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Oxfordshire could be first to open new grammar schools if the ban is lifted

11/08/2016 - 10:55

Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member for education Melinda Tilley has said that she would immediately write to Education Secretary Justine Greening if the ban on opening new grammar schools is lifted.

Lifting ban on grammar schools could make teacher recruitment crisis worse

11/08/2016 - 10:44

Lifting the ban on new grammar schools in the UK should not be given the green light without considering the impact on the teacher recruitment crisis, a recruitment expert has warned.

Sleeping patterns could affect educational gender gap, research suggests

11/08/2016 - 10:08

The different sleeping patterns of boys and girls could be influencing the educational gender gap, according to new research.

Positive pupil-teacher relationships play ‘important role’ in pupil wellbeing

10/08/2016 - 10:54

A positive pupil-teacher relationship can boost good behaviour and improve wellbeing in young people, a new study suggests.

New scheme to give children free arts and culture trips

10/08/2016 - 10:29

A new government scheme will give children free access to a wide range if cultural activities, including trips to theatres and galleries.

Nick Gibb gets expanded brief in DfE reshuffle

10/08/2016 - 10:07

Nick Gibb has been given an expanded ministerial brief as the Minister of State for School Standards following a Department for Education (DfE) reshuffle.

Record number of Scottish pupils get university place

09/08/2016 - 10:52

Exam results day in Scotland has seen more students receive a university place than in any previous year.

4,000 children excluded a year for racial abuse

09/08/2016 - 10:36

4,000 children a year are excluded from schools in England for racially abusing their peers, according to analysis by the New Schools Network.

Plan to end ban on new grammar schools faces cross party opposition

09/08/2016 - 09:59

Potential plans to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools in England are likely to face cross party opposition in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Fresh hopes for historic Cumbrian school to reopen

08/08/2016 - 11:28

Trustees at St Bees School say there are three possibilities that could reopen the independent school which controversially closed in July last year, after 432 years.

Huge demand for Glasgow free meals summer schemes

05/08/2016 - 10:02

Two schools in Glasgow have been overwhelmed with the demand for a scheme which saw them stay open to feed children over the summer holidays.

Over half of university applicants miss predicted grades

04/08/2016 - 12:38

Just over half of English 18 year-olds applying to go to university missed their predicted A-level grades by two or more grades, according to analysis from UCAS.