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last updated: Jul 04 2008 12:54 PM
- Delays hit pupils' test results
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.
- Call for better 'global literacy'
Many children in England are being denied a schooling in global events, a survey for an educational charity says.
- Jewish school is cleared of bias
A Jewish school is cleared of racially discriminating against an 11-year-old boy it refused to admit.
- Call for sex lessons at age four
Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.
- Sats stress 'blamed on schools'
Ed Balls says schools in England should not be stressing their young pupils over national tests.
- School challenge money 'misused'
Head teachers accuse ministers of misallocating public funding to raise standards in England's schools.
- Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
- Physics teacher shortage warning
One in four secondary schools in England does not have any specialist physics teachers, says a survey.
- Extra money for science centres
Scotland's four science centres receive £250,000 of extra funding, to improve the skills of primary teachers.
- Happy Days for birthday boy Balls
Jackie Storer joins the guests as schools secretary Ed Balls celebrates his department's first birthday with "the Fonz".
- School's out
Stretch limos and tiaras hit the UK for Prom Nights
- Mike Baker
Can Diplomas really be academic and vocational?
- Going up
What makes a school fail and what can be done
- Nanny checks
Few nannies or childminders have been inspected
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