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Posts on ‘January 16th, 2009’
Handout over exam failures
Scotland’s reputation for educational excellence in jeopardy
Scotland risks losing its reputation for educational excellence, according to a landmark study published today.
The three-year study by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) found that too many pupils were underachieving in the country’s schools. It blamed varying standards for a worrying lack of progression among pupils in the later stages of primary and early [...]
New visa rules that require footballers to pass a language assessment could jeopardise future deals
January is a stressful month for British football managers. Under the rules of the UK’s Football Association (FA), they have 31 days in which to buy new players and sell old ones. And changed immigration rules, which came into effect in the autumn, could raise managers’ blood pressure even further by the time the transfer [...]
Doreen Lawrence opposes NUS reforms
Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, has been drawn into a political row in the National Union of Students over black representation in a proposed new structure for the organisation.
The president, Wes Streeting, wants to push through radical reforms to the way the NUS is governed at an extraordinary conference on Tuesday.
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On-the-job training too complicated for employers and wastes money, say MPs
A powerful committee of MPs have today accused the government of spending millions of pounds on qualifications employers do not want and do not understand.
The current system of training is “impenetrable to everyone apart from possibly a few civil servants and a handful of academics”, said MPs on the cross-party innovation, universities and skills select [...]
School tables
School tables
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Reskilling ‘priority in downturn’
Reskilling workers who lose their job in the economic downturn must be the government’s priority, MPs say.
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Scots schools urged to do better
A landmark report says Scotland’s education system has to improve after findings suggest pupils should be performing better.
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School tables: Comment by Richard Garner, Education Editor
It almost goes without saying that the 2009 secondary school exam league tables are more comprehensive than ever before.
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The Top 50 Independent Schools at A-level*
*The school point score is devised through a new system introduced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, the Government’s exams watchdog. Under it, equal weight is given for a general and vocational A-level with 270 points awarded for an A-grade pass, 240 for a B, 210 for a C, 180 for a D, 150 [...]