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Seven per cent of capital's pupils missed month of lessons over two terms

19.10.11
Almost 60,000 London pupils were absent from school so often that they missed a month's lessons over two terms, new figures show... more

One child in four still struggling after primary school

02.08.11
One in four children in London still does not reach the expected level in English and maths by the time they start secondary school... more

Why do pupils study Jamie Oliver not Jane Eyre?

28.06.11
Our children are now made to read isolated bits of text rather than appreciating books properly cover to cover... more

180,000 children are bunking off school at least 32 days a year

29.03.11
More than 180,000 children regularly play truant from school, new figures show... more

A-levels attacked as 'not fit for purpose'

15.02.11
A-levels are not fit for purpose and must be reformed to boost the numbers of teenagers taking sciences at university, the Royal Society warns... more

Sixth-formers should be free to join protests says Ed Miliband

13.12.10
Sixth-formers should be 'free' to protest against Government education cuts in school time, Ed Miliband said... more

100,000 pupils can't write at seven

26.08.10
One in five children cannot write properly after two years of school, figures show... more

Sats fiasco in London schools as one in four refuses to hold tests

03.08.10
Test results are in chaos across a swathe of the capital after a teachers' boycott, leaving parents in the dark over standards of education... more

Huge rise in appeals as children miss out on first-choice schools

10.06.10
Growing numbers of parents are unhappy with the primary schools allocated to their children as London faces a desperate shortage of places... more

Michael Gove’s new best friends will be his toughest test

19.05.10
The Education Secretary faces a huge challenge in reconciling the policies of the two coalition parties ... more

10,000 London children truant each day

25.03.10
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Almost half of London pupils fail to reach basic GCSE standards, league tables reveal

13.01.10
More than 30,000 London teenagers failed to achieve the basic benchmark of five good GCSE grades in exams... more

Super-sized primaries to teach 800 children

12.11.09
New generation of super-sized primary schools is being created to house more than 800 children at a time... more

London top of truancy league

20.10.09
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London's state schools achieve best GCSE results in the country

15.10.09
London's state schools are the best in the country for GCSE results after a decade of improvements, figures show... more

Pupils in London skip 600,000 days as truancy soars

26.08.09
Pupils in London skipped almost 600,000 days of school during the spring term this year as truancy rates rose again... more

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