Forum Brief: School funding
Policy Consultation 17 July 2003
Charles Clarke has outlined plans to overhaul school spending to avoid a repeat of this year's cash crisis.
Forum Brief: Tomlinson report
Policy Consultation 16 July 2003
Former chief inspector of schools Mike Tomlinson has published his report into the future of England's exam system.
Forum Brief: Citizenship classes
Policy Consultation 3 July 2003
Schools have failed to get to grips with new citizenship classes, inspectors have found.
Forum Brief: Academic streaming
Policy Consultation 2 July 2003
A study released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Unesco has said that academic selection and the streaming of pupils into different ability groups harms educational achievement.
McAvoy defeats rebels
Press Review 27 June 2003
McAvoy slams NUT executive
News Article 25 June 2003
A row over his employment contract has prompted NUT chief Doug McAvoy to launch a bitter attack on members of his own executive.
Forum Brief: School funding
Policy Consultation 6 June 2003
Charles Clarke has promised a two-year cash settlement this autumn that would guarantee every school enough extra money to meet rising costs.
Forum Brief: School funding
Policy Consultation 22 May 2003
More than 3000 teachers will lose their jobs because of the funding crisis in Britain's schools, according to a survey in the Times.
Forum Brief: Education funding
Policy Consultation 2 May 2003
Charles Clarke has today published an analysis of Local Education Authority budgets for 2003-04.
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: Teachers' contracts
Policy Consultation 7 April 2003
Teachers' contracts are set for a radical overhaul by ministers despite opposition from trade unions.
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: 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: Council tax increases
Policy Consultation 3 March 2003
Many local authorities are imposing huge council tax increases from next month because of a shortfall education funding from central government, reports today's Times.
