Back to the future: How the iPad has recreated that 1950s feeling
The tablet device has become the electronic equivalent of a nanny and is helping families to come together in the living room like they did in the Fifties, the broadcasting regulator Ofcom claims.
AUDIO: CBI: More sandwich courses needed
The CBI wants to see more courses that enable students to earn while they learn.
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Ofsted admits rape row school errors
Schools watchdog Ofsted admits failings in its inspections at a Hampshire school criticised for its handling of a pupil’s rape claim.
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Michael Gove overspends on consultants at expense of pupils, says Labour
Michael Gove’s department is breaking its own agreed spending deals with the Treasury by going £114m over budget through its use of private-sector consultants and contractors, Labour claims.
‘Rethink university default’: CBI
The UK risks failing to close its “chronic skills gaps” by continuing to focus teenagers on the university “default route”, say business leaders.
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Traditional three-year university is not only path to top, CBI tells teenagers
Teenagers should be told to drop the idea that a traditional three-year university degree course is the only route to a top job, Britain’s businesses warn today.
Don’t eat in silence, urges campaign
Mealtime chatter helps boost children’s communication skills, suggests a study by the National Literacy Trust.
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Scaled down: State boarding school planned in countryside for inner-city pupils drops sixth form for now
Plans for a state boarding school for inner-city pupils in the heart of the Sussex countryside are being scaled down.
Neolithic ‘halls of the dead’ found
Two Neolithic “halls of the dead” discovered in Herefordshire are “the discovery of a lifetime”, according to archaeologists.
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Arrowhead find intrigues experts
An iron arrowhead uncovered during a dig at a ruined castle could be a clue to the site’s violent past.
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