We’ll speed up the rate of change in schools, says Gove
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, gave a warning yesterday that the pace of his school reforms would accelerate despite claims from headteachers that they will provoke a “climate of fear” in classrooms. Mr Gove told the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in Birmingham: “Lest anyone think we should slacken the pace of reform, let me reassure them: we have to accelerate.”
Soaring birth rate sparks schools ‘crisis’
The rising birth rate has left England needing about 2,000 new primary schools within the next three years, figures suggest.
Work contacts ‘cut dropout rate’
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
BBC News – Education & Family
Birth rate puts pressure on primary schools
The numbers of children at primary school are expected to rise by a fifth over the coming decade, official figures suggest.


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