Truancy levels rise
Press Review 26 October 2007
The latest truancy figures have indicated a four per cent rise in the number of pupils taking at least a day off school.
Brown attacked over school surplus grab
News Article 24 October 2007
Conservative leader David Cameron has attacked the prime minister over plans to claim back surpluses from school budgets.
A-levels 'face axe'
Press Review 24 October 2007
The Times and Telegraph lead on news that A-levels could be scrapped within six years.
A-levels and diplomas
Policy Consultation 23 October 2007
ePolitix.com Stakeholders comment on Ed Balls' announcement that diplomas could become the "qualification of choice for young people".
Balls extends A-level lifespan
News Article 23 October 2007
The schools secretary has announced an extension of the use of A-levels until at least 2013.
MPs seek to save school budgets
Press Review 23 October 2007
A cross-party group of MPs has launched a campaign against government plans to claw back unspent money from school budgets.
Concern over GCSE results
Press Review 19 October 2007
The Telegraph reports on official figures which reveal that almost 350,000 teenagers left school without five good GCSEs, including maths and English.
MPs warn over academies cost
Press Review 18 October 2007
The Commons public accounts committee has published a report criticising the financial controls at academy schools.
Schools failing poorer children
Press Review 18 October 2007
The chief inspector of schools published her annual report yesterday, saying that more than 200,000 young people aged 16 to 18 have virtually no hope of finding work after leaving school with no qualifications.
Academy programme expensive, say MPs
News Article 18 October 2007
The government's academies programme has been expensive but is producing some good results, MPs have said.
Ofsted criticises half of schools
News Article 17 October 2007
Half of secondary schools in England do not provide a good education, Ofsted has said.
Tests 'pressure' primary pupils
News Article 12 October 2007
The government has rejected claims that primary school pupils are "over-tested" after a new report raised concerns about the pressure being put on them.
Under fives failing, figures show
Press Review 12 October 2007
Government figures show that 40 per cent of children struggle to write their own name by the age of five, the Times reports on its front page.
Denham attacks university recruitment
Press Review 11 October 2007
Leading universities have come under attack from ministers for recruiting the "vast majority of students from a small minority of society".
Universities' school links urged
Press Review 10 October 2007
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