Forum Brief: Welsh schools report
Policy Consultation 22 January 2004
A committee appointed by the Welsh Assembly has recommended that testing for 11 and 14 year olds in Wales should be abolished
Forum Brief: Exam results
Policy Consultation 15 January 2004
The government has welcomed the latest set of exam results figures.Data published by the Department for Education showed that schools "facing challenging circumstances" improved by 2.8 per cent in the
Forum Brief: Higher Education Bill
Policy Consultation 8 January 2004
The government has published its long awaited Higher Education Bill.
NUT boycott vote hit by low turn out
Press Review 17 December 2003
NUT will not hold test boycott
News Article 16 December 2003
The National Union of Teachers has not garnered enough support from its members to hold a boycott of national tests for seven and 11-year-olds.
Forum Brief: NUT ballot results
Policy Consultation 16 December 2003
The National Union of Teachers has not garnered enough support from its members to hold a boycott of national tests for seven and 11-year olds.
Forum Brief: Primary school tables
Policy Consultation 4 December 2003
Headteachers have criticised new primary school league tables published today which aim to show the "value added" improvement each school makes to children.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Tuition fees
Policy Consultation 26 November 2003
Controversial plans to increase student tuition fees have been unveiled in the Queen's Speech.
Forum Brief: Inequality in schools
Policy Consultation 21 November 2003
Inequalities in Britain's schools have continued to grow under Labour, education watchdog Ofsted has said.
Clarke defends school tests
Press Review 21 November 2003
Forum Brief: Truancy Sweeps
Policy Consultation 19 November 2003
Education minister Ivan Lewis launched the latest round of coordinated national truancy sweeps on Wednesday.
Forum Brief: Teachers' pay
Policy Consultation 10 November 2003
The government has announced that teachers in England and Wales will receive a 2.5 per cent pay rise next year.
Forum Brief: NUT strike ballot
Policy Consultation 7 November 2003
The National Union of Teachers has given the go-ahead for a ballot on a boycott of next spring's national tests for seven and 11-year-olds in England.
NUT to vote on test boycott
Press Review 6 November 2003
NUT to ballot on test boycott
News Article 6 November 2003
The National Union of Teachers is to ballot members on a boycott of the government's national tests.
