The primary cause for concern
Published: 12 October 2007
Pack'em off to boarding school - and let the Government pay
Published: 11 October 2007
Diary Of A Primary School Mum: 'Free fruit's great, but when do the lessons start?'
Published: 11 October 2007
"We had an apple today AND a tomato," said Oliver. "And the tomato was really BIG."
Anna Fazackerley: We need a public debate on fees - soon
Published: 11 October 2007
The precarious question of what to do with the cap on university top-up fees has been swept under institutional and political carpets for too long. It is the question that could unlock a whole array of other problems in the sector, and almost no one who matters wants to be seen considering it.
Against The Grain: 'GM crops do not harm health'
Published: 11 October 2007
Chris Leaver is Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science at Oxford University. He argues that genetically modified food is safe and necessary.
Will a billionaire philanthropist's new American-style university stem the flow of Indian undergraduates heading West?
Published: 11 October 2007
British universities which assume there will be an unending stream of students coming from India in search of a quality higher education may be in for a shock in a few years. Indians are beginning to think about building their own elite, private universities – and are ditching the erstwhile British model for American-style higher education.
Leading Article: Oxbridge survey is no surprise
Published: 11 October 2007
The recent Sutton Trust research on admissions to Oxford and Cambridge makes for uncomfortable reading. It shows that an �lite group of 100 schools, most of which are independent, consistently send high proportions of their pupils to the two universities. Is this a surprise? The answer is, probably not. These schools are academically selective, the pupils and staff are focused and confident, and it would be surprising if they didn't get a lot of places at the best universities.
Leading Article: Language lesson
Published: 11 October 2007
The Japanese Ambassador, Yoshiji Nogami, was right this week to criticise the UK Government's record of investing in minority languages in higher education. For too long, it has been considered quirky to learn languages other than French, German (and possibly Spanish) at British schools and universities.
A class apart: How does this state school get so many boys into Oxbridge?
Published: 11 October 2007
Education Quandary
Published: 11 October 2007
Can't afford to continue your studies? Don't despair, there's funding for underprivileged students
Published: 11 October 2007
When it comes to postgraduate study, there are more opportunities for gaining funding than you can shake a diploma at. Competition has historically been very fierce, with only the brightest sparks getting a look in, but this year several institutions have set aside money for underprivileged students in the hope of attracting more interest in their Masters programmes.
BPP Law School: Forget students, this college has 'clients'
Published: 11 October 2007
Postgraduate Lives: Katie Potter, student at Chelsea College of Art
Published: 11 October 2007
Chemical reaction: How PhD students are taking their subjects into schools
Published: 11 October 2007
Postgraduate Queries
Published: 11 October 2007
Education: Schools face challenging new targets
Published: 10 October 2007
Tough new targets for improving standards in maths and English were announced last night in the wake of yesterday's comprehensive spending review.
Creationism should be tackled in science lessons, schools told
Published: 06 October 2007
The controversy over whether creationism should be addressed in science lessons has been reignited after a leading professor said teachers should treat the belief with respect.
Teachers to receive £5,000 incentive to retrain in physics
Published: 06 October 2007
Teachers will be offered a £5,000 "sweetener" if they opt to retrain in physics, maths or chemistry, the Government announced last night.
The Big Question: Should the Government impose a uniform policy on schools?
Published: 05 October 2007
Why are we asking this question today?
Public schools told to beware dangers of illegal drugs
Published: 04 October 2007
The headteachers of Britain's most expensive schools have been warned that the privileged backgrounds of their fee-paying students are not necessarily a protection against the "evil" of illegal drugs.
Leading article: Reading tests must be fit for purpose
Published: 04 October 2007
Sir Cyril Taylor, the chief executive of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, will this morning put his finger on an obvious problem with the Government's drive to improve literacy standards. In a keynote speech, he will argue that all secondary schools should make their pupils sit a reading test upon arrival, because the results of key stage two national curriculum tests cannot be trusted.
Leading article: Welcome advice on Israel
Published: 04 October 2007
The legal advice warning against a boycott of Israeli universities by the University and College Union (UCU) should be welcomed, and hopefully brings an end to this sorry episode. The fact that the likes of Anthony Lester QC need to remind the UCU of what its aims and objectives should be, let alone what constitutes discrimination, illustrates how foolhardy such a restriction on academic freedom would have been.
Independents go all-inclusive
Published: 04 October 2007
Diary of a Primary School Mum: 'There's a law of the playground – for parents'
Published: 04 October 2007
Mum's the word at my twins' primary school. It's like discovering a new species. "I'm not wearing any make-up today," whispered a fellow Reception-class mummy at 8.45am. "Can you tell?" "No," I shook my head vehemently, clamping a hand over my unbrushed teeth and shrinking into my pyjamas (hopefully) concealed by a baggy jumper.
Education Quandary
Published: 04 October 2007
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