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Education 'risk factors' listed

A study suggests a quarter of today's UK children are living in families with two or more risk factors to their educational development.

EMA replacement 'failing young'

A report suggests poor young students are dropping out of college because the government's bursary scheme is "inadequate".

Contest to boost reading for fun

The government is planning to create a national reading competition in England to encourage a love of books and boost children's literacy.

Dickens 'beyond' modern children

Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.

'More pupils not toilet trained'

Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained.

Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'

The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.

Pupils learn how to 'fail well'

A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.

Universities warned over access

The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

Academy school results 'inflated'

The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.

Children's access rights pledge

Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.

Union plea to delay exams change

Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.

Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.

University places go to colleges

Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.

Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.

Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.

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