Forum Brief: Tomlinson report
Policy Consultation 27 September 2002
Former chief inspector of schools, Mike Tomlinson, published his independent review into the A-Level results fiasco today.
Forum Brief: A-Level row
Policy Consultation 26 September 2002
Education secretary Estelle Morris has rejected claims that she has sought to pre-judge the Tomlinson inquiry into exam fixing.
Forum Brief: Replacing A Levels
Policy Consultation 23 September 2002
The future of the A Level system is in doubt after education secretary Estelle Morris said she would embark on a no-holds barred review of the exams system.
Forum Brief: A Level grades
Policy Consultation 18 September 2002
An exam board accused of downgrading this year's A level results has admitted to artificially lowering the grades of brighter pupils.
Forum Brief: Chief executive headteachers
Policy Consultation 18 September 2002
Schools minister David Miliband has floated the idea that state schools could be run by chief executives without teaching qualifications.
Forum Brief: Student help in the classroom
Policy Consultation 11 September 2002
David Blunkett is supporting the concept of employing students to do voluntary work in schools with hours spent in the classroom being balanced against student loans.
Forum Brief: School checks U-turn
Policy Consultation 5 September 2002
Estelle Morris last night apologised for a sharp u-turn allowing headteachers to give the green light to new teachers and classroom assistants even though they have not been security checked.
Forum Brief: Class Sizes
Policy Consultation 2 September 2002
Children taught in smaller classes are more likely to go to university and go on to earn higher salaries, researchers at the Centre for Economic Policy Research have claimed.
Forum Brief: School Closures
Policy Consultation 30 August 2002
Thousands of students are set to be sent home at the start of the new school year next week because of delays in vetting staff.
Forum Brief: GCSE results
Policy Consultation 22 August 2002
The latest GCSE results show no change in the overall pass rate.
'Stable' GCSE results published
News Article 22 August 2002
Following a week of questions over the quality of A level qualifications, the latest GCSE results show no change in the overall pass rate.
Forum Brief: Teacher training
Policy Consultation 8 August 2002
Applications for teacher training courses have increased by 18 per cent in a year, according to official statistics out yesterday.
Forum Brief: 'Dads and sons' campaign
Policy Consultation 7 August 2002
Ministers and bosses are backing a "dad and sons" campaign to give fathers extra time off work to help with their son's schoolwork.
Forum Brief: School visit guidelines
Policy Consultation 6 August 2002
The government has unveiled new guidlines to protect children on school trips - warning that more must be done to ensure that potential risks to pupils are fully assessed before
Forum Brief: Teacher statistics
Policy Consultation 5 August 2002
The number of teachers at work in England has hit a 20 year high, according to statistics out today.
