Leading headteacher resigns over claims that he and senior colleagues took home £1.6 million in unlawful bonuses
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Former 'sink school' where 90 per cent of teenagers failed to achieve good GCSEs was named the best in the country
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