Forum Brief: Conservative education proposals
Policy Consultation 24 April 2003
The Conservatives have fleshed out a radical set of education funding policies yesterday including plans to allow parents to start their own schools.
Forum Brief: Exam system
Policy Consultation 14 April 2003
The exam system in England and Wales is close to breakdown, a committee of MPs has warned.
Forum Brief: Ruthless staffing
Policy Consultation 4 April 2003
Education secretary Charles Clarke was last night under fire after he vowed to "take out" failing head teachers.
Forum Brief: Education league tables
Policy Consultation 3 April 2003
Trade unions have criticised ministers for the delay in producing "useless" league tables following last year's A Level results fiasco.
Forum Brief: GCSE exams
Policy Consultation 27 March 2003
Mike Tomlinson, who is in charge of government plans to overhaul the curriculum for students aged 14 to 19, has questioned the long term viability of the GCSE exam.
Forum Brief: School funding
Policy Consultation 27 March 2003
The government has announced an emergency bail-out of £28 million for the 36 local education authorities which this year received the lowest increase in education spending.
Forum Brief: School bullying
Policy Consultation 25 March 2003
Ministers have published a £470 million behaviour and attendance programme in a bid to crack down on school bullying.
Forum Brief: Aptitude tests
Policy Consultation 21 March 2003
Unconvinced by the ability of A Levels to distinguish strong and weak candidates, leading universities have unveiled a new admissions aptitude test in a bid to find the best students.
Forum Brief: A Level report
Policy Consultation 21 March 2003
The government's overhaul of the A Level system has failed to deliver significant improvements for students, a report by the education watchdog has said.
Forum Brief: Special schools
Policy Consultation 13 March 2003
The government has moved to reject claims that it is planning to close schools which cater for children with special needs.
Forum Brief: Further education pay deal
Policy Consultation 13 March 2003
Further education staff have secured a four per cent pay deal as part of a drive to lift salaries to the same level as teachers and lecturers in other areas
Forum Brief: A-Levels
Policy Consultation 10 March 2003
Demos has warned ministers against introducing a "son of the Gold standard" to replace the A Level.
Forum Brief: primary school targets
Policy Consultation 6 March 2003
Some primary schools may not hit government targets in English and mathematics next year, Charles Clarke conceded for the first time yesterday.
Forum Brief: Education targets
Policy Consultation 28 February 2003
The chief inspector of schools in England, David Bell, this week warned ministers to stop putting pressure on teachers to deliver better results.
Forum Brief: Term-time holidays
Policy Consultation 24 February 2003
Parents who take their children on holiday without permission during the school term could be fined as part of a government campaign to reduce truancy.
