School creativity 'needs support'
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Creativity in schools needs to be taken "far more seriously" by the government, says a report from MPs.
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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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In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It's teaching youngsters the neglected art of writing with a fountain pen.
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Want to get a peek at the future of education? Well, take a look, because the School of the Future is now. But some experts say too much reliance on technology can impede the critical-thinking skills of students.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers whether early years pressures can be counter-productive.
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Schools will still face a teaching shortfall when new figures are announced, a teachers' group says.
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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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Mike Baker considers what has driven improvement in England's specialist secondary schools.
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Schools for children with special needs should not close unless provision is improving, the government says.
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Pupils have made improvements in maths but there has been little progress in writing, official figures show.
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New specialist schools are being tried in England - focusing on helping children with learning difficulties.
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A curriculum shake-up will see children spending more time learning through play at primary school.
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TeachersÃÂÃÂ misconceptions might be preventing bright state-educated pupils from applying to Oxford and Cambridge University, according to a survey for an educational charity.
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Carol Brody, an elementary school guidance counselor, has some advice for those wonder why educators are frustrated. "They should walk for one hour in a teacher's shoes," Brody said, "and then you wouldn't hear those criticisms from them again."
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Science & environment: Primary schools could be fitted with science labs and teachers paid more money under new proposals.
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Schools grapple with degree to which they're responsible for social, as well as academic, skills.
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By Gregory Ramey Cox News Service  DAYTON, Ohio -- Many of our children have just started a new school year, and parents are trying to figure out how to help their students be academically successful.