Posts on ‘November 18th, 2009’

Gordon Brown announces more help for unemployed young people and recent graduates to find work and training.
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Three quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students because of delays to loans, suggests a BBC survey.
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An education watchdog warns that radical changes planned for the school curriculum could turn out to be superficial.
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New curriculum introduces compulsory sex education for the first time

Ed Balls is to publish a new curriculum for all primary schools which will reorganise traditional subject areas into “thematic” headings and introduce compulsory sex education for the first time, under plans set out in the Queen’s speech today.
The wide-ranging children, schools and families bill will [...]

India is falling behind countries such as China in its attempts to teach more of its people to speak English, a report says.
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Plans in the Queen’s Speech to guarantee rights for parents over children’s schooling could end in court cases, warn head teachers.
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Officials are forced to apologise for bringing a truancy prosecution against a boy who suffered from a phobia of school.
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Four pupils have been expelled from one of Britain’s top public schools after being caught with drugs, it was disclosed today.

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Hardship funds handed out as Student Loans Company fails to deliver cash while giving £2m in bonuses to its own bosses
Most universities in England have been forced to hand out emergency cash to students hit by the severe delays affecting this year’s loans and grants, a survey has found.
Three-quarters of universities polled said they [...]

Major websites are criticised for not adopting a help button for children to report concerns about grooming and bullying.
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