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20/02/2014

Cambridge academics call for more women professors - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26259644

More than 50 Cambridge University academics are calling for a different way of making senior appointments to tackle the lack of female professors.

20/02/2014

Parents should make time to plant seeds, look at the stars, make a tent, walk in a woodland or make a model with their children, head teachers suggest - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26258167

Parents should make time to plant seeds, look at the stars, make a tent, walk in a woodland or make a model with their children, head teachers suggest.

20/02/2014

An increasing number of young people with mental health problems in England are being treated on adult psychiatric wards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26255533

An increasing number of young people with mental health problems in England are being treated on adult psychiatric wards, it emerges.

19/02/2014

The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 125,000 to 2.34 million in the three months to December, according to the latest estimates - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26255696

UK unemployment drops by 125,000 to 2.34 million, with the rate now at 7.2%, the Office for National Statistics says.

19/02/2014

Britain's deaf children are being "failed by the education system", a new study suggests - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26240043

UK education is neglecting the needs of deaf children, many of whom have major reading difficulties, according to new research.

19/02/2014

More than two thirds of 14-17-year-olds believe negative portrayals of teenagers in the media are affecting their job prospects - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26230410

More than two thirds of 14-17-year-olds believe negative portrayals of teenagers in the media are affecting their job prospects, a survey suggests.

18/02/2014

Shanghai visit for minister to learn maths lessons - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26228234

England's education minister is to visit China to see why children there are so much better at maths than their UK counterparts.

18/02/2014

Universities have been told they could be breaching consumer law by preventing students from graduating because of minor debts other than tuition fees - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26243528

Universities have been told they could be breaching consumer law by preventing students from graduating because of minor debts.

18/02/2014

University lecturers are threatening a marking boycott that would disrupt final exams and stop the assessment of coursework, in an escalation of industrial action over pay - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26227573

University lecturers threaten a marking boycott that would disrupt final exams and stop coursework assessment, in an escalation of action over pay.

14/02/2014

Forum and wiki where students share academic and social knowledge and experiences. Includes study help, choosing a university, careers, and life - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/

Find interactive study and revision tools for GCSE, A-level, SQA, IB and university, plus busy message boards for choosing a university, finding careers advice, getting relationship help and all aspects of student life. 1,358,916 students are already part of our vibrant community - come along and jo...

14/02/2014

Schools make 'tactical exam appeals' to boost scores - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26173838

Schools are lodging tactical appeals over borderline exam results in a bid to boost their results, the exams regulator says.

14/02/2014

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