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Cribsheet daily 05.01.11
What will students do next?Let's begin with a roundup of student news in the wake of the release of footage of Charles and Camilla's car being er, hit, by a few individuals media reports are labelling...
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New Huckleberry Finn edition censors 'n-word'
Alabama publisher says expurgation of more than 200 'hurtful epithets' will counter 'pre-emptive censorship' that has seen Mark Twain's classic dropped from curriculaA new US edition of Mark Twain's...
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Grammar school ban must end, Ann Widdecombe urges
Bright poor children deserve a more rigorous education than some comprehensives can deliver, says former Tory ministerAnn Widdecombe today urged the Conservatives to lift their ban on new grammar...
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Clegg defends tuition fee rise and turns fire on Labour
Parties on campaign trail in Oldham East and Saddleworth as Lib Dem leader tries to link Woolas case to opposition's recordNick Clegg today moved to defuse the tuition fee controversy that threatens to...
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One school in 10 is now an academy
200 schools have taken on academy status since Michael Gove pushed through legislation to speed up processMore than one in 10 secondary schools in England is now an academy, double the number under the...
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University admissions by constituency: are yours up or down?
New data shows exactly how many students attend university by constituency and local authority in England and Wales. See how yours does• Get the dataNew figures show a huge rise in the number of young...
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Cribsheet 06.01.11
Academies: Speed isn't everything, Mr GoveWell, you can't say he hasn't done it. Michael Gove said he would fast-track academies, and fast-track them he has, doubling the number in operation since the...
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A hypocritical frenzy over the Camilla 'attack' | Laurie Penny
The real violence against protesters such as Alfie Meadows is apparently nothing next to Camilla's light poke in the ribsWhile children are having their heads broken outside the seat of government,...
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School dinner lady was unfairly sacked
Carol Hill, who was dismissed after telling a couple their daughter had been bullied, wins tribunal caseA school dinner lady who was sacked after telling a couple that their seven-year-old daughter had...
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Should schools ban nose studs?
They're against uniform policy, insists a headteacher. It's a human rights issue, retorts an enraged mum. Just how strict do we want school rules to be?Here's a bit of bother. A defiant mum is refusing...
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Scottish Tory minister David Mundell hit by key lime pie
No complaint to police over incident in university town of St Andrews during protests over education cutsThe junior Scotland Office minister was hit with a key lime pie after being picketed at the...
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Letters: Homophobic bullies have not gone away
It's encouraging that Eric Anderson's study is showing some positive changes in attitudes (The kissing game, Education, 4 January) but the reality is there's still some way to go before the "common...
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Estelle Morris calls for GCSEs to be taken at 14
Former education secretary says move would make pupils suited to practical courses less likely to drop out of school or collegeThousands more pupils would stay in school past the age of 16 if they took...
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Why I home school my children | Deborah St Cyr
Schools are too ready to repeat a 'black boys are failing' mantra and expose them to low expectationsThis week, pupils across the country are heading back to school after the Christmas break. But my...
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Students could end academic education at 14
70 technical colleges could be built before next election, allowing students to choose vocational training earlyStudents will be able to leave academic education at 14 in favour of vocational training...
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Cribsheet 07.01.11
New figures show that one in six secondary schools is now in deficitNewly released Department for Education figures show that one in six secondary schools in England is now in deficit. Nearly 2,000...
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Sharon Shoesmith says spending cuts will cost children their lives
Haringey's former director of children's services, said the cuts translate to higher riskSpending cuts will increase the risk of more child protection tragedies like that of Baby P, the former...
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Michael Gove condemns charities' 'don't touch' warning to teachers
The education secretary said telling teachers to avoid physical contact with students was 'playing to a culture of fear'Education secretary Michael Gove today condemned children's charities for telling...
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Britain's first Hindu free school puts meditation on the timetable
Leicester primary is among first wave of free schools - and comes with vegetarian kitchen and yoga classesThe school day will begin at 8am with meditation and most learning will be over by lunch –...
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Universities must cut private schools intake, says Simon Hughes
Colleges are 'failing miserably' to reflect society, according to the Liberal Democrat deputy leaderUniversities should drastically limit their intake of privately educated pupils if they want to...
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