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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:41:16 GMT
Big jump in top GCSE exam grades
There has been the biggest annual rise since 1990 in the proportion of GCSE exams awarded the best grades.
Results show regional variations
The first breakdown of results in England's GCSE entries reveals regional differences, with the North East and London doing well.
Languages still slipping at GCSE
Fewer people are taking modern languages and fewer GCSEs have been taken overall, results from the exam boards show.
Schools keen to pass 30% target
Many secondary schools will be discovering whether they have beaten a new government GCSE target.
Pushy parents can act as agents
Parents can now act as agents to handle their children's university applications - and then turn up for the interviews too.
Decline in number of childminders
The number of childminders in England has continued falling in the face of increasing regulation.
No quick exit from GCSE challenge
Even if GCSE results this week raise schools above the 30% threshold, they can remain in the National Challenge programme.
US to back 21st century learning
The US Congress backs plans to bring technological advances from the business world into the classroom.
University used in Nigerian scam
The name of Liverpool Hope University is being used in an internet scam in Nigeria.
Cash for youth diversity projects
Children's Minister Beverley Hughes allocates £4.5m to programmes to unite youngsters from different backgrounds.
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Twin triumphs
Three sets of twins celebrate 48 A* and A grades
More pressure
New target hanging over hundreds of schools.
Quads celebrate
University and A-level success for awesome foursome
Sats 'shambles'
What next for England's troubled testing system?
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Teacher concerns over school CCTV
Many teachers say they are concerned about "hidden" surveillance cameras located in their schools.
Sats marking contract is scrapped
The contract between exams authority the QCA and troubled marking firm ETS is ended by "mutual consent".
'Bravest' students do not cheat
The most courageous students are least likely to cheat in class, US researchers say.
A-level results show big divide
Exam boards have given a regional breakdown of A-level results for England for the first time, showing big differences.
Thousands call university hotline
Record numbers of students call the university admissions line after receiving their A-level results.
Bosses say education is worse
Senior managers say education has declined over the last 10 years, despite record exam results.
Revival hopes for 'stem' subjects
A growing number of students are taking maths and science A-levels, prompting hopes of a revival.
NI students top of A-level class
A-Level students in Northern Ireland once again outperform their counterparts in England and Wales.
Delay 'likely' for school tables
As Key Stage 3 test results in England are announced, the schools minister says marking problems will delay league tables.
Student debt 'could top £17,500'
A survey suggests the average student will face debts of more than £17,500 by the time they leave university.
Oxford delays on A* grade offers
Oxford University will not make offers of places based on the higher A* grade at A-level when it is first introduced.
Children 'bullied over brands'
Brands are more influential to children than the opinion of their own friends, says research from a teachers' union.
CBI wants more pupils in science
British business leaders want brighter teenagers to be "opted in" to taking three separate science subjects.
Graduate jobs market strong
The graduate jobs market seems to be holding firm, with the lowest graduate unemployment rate for five years.
What future for schools?
Mike Baker considers the big picture of where schools should be heading in the future.
Tests - do we still need them?
Mike Baker considers whether the "high stakes" testing regime is still needed.
Future of league tables
Mike Baker says it is hard to see how performance tables can be published on the basis of this year's school tests.
Was there ever a golden age?
Digging for hope
English teenagers help African village build classrooms
'Try teaching' scheme booming
A scheme that gets American graduates to try teaching in tough areas before other careers is proving a hit.
When pupils are too shy to learn
"Invisible children" too shy to put up their hands could be helped by a scheme to boost their social skills.
Multiple difficulty?
Why multiple choice exams trouble dyslexics
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