Primary school tests toned down
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Seven year olds in England will not have to sit national tests en masse next spring, the government is to announce.
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Â· Sats make English pupils most tested in the world  Â· Parents sceptical of league tables, GTC study finds
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A London secondary school is having to reduce its timetable because it cannot recruit enough teachers.
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GCSE candidates with hay fever are more likely to drop a grade between their mocks and final exams - research.
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A scheme to improve teaching at primary schools has had a "limited impact", a report 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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There is a warning that independent schools are stretching their lead among A-level students.
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The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the future of school tests.
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The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges.
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The basic academic abilities of Japanese elementary and junior high school students in science have been declining over the past few years, according to an international student assessment test released Wednesday.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on the changes happening in the new school year.
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Changes to GCSE coursework, designed to eliminate plagiarism, are announced by the assembly government.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework.
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Primary schools in England are sent resources to teach children to read using phonics.
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Report laments 'phrase book' standards Foreign language teaching in the UK's state schools has been reduced to "the sort of thing you find in a 'get by' phrase book", claims a doom-and-gloom report published yesterday.â¦
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The first comparison of test scores in charter schools and public schools shows charter school students often doing worse than students in regular public schools.
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A survey of academics suggests many believe university standards have been 'dumbed down' due to funding shortages.