Week of education setbacks ends with damning report on English teaching
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Damning reports by a government watchdog identified serious failings in teaching at primary and secondary schools yesterday, rounding off an embarrassing week for Ruth Kelly, the new Secretary of State for ...
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The state of the anti-truancy strategy in England will be under review as latest figures are published.
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More schools in England were judged to be failing last year - but as a proportion,  fewer were in such trouble.
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The United Kingdom has slipped significantly down the world education league, particularly in maths, a report said yesterday. In the second round of tests conducted by the Programme
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on the changes happening in the new school year.
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Recruitment figures for teacher training courses suggest shortfalls in key subjects such as maths.
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The report detailing the numerous failings in this year's English tests process is highly critical.
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The government is accused underplaying  the science teacher shortage in England's schools.
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Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.
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The report on the failures in this year's English tests is highly critical.
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Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.
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Standards in basic maths and reading among seven-year olds in England show no improvement, while fewer attain expected writing skills.
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The go-go for-profit education sector starts to lose momentum.
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This week the Ministry of National Education began expelling students who violated the law banning religious symbols from public schools.
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A Â£45bn scheme to modernise England's secondary schools has fallen further behind target.
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The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by last week's tsunamis across the Indian Ocean.
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One in 10 secondary schools in England were judged "inadequate" by school inspectors, a report is to say.