Teachers leader slams primary tests
News Article 20 May 2005
Research has shown that ministers have "grossly exaggerated" improvements in primary school performance.
Failing secondary schools on the rise
Press Review 17 May 2005
The number of secondary schools being failed by Ofsted is continuing to rise, according to new figures published yesterday.
Issue of the day: Education
News Article 21 April 2005
Party spokesmen debate the future of the education system.
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Twigg details new schools management system
News Article 9 March 2005
Education minister Stephen Twigg has set out government plans for a "new relationship with schools".
Tories pledge school curriculum review
News Article 6 March 2005
A future Tory administration would conduct an immediate root and branch review of the national curriculum, Michael Howard has said.
Watchdog warns of gang culture in schools
Press Review 1 March 2005
A new Ofsted report reveals head teachers' fears of a growing gang culture in schools.
Ofsted warns on gang culture in schools
News Article 1 March 2005
Around 40 per cent of schools have reported incidents of pupils bringing weapons into the playground or classroom, Ofsted has reported.
Specialist schools outperform rivals
News Article 16 February 2005
The government has welcomed a report which says pupils studying at specialist schools get better GCSE results than their peers at non-specialist schools.
Specialist schools lead exam success
Press Review 16 February 2005
Exam results are improving faster in specialist schools than their comprehensive counterparts, according to an Ofsted evaluation released today.
Ofsted warns on school complacency
Press Review 3 February 2005
Ofsted's annual report, published yesterday, revealed that more than one in 10 schools is failing to improve.
School inspection
Policy Consultation 2 February 2005
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the National Union of Teachers, the Institute of Education and the Secondary Heads Association.
More schools are failing, says inspector
News Article 2 February 2005
Ofsted has detailed a sharp rise in the number of failing schools and an increase in truancy among 11 to 16-year-olds.
School discipline
Policy Consultation 24 January 2005
Comment from NASUWT and the Secondary Heads Association.
Kelly looks for consensus on education standards
News Article 20 January 2005
In her first Commons appearance as education secretary, Ruth Kelly has indicated her support for a cross-party determination to drive up school standards.
