Wednesday 14 March 2012
The prestigious university consortium – the Russell Group – has captured four new university members. York, Durham, Exeter and Queen Mary’s, University of London have joined such institutions as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and the LSE within the Russell Group … Read more
Friday 24 February 2012
GCSEs in four key subjects are to be made tougher. Exams watchdog Ofqual wants changes to English literature, maths, history and geography GCSEs to ensure students cover the full breadth of the subjects. Education Secretary Michael Gove has suggested some … Read more
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Surging birth rates put pressure on primary school places. More than 450,000 additional primary school places will be needed in England by 2015 as schools face pressure from rising birth rates, new government figures have revealed. The pressure on schools … Read more
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Nearly 90% of secondary schools in England met a revised government target for GCSE results in new league tables published today. In a white paper published last year, the coalition raised the basic target for schools to a threshold of … Read more