Gove loses court ruling over cuts
Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.
BBC News – Education & Family
Warning over A-level reform plans
An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control.
BBC News – Education & Family
Education Secretary Michael Gove attacks low expectations over poorer students
Michael Gove today attacked a culture of low expectations which says poor children cannot be successful because of their background.
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Teachers balloted over academy plans
The Government is facing an increasing threat of widespread industrial action over its flagship academy programme.
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Teachers balloted over academies
Teachers at Birmingham primary schools are being balloted for strike action over plans for them to become academies, a union announces.
BBC News – Education & Family
Headteacher warning over pupils and technology
Parents must take responsibility for what their children watch online, amid concerns that youngsters are accessing inappropriate material such as pornography, headteachers warned today.
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Heads warn over smart phone porn
Parents must take greater responsibility for the material their children are accessing on computers and smart phones.
BBC News – Education & Family
Gove admits eight academies are on notice over failures
Labour demanded urgent action to ensure proper oversight of Britain’s growing number of academies yesterday as it emerged that the Government has issued warning notices to eight of the schools that they are under-performing.
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VIDEO: Warning over free school meals
Changes to the welfare system mean England’s poorest children could lose their entitlement to free school meals.
BBC News – Education & Family
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