Posts on ‘January 13th, 2010’

Shropshire schools recorded their best ever GCSE results in the summer, new Government performance tables confirmed today.
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Students across Telford and Wrekin are celebrating after official confirmation that they have achieved the borough’s best ever GCSE results.
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Children’s lunchboxes remain full of unhealthy food, new research from Leeds University shows
What goes into your child’s lunchbox? Tell us here
The infamous Turkey Twizzler may have disappeared from the school canteen, but children who eat packed lunches are still eating junk food – supplied by their parents – according to new research published today.
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The government is to unveil its plans to give more support to parents and families facing breakdown.
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Only 1% of primary school pupil’s packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals in England, a study suggests.
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The number of schools in England reaching the exam benchmark for pupils has increased - as performance tables are published.
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Part-time students in England must be treated more fairly in the university loans and grants system, say new universities.
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Secondary school league tables: 247 schools face threat of closure over poor performance
One in 10 secondary schools in England failed to meet basic targets for GCSEs last summer and academies were disproportionately represented among the failing institutions, government statistics published today reveal.
The league tables show the number of academies in the government’s National Challenge programme, [...]

Hundreds of state schools are today shown as having at least one in ten of their pupils playing truant regularly.

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