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Leading article: Thanks Gordon; we'll do the maths

Published: 14 December 2006

You could almost hear a whoop of delight from Hamilton House, the headquarters of the National Union of Teachers, as Gordon Brown announced his £36bn windfall last week to refurbish the nation's schools over four years. The union is not noted for being close to the Government, but Steve Sinnott, the general secretary, described it as the best announcement Labour had made since coming to power in 1997.

Education Quandary

Published: 14 December 2006

'Our daughter has asked for a good book on parenting. She seems to be struggling with the demands on her'

Prue Leith: Revolution is on my school-meals menu

Published: 14 December 2006

Chairing a Government quango gives rise to some predictable responses: "How can you stand the bureaucracy?", "Talking-shop is it?", "You'll never achieve anything. It's just a fig-leaf," and so on.

How music can transform school life

Published: 14 December 2006

Singing is at the heart of learning at one south London school. It feeds into every aspect of children's education - even science and maths lessons - and is especially important at Christmas. Hilary Wilce reports

The Bett Event 2007: The latest technology gizmos and gadgets

Published: 07 December 2006

From podcasting to games, the Bett show brings your ICT know-how bang up to date, says Nick Jackson

Alan Smithers: How can we clear up Blair's education legacy?

Published: 07 December 2006

Tony Blair's valedictory education speech last week epitomises his 10 years in charge. Heart in the right place, but going off in all directions.

Leading article: Exam techno-cheats must be defeated

Published: 07 December 2006

This week's research by Nottingham Trent University for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, the exams watchdog, shows that today's students have become so ingenious at devising ways of cheating that drastic measures are required.

Education Quandary

Published: 07 December 2006

'More and more private schools are doing international GCSEs. If they are so good, will children, like mine, at state schools miss out?

British teachers building a future for African children

Published: 07 December 2006

Getting an education is a battle in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa's poorest province. But a group of visiting British teachers have vowed to help. Richard Garner reports

Leading article: A stronger case for A-level reform

Published: 30 November 2006

We welcome the news that ministers have, with some qualifications, been converted to the International Baccalaureate.

Mike Ullmann: Let's put an Olympian effort into languages

Published: 30 November 2006

Next week Lord Dearing will publish his interim report on the state of languages in Britain. I sincerely hope that there will be an immediate recommendation to reverse the misguided decision by the former education secretary, Estelle Morris, to make languages optional from ages 14 to 16.

Education Quandary

Published: 30 November 2006

'Are state boarding schools the answer for deprived and troubled children? Wouldn't schools need special skills to handle them?'

Young minds in hi-tech turmoil

Published: 30 November 2006

Could computers be changing children's brains? Baroness Susan Greenfield and other experts certainly think so. And now a parliamentary inquiry has been set up to look at the scientific evidence. Hilary Wilce reports

National bullying week: it's time to take a stand

Published: 23 November 2006

Bullying is on the rise in teaching - and it's not just the weak who are the target, explains Louisa Leaman

Evie Prichard: The new GCSE has got me excited by science

Published: 23 November 2006

When was the last time you dozed off in a science lesson? Was it the last time you were in a science lesson? If you had asked me that at the end of last year, the answer would have been a definite "yes". But this year, the first of my GCSE course, I have found no use for the scraps of paper with ready-drawn noughts and crosses grids that were my lifeline. This year, I have seriously entertained the idea of an AS-level in one of the sciences.

Education Quandary

Published: 23 November 2006

'My son's teacher wrote, "I despair", in his exercise book. She has apologised, but should I take it any further?'

No home, no school, no hope

Published: 23 November 2006

Forty years on from the classic television film 'Cathy Come Home', a new documentary shows how homelessness ruins children's chances

Leading article: We need a debate on league tables

Published: 23 November 2006

Education Secretary Alan Johnson is right to call for a national debate about how to measure the performance of schools. His point is that the exam league tables - which, by and large, rank schools according to the percentage of pupils obtaining at least five A* to C grade passes - are too narrow.

A day out at the Nazis' biggest death camp

Published: 16 November 2006

Two sixth-formers from every school are to visit Auschwitz to learn about genocide. But critics say that reading books and watching films would provide a better lesson. Tim Walker reports from Poland

Education Quandary

Published: 16 November 2006

'Would testing pupils for drugs help us to deal with a growing problem in our school?'

International finance: new course gives pupils the edge

Published: 16 November 2006

Sixth-formers who want a career in the Square Mile are being trained on a new course

Leading article: It's time to take on the bullies

Published: 16 November 2006

Much bullying arises as a result of prejudice. Children may be tormented because of their race, religion, sexuality, weight and hair colour - or for no reason at all. The fact is that bullying is a continuing problem in schools and will always be so - as we are being reminded in advance of National Bullying Week, which takes place next week. But schools can keep it to a minimum by confronting the problem and pointing out to bullies the consequences of their behaviour.

Trevor Fisher: A-levels are becoming a useless qualification

Published: 09 November 2006

The risk of educational apartheid in England is growing rapidly. Andrew Boggis, the chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), is right to warn about the dangers of a divided system, with public schools abandoning GCSEs and A-levels to set up their own exam system. But what some independent schools are planning is part of a wider issue. The university applications system is fragmenting.

Education Quandary

Published: 09 November 2006

'Will the new admissions code make it easier to get our son into a good secondary school?'

Scotland turns to the US for lesson in reform

Published: 09 November 2006

In an extraordinary volte-face, Scottish Labour has accepted that the brightest children are no longer stretched enough in comprehensive schools - and is opting for an American solution. Claire Smith reports
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