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10,000 back petition to demand end of Sats

18.09.09
Ten thousand people have signed a petition calling for the end of Sats as industrial action over the tests moved a step closer... more

Schools take on bouncers as cheap teachers

10.09.09
Thousands of former postmen, driving instructors and nightclub bouncers are being hired as 'cheap labour' to teach children as young as five... more

City workers' fast-track to teaching attracts just 90 applicants

10.08.09
Flagship Government scheme to turn city workers into teachers in six months has attracted 90 applicants... more

Teachers blasted as ‘irresponsible’ over Sats boycott

26.03.09
The debate over primary school tests erupted into a war of words with ministers and headteachers accusing each other of “irresponsible” and “outrageous” behaviour... more

We need these new teachers - they're fun, keen and wise

12.03.09
No one likes student teachers. Especially not the pupils. As a mean 13-year-old I can remember hounding a student teacher, a Mr Bean lookalike, out of his first class. He deserved it... more

Teacher training in six months is 'just a gimmick'

10.03.09
Ministers faced a backlash over their plans to allow City workers made redundant to become teachers within six months... more

Teachers call in the Yard to tackle 2,700 fights

23.12.08
Police were called to tackle serious violence in London schools almost 2,700 times this year, it has been revealed... more

Scrap the academies -they don't work, say advisers

27.11.08
Ministers were urged to scrap plans for hundreds of flagship academies after a highly critical report from the Government's own advisers... more

Anger as schools are told to drill pupils for SATs

15.10.08
Children face mounting pressure to pass their primary school Sats after the Government told teachers to drill pupils for exams... more

Oxbridge trainee, 29, is youngest academy head

10.10.08
An Oxford graduate with only three years’ classroom experience has become the youngest headteacher hired to run an academy... more

Education

08.10.08
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods. ... more

City victims of crunch could ease teacher shortage

29.09.08
City workers facing redundancy could help ease a shortage of teachers in London... more

Academy sponsors build 'branded' school empires

10.09.08
Wealthy academy backers are building education empires by opening chains of branded schools... more

Adonis: We want 70 academies in London by 2011

14.07.08
Private companies and faith groups will be handed unprecedented control of London's state schools under a radical blueprint for education, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Police called to schools 64 times a day

09.07.08
The police are summoned to schools in London more than 64 times a day, figures show... more

Business leaders reject academic diplomas plan

23.06.08
Company bosses have dealt a blow to the credibility of the Government's new diplomas, urging ministers to improve GCSEs and A-levels instead... more

Parents to have maths lessons with children

17.06.08
A major government review of how maths is taught in primary schools is set to recommend joint parent-andchild lessons and a recruitment drive for specialist teachers... more

Walkout by teachers causes huge headache for parents

24.04.08
Teachers marched through the centre of London today as their one-day national strike - the first for 21 years - affected more than 1,000 of the capital's schools... more

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