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Schools 'failing boys' as the GCSE gender gap is at its widest

25.08.11
Schools are accused of failing a generation of teenage boys as record exam results revealed the gender gap is wider than ever... more

Heads attack Michael Gove over plan to rate schools on Oxbridge success system

19.08.11
Schools will be ranked on the number of pupils they send to Oxford or Cambridge under new plans... more

Only a third of London pupils sit history GCSE

04.04.11
Almost seven in 10 London teenagers left school last year without taking history GCSE, new figures show ... more

State school pupils 'are being failed by poor careers advice'

28.03.11
State school pupils are more than four times as likely to be given bad careers advice than private school students, new research shows ... more

Schools to publish results for each subject at GCSE

11.03.11
League tables showing results in each subject at every school could be published next year ... more

Teaching union attacks Michael Gove's curriculum review as 'pointless'

20.01.11
Teachers divided on Education Secretary Michael Gove's plans to overhaul the national curriculum... more

Half pupils fail to reach academic benchmark

12.01.11
Secondary schools have turned their backs on traditional academic subjects in favour of other options, new league tables suggests... more

Teachers in crisis talks as pupils threaten to walk out over cuts

22.11.10
Headteachers and college leaders hold crisis talks as hundreds of pupils warn they will walk out of lessons in London this week... more

Budget cuts threat to music, language and classics classes

03.09.10
Music, classics and language classes could be dropped by schools struggling to cope with budget cuts, headteachers claim... more

Slump in languages 'will cost British pupils dear in jobs market'

24.08.10
British pupils will lose out on jobs as a result of a slump in foreign languages being taught at school, headteachers warned... more

Five-year-old girl passes GCSE maths as pupils under pressure to take exams younger

24.08.10
Latest: Girl of five becomes the youngest child to pass a GCSE amid concern that pupils are being pressured into taking exams too early... more

‘Terrified’ PM is undermining our work, says top headteacher

12.07.10
David Cameron faced anger from London headteachers today after saying he is 'terrified' by the prospect of trying to find a good state secondary school for his children... more

Teachers ‘may face legal action if they search pupils’

07.07.10
Teachers could be exposed to legal action if they follow government directives to search pupils for mobile phones, iPods and cigarettes, union leaders warned... more

Now state school pupils will be allowed to take harder GCSEs

07.06.10
State school pupils will be allowed to take harder exams that have been likened to traditional O-levels instead of mainstream GCSEs, ministers announce... more

These killings must stop, say families of 11 young victims

11.05.10
Families of London's teenage murder victims today called for a new drive in schools to end the capital's escalating gang violence... more

Watchdog: Careers advice 'patchy'

23.03.10
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Plan for education cuts draws furious response

21.09.09
Government looks set to unveil further public spending cuts this week despite facing angry criticism over possible £2 billion cost-cutting programme in schools... more

Bad teachers will have to apply for new licence every five years

30.06.09
Thousands of incompetent teachers face being forced out of schools under plans to raise standards of state education, the Standard has learned... more

Flagship city academies in turmoil as two heads quit

06.04.09
Ministers face a mounting leadership crisis in academies after two heads quit flagship London schools in three months... more

Revolt over crackdown on 'coasting' state schools

27.03.09
Ed Balls faced embarrassment after it emerged that councils are undermining his much-hyped war on "coasting" state schools ... more

Sats success for pupils who speak English as a second language

19.03.09
Children from ethnic minority backgrounds are overcoming cultural and language barriers to achieve outstanding results, figures show... more

Mr Balls and a new class war

13.03.09
The attack by Schools Secretary Ed Balls on both private and more successful state schools is deeply unhelpful... more

Labour declares war on schools for middle class

13.03.09
Schools in affluent suburbs have been ordered to do more to help educate children from the poorest homes... more

Schools ordered to take more children

04.12.08
Popular state schools will have to take on extra pupils in response to demand from parents, under new rules ... more

Minister attacks schools which could do better

13.11.08
Children's Secretary Ed Balls has declared war on hundreds of "coasting" state schools... more

Chaotic Sats face the axe

15.08.08
The future of school Sats was plunged into chaos today as the firm at the centre of this year's marking fiasco was axed... more

A-levels you cannot fail

14.08.08
Exam chiefs have backed A-levels that will become almost impossible to fail as teenagers scored recordbreaking grades... more

Marking fiasco delays SATs scores 'for weeks'

04.07.08
Thousands of children who took national tests in English, maths and science this summer may not find out their marks before the end of term due to "unacceptable" marking delays... more

35 London state schools warned over admissions

13.03.08
The full extent of how London's state schools are flouting admissions rules emerged today... more

Appeal to get first choice secondary, say ministers

04.03.08
The government is urging parents who do not like the secondary school they have been offered to appeal... more

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