Maths tests 'putting off pupils'
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Too many maths tests from the age of seven are damaging pupils' enthusiasm and knowledge, a report says.
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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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Poorer children are not more likely to take up a school place allocated through a  lottery, researchers say.
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Officials in some high-immigrant school districts are threatening to defy a federal law that requires all children to take the same reading tests, even those struggling to learn English.
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Number of children taught in schools with more than 2,000 pupils has trebled since Labour came to power
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Some schools are breaking the law in the way they admit pupils, with poorer families being discriminated against despite the introduction of new admission guidelines, the government said Wednesday.
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A report suggests maths A-levels have become easier and no longer stretch the brightest pupils.
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GCSE coursework has been hit by league tables, targets and performance pay, the exams watchdog says.
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Recruitment figures for teacher training courses suggest shortfalls in key subjects such as maths.
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Primary schoolchildren in England fail to produce better academic results than their Western counterparts even though they start school at an earlier age and are subjected to more tests, a leading educational study said Friday.
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, say two new government reports released Thursday.
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Schools face a shortage of maths and English teachers next year after new figures show a dramatic drop in the number of teacher trainee applicants
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Fears over exploitation of rules for dyslexic pupils as number of students given extra time increases
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Head teachers warn the GCSE exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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Schools will still face a teaching shortfall when new figures are announced, a teachers' group says.
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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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A primary school whose test results were quashed  for alleged cheating denies having  done anything wrong.