How to fix accountability in school education
For some time now, accountability has become the buzzword in school education. Everyone seems to have suggestions about “fixing” education by holding teachers accountable for student test scores. But...
Dear students, here’s a surprising reason why you’re not doing well in school
A study that surveyed more than 7,500 high school and higher secondary school students in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has found that tobacco users are prone to poorer academic performance. It also proves...
Back to school health: college edition
Going away to college is a rite of passage in a young adult’s life. In addition to embarking on four years of study, students are forming new relationships (friends, classmates, professors, roommates and...
More than 150,000 children in England denied first choice of school
The proportion of children being denied a place at their first choice of secondary school has risen to the highest level since the start of the decade. As many as one in six pupils (16.6 per cent) did not...
Queen’s Speech: Grammar school expansion abandoned
The creation of a new wave of grammar schools in England has been ditched from the government's plans. The Queen's Speech says the government will "look at all options" for opening new schools, but that...
Not so good: London School of Economics among low-ranked UK varsities
A new official system that ranks UK universities according to their teaching quality has given the thumbs down to some of the most known centres of higher education – including those better known in...
School places pressure hits secondaries
The proportion of 11-year-olds offered a place at their first-choice secondary school in England is the lowest since 2010, official figures show. This year, 83.5% of applicants received offers from their...
Teacher sought for single-pupil school on Foula
A new head teacher is being sought for a single pupil school on a Scottish island described as being on the edge of the world. Jayne Smith is leaving Foula Primary, in Shetland, after three-and-a-half years...
Reading for pleasure falls after primary school years
Only one-third of teenage boys in the UK say they enjoy reading, a study by the National Literacy Trust suggests. The Trust found a significant drop in boys' reading enjoyment between the ages of eight and...
School crossing patrol staff fall by 23% in Wales
The number of school lollipop staff in Wales has fallen by almost a quarter in the past three years, figures show. As of March 2016, the number employed by local authorities fell by 170 to fewer than 600...