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Education - A level results and GCSE results; university news
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Latest education news including UK A level exam results, GCSE results, the latest on UK schools and universities, advice for choosing the right schools, degree courses and university clearing. UK league tables and exam results lists.
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CBI: children being failed by GCSE exams system
Ministers should consider scrapping GCSEs because pupils' education is being seriously undermined by exams taken at 16, business leaders said yesterday.
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Bend the twig to shape the tree - that's the key to social mobility
Only a radical rethink of pre-school education will improve the lot of the under-achiever, says Neil O'Brien.
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How technology is taking hold of our children's lives
We should limit toddlers' access to gadgets, believes Rowan Pelling.
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Sketch: The Lib Dem who wants to give the poor a Clegg-up
Michael Deacon watches Nick Clegg relaunch his campaign for greater social mobility.
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Bodleian library changes anger professors
Oxford University professors fear "noisy mass tourism" from rowdy undergraduates.
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Ofsted: bright children failed by poor maths lessons
Inspectors are to launch a fresh crackdown on substandard maths teaching after it emerged that almost 40,000 bright children are leaving school with a "mediocre" grasp of the subject, Ofsted said today.
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Free childcare 'failing to have lasting impact on pupils'
Billions of pounds worth of public money invested in pre-school education is failing to improve children's grasp of the basics, according to MPs
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Over-reliance on technology is undermining spelling skills
A generation of "auto-correct" adults are struggling to spell properly after relying on technology to check their work, according to research published today.
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Gap years 'dying out' as students scramble for jobs
Traditional gap years are dying out as record numbers of students prioritise the search for graduate jobs during the recession, according to research.
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Teachers taking strike action to block academy move
Teachers at a struggling primary school threatened by a controversial Government take-over are to stage strike action in an attempt to block the move, it has emerged.
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Student premium to guarantee help for children on free school meals
Nick Clegg is to propose introducing a student premium to guarantee financial help for all those who receive free school meals when they enter higher education, reports claim.
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British childcare 'among most expensive in the world'
Childcare is increasingly "beyond the reach" of middle-class families as parents in Britain are forced to pay higher nursery fees than in most other countries, according to research.
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Nick Clegg: academic dominance of private schools is damaging social mobility
The overwhelming dominance of privately-educated schoolchildren in Britain is 'corrosive' for society, Nick Clegg has warned.
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More students caught copying university applications
Almost 8,500 students were suspected of copying in their university applications last year.
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Can 20% of schoolchildren really have Special Needs? No, says SEN coordinator
What matters more than labelling children is that teachers and parents understand how to overcome the barriers to progress, says Garry Freeman, Special Education Needs Coordinator for a school in Leeds.
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Can 20% of schoolchildren really have Special Needs? No, says SEN cooordinator
What matters more than labelling children is that teachers and parents understand how to overcome the barriers to progress, says Garry Freeman, Special Education Needs Coordinator for a school in Leeds.
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Special needs? Maybe he just doesn't like football
With more children being diagnosed with special educational needs, those whose needs really are special may miss out on help, believes Graeme Archer.
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GCSEs and A-levels 'two grades easier' than Far East exams
Fresh criticism as it emerges pupils can score A with less effort than those taking exams in the Far East.
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Can being bilingual make you smarter?
Expat Linda A. Janssen explains why learning another language isn't just useful, but can help build a better brain.
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GCSE grading system faces biggest overhaul in 25 years
Rising numbers of pupils face failing their GCSE exams under the biggest shake up of the qualifications system in 25 years, it emerged today.
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