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London school with 100 spy cameras

21.07.09

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School in Ł1.6 million bonuses scandal ‘good value for money’

21.05.09

Government inspectors praised the head teacher who allegedly claimed Ł600,000 in “unlawful” bonuses and said his school offered taxpayers “good value for money”... more

Head, deputy and the bursar suspended over Ł1m bonuses

13.05.09

A leading London headteacher was suspended today over allegations that he received Ł200,000 in illegal bonuses, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Literacy lessons have been fatal for English, says teachers' leader

09.04.09

The drive to improve literacy in schools has killed the subject of English and left a generation of children unable to speak properly, a teachers' leader warns... more

Giving children TV in bedroom 'turns them into Vicky Pollards'

30.03.09

Parents who allow children to watch television in their bedrooms are breaking up family life and creating a generation of "Vicky Pollards", teachers warned... 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

Sats replacement exams are 'costly nightmare for schools'

03.12.08

Children's Secretary Ed Balls will unleash an "expensive nightmare" with his planned replacement for discredited Sats, an expert warned ... more

School classroom CCTV raises privacy fears

10.10.08

A secondary school has installed CCTV cameras in its classrooms, raising privacy concerns from teaching unions... 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

Ofsted could check drug abuse and pregnancies

30.04.08

Schools could be made to keep records of teenage pregnancies, drug use and obesity among pupils, under government proposals... more

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