UK study says children starting school too early
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Starting school at the age of four is "stressful" to children and does not help their education, according to a major review of English primary schools which also concluded kids take too many tests too early.
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Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
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A watchdog warns many vulnerable children may not be receiving suitable or cost-effective education.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As children get ready to head back to the classroom, a new study finds school absenteeism is higher among overweight kids.
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A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet GCSE targets but things are improving.
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Sending children to nursery school gives them a major head start in the three Rs, research reveals today. The government-backed study will be welcomed by working parents who spend up to Â£900 a month on nurseries and playgroups.
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Researchers suggest spring is likely to arrive early in the UK.
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Schools alone cannot improve the achievement of pupils from poor backgrounds, a report says.
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A study suggests 34,000 children could be learning out of school - but warns on lack of reliable information.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at the extent of school failure in England.
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Figures taking pupils' socio-economic backgrounds into consideration are misleading, say researchers
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One in three adults in the UK regrets not having got better qualifications while they were at school, research finds.
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A leading educational psychologist says fewer pupils are having problems about starting school.
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Evidence suggests some schools in England are breaking the law on pupil admissions, ministers say.
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Children who do not get enough sleep  are more likely to be overweight than those who get more,  according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more  than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
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Britain's higher education system is expanding less rapidly than that of many of its economic competitors, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warns.