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Pupils have lessons on the Queen

Primary school pupils in East London have special lessons to learn about the Queen, because so few have a grasp of the Diamond Jubilee.
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Babies to ‘teach’ pupils empathy

How a baby in class could help curb bullying and aggression
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SA ‘fails pupils on textbooks’

The South African government’s failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules.
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Summer school for less well-off primary pupils

Seventy thousand primary school leavers will take part in intensive two-week summer schools this year to keep them from falling behind during the six-week break.




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AUDIO: Pupils in China on studying overseas

Pupils in China talk to BBC reporter Jill McGivering and discuss the pressure students feel to study overseas and the benefits and disadvantages of furthering their education abroad.
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Headteachers vote to expel Michael Gove’s new reading tests for primary school pupils

Headteachers are planning to boycott two new literacy tests for primary school children, throwing the future of the tests into doubt.




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Headteachers vote to expel Gove’s new reading tests for primary school pupils

Headteachers are planning to boycott two new literacy tests for primary school children, throwing the future of the tests into doubt.




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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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Grammar schools ‘should have greater exam expectations of pupils’

Grammar schools should have greater expectations of their pupils when it comes to exam passes, according to a study published today.




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Pupils want more real-life maths

Maths lessons are seen as difficult, irrelevant and boring by about a third of teenagers, a survey suggests.
BBC News – Education & Family