http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education/ The latest stories from the Education & Family section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:56 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education/ 120 60 15 The head teacher of a school at the centre of a row over attempts to make it become an academy quits after the school was put in special measures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16991313 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16991313 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:51:45 GMT England should look north of the border for answers to the problem of poor maths skills, says a report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16953499 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16953499 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:56 GMT Students are better at cracking jokes and making friends than taking risks and managing time, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16981659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16981659 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:20 GMT A project is to look at whether following a set of systematic movements for 10 minutes a day in class can boost pupils' results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16971411 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16971411 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:13 GMT Millions of British children have never been to an art gallery, theatre or stage show, a study shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16986878 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16986878 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:59 GMT Radical improvements to England's education system are needed, says the head of Ofsted, as he announces that a quarter of all schools in England rated outstanding will be re-examined. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944877 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:52 GMT The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the Baby P case. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16958373 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16958373 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:06:49 GMT Business Secretary Vince Cable is in a political stand off after his nomination for the university access chief was turned down by MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16946484 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16946484 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:32 GMT Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16931352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16931352 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:11:26 GMT University-based training courses for secondary school teachers are facing an uncertain future, after hundreds were identified as "potentially unviable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944873 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944873 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:59 GMT A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16929442 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16929442 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:31 GMT A report suggests poor young students are dropping out of college because the government's bursary scheme is "inadequate". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16911875 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16911875 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:04:56 GMT A study suggests a quarter of today's UK children are living in families with two or more risk factors to their educational development. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16906435 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16906435 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:04:25 GMT The government is planning to create a national reading competition in England to encourage a love of books and boost children's literacy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16911992 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16911992 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:27:25 GMT Looking at the biggest classroom in the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15722194 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722194 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:37:47 GMT New York's pioneering plan to re-invent the school http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15358964 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15358964 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:34:58 GMT How China has overtaken everyone in the school race http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14812822 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14812822 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:05:05 GMT Switch on your textbooks - they're going digital http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15175962 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15175962 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:38 GMT First global education laureate's fairness challenge http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15546976 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15546976 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:03:16 GMT What difference can building design make to the quality of education? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14975270 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14975270 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:30:10 GMT One in three of the children around the world who do not have access to primary education have a disability, suggests research from the Sightsavers charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15183284 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15183284 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:27:07 GMT Knowledge is power - economic power - and there's a scramble for that power taking place around the globe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-14949538 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14949538 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:04:50 GMT A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16870423 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16870423 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:39:40 GMT The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is appealing to the government of Pakistan to get 4,000 botany books destined for Afghanistan released after a year's hold-up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16804084 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16804084 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:13:06 GMT Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16906442 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16906442 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:11 GMT The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16872898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16872898 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:37:36 GMT A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16879336 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16879336 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:52:26 GMT The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16869898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16869898 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:57 GMT The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16858868 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16858868 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:08 GMT Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16859701 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16859701 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:24 GMT UK parents should be able to spread the cost of childcare over as many as 20 years, according to a think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944498 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944498 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:36 GMT From May all inspections of child protection services will be unannounced and last two weeks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16796147 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16796147 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:08:29 GMT It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16740758 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16740758 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:45 GMT David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, tells website Mumsnet parents should be allowed to smack their children without the fear of facing jail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16705247 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16705247 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:15:56 GMT Figures from the Department of Education suggest that more than 450,000 extra primary school places will be needed by September 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16941765 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16941765 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:27 GMT Parents seem to want boys in co-educational schools but reckon girls do better in single-sex establishments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16855727 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16855727 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:21 GMT A group of academics and authors has written to the Telegraph to criticise the "schoolification" of early childhood, suggesting instead there should be more focus on imagination, play and physical development. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9693000/9693855.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9693000/9693855.stm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:15 GMT Can yoga kill you? Science journalist William Broad and Pierre Bibby, chief executive of the British Wheel of Yoga, discuss. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9693000/9693928.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9693000/9693928.stm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:42 GMT The head teacher who criticised multiculturalism http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16968930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16968930 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:42:29 GMT How do we keep our web-savvy children safe online? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16836318 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16836318 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:47 GMT The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16872455 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16872455 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:17:33 GMT How letting children cook helps them eat better http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854572 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854572 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:53:10 GMT The BBC's Nicola Smith looks at how literacy levels can be raised http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16877751 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16877751 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:02:18 GMT Free school plans for budding Billy Elliots http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16762176 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16762176 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:42:37 GMT