Primary school class sizes must rise to cope with a surge in the number of children who will need places over the next four years, headteachers say... more
Heavy snow caused chaos across the South-East as 50,000 schoolchildren were sent home and thousands of people were forced to cancel their Christmas getaway plans... more
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
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
Gordon Brown's "burdensome" school targets have failed to improve the results of children who struggle most in class, the Government has admitted... more
Young children are being turned into "little robots" because primary education has become a mini-version of secondary school, teachers have warned... more
Schools and local authorities are to be made accountable for tackling drug abuse, pregnancies and obesity among pupils under measures to improve "wellbeing"... more
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