London is in the grip of a literacy crisis. One million people in this great city cannot read. The scandal goes to the heart of our education system. Read The Standard's exposé on this shocking betrayal... more
When a teacher asked his pupils to bring in a book from home, one nine-year-old brought the Argos catalogue, saying: 'It's the only one we've got.' We highlight the children struggling to learn to read
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Rocker Alice Cooper is to host a talent show to find London’s most shocking act to join him on stage when he performs in the capital on Halloween... more
An overhaul of the schools curriculum for seven to 11-year-olds will see pupils given lessons on how to speak proper English in formal settings... more
The fall in the value of shares today - the FTSE fell below 4000 - like the recession itself cannot entirely be blamed on Britain alone: part of it was attributable to events in America... more
My children are living proof of the damage done by passing educational fads. This is what makes my heart sink reading this week's government report by respected educationalist Sir Jim Rose on the primary school curriculum.... more
When Ed Miliband, the Environment Secretary, said that he hoped that millions of people would take part in global protests to force governments to tackle climate change, he probably did not expect Stansted airport to be occupied by environmental protesters... more
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods.
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Primary schools could assess children on healthy lifestyles and attitudes towards sex, instead of traditional academic subjects, under a radical plan by ministers... more
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