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Case study: 'I held her wrists, not with any great force'
Cleared teacher welcomes changes to protect staff facing pupil allegationsThe education bill published tomorrow includes measures to protect teachers who face allegations from pupils.Teachers are...
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Bill gives heads powers to exclude violent pupils
Education bill gives teachers right to search pupils for forbidden items such as phones or pornographyHeadteachers will be given greater powers to exclude violent and aggressive pupils in a series of...
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Cribsheet 27.01.11
Education editor tries his hand at teaching – and it's all on filmThe education bill that starts its journey through the Commons today aims to entice other professionals into teaching. So the...
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Canadian woman is world's first Beatles graduate
Fab Four fan graduates from Liverpool Hope University with MA in The Beatles, Popular Music and SocietyQuiz: Would you pass a Beatles MA? Finally, there is a Beatles fan with a degree to prove it....
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Could Ketamine be used to treat depression?
Scientists at the University of Cambridge are investigating the possibility that Ketamine - a horse tranquiliser, used illegally as a class C hallucinogen - could be used medicinallyKetamine, famed for...
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Education bill lets government order closure of failing schools
Michael Gove's education bill allows the education secretary to instruct local councils to shut schools that are performing poorlyThe government will be given the power to direct local authorities to...
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Michael Gove on education bill - video
The education secretary outlines some of the proposals in his bill, focusing on boosting standards and improving pupil behaviour
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Student visa cuts will harm universities, ministers told
Education leaders say universities cannot afford to lose the fees of overseas studentsMinisters are putting the UK's world-class universities at risk with their plans to cut the number of visas awarded...
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Education bill gives ministers powers to order closure of schools
Michael Gove's bill enables education secretary to order council to close and give out warning notices to failing schoolsThe government will have more power to intervene in schools that are judged to...
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Charlie Gilmour among seven charged over student protests
Son of Pink Floyd guitarist charged with violent disorder and theft of a mannequin legCharlie Gilmour, the son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, was tonight charged with violent disorder and theft...
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Salinger: a burger-lover in the rye | Kathryn Hughes
As JD Salinger would have recognised, his letters show that Great Writers are not great all the timeIf you wanted to dream up a scenario to tickle a biographer's fancy, you couldn't do better than this...
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The Lover's Guide 3D – review
An update of the 1991 film, a sensible, explicit how-to for heterosexual couples. By Peter BradshawWhen, oh when, will the first 3D porn film arrive in cinemas? There's been talk of Gaspar Noé or Lars...
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To die like a king: new study says it's most dangerous job in history
Survey by Cambridge professor Manuel Eisner finds risk of death for kings between 600 and 1800AD was very highAnyone who has read Shakespeare knows this already, but a Cambridge professor has conducted...
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Three-year-old helps translate Jonathan Swift's letters to his poo poo ppt
Gulliver's Travels author and satirist used baby talk for coded intimacy in journal of lettersThe line "tis still terribly cold - I wish my cold hand was in the warmest place about you, young women"...
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Letters: Kettling can make protests boil over
I am concerned by the comments of Hugh Orde defending the practice of "hyper-kettling" and suggesting that the policing of future demonstrations could become "more extreme" (Orde warns of 'more...
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In praise of … the Mile End Group | Editorial
An outgrowth of Queen Mary, University of London, where Prof Peter Hennessy mixes high constitutional theory with low gossipThe establishment is notoriously rooted in SW1, and rarely glimpsed east of...
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Half of graduates 'ill-equipped for work'
Survey by recruitment website shows dissatisfaction at university education among recent graduates struggling to find jobsAlmost half of all recent graduates believe their university education did not...
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For social work's sake, get it together
Having two rival social work colleges battling for members can only be more damaging for the profession at a difficult time, says Jonathan CoxonThe very public feud between the British Association of...
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Students weigh up the two-year law degree | Alex Aldridge
Short intensive courses might seem attractive as a way of saving money, but they have drawbacksLoth to be outdone by accountants in the arena of spoiling fun, the legal profession has responded to...
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Student infighting harms our cause | Aaron Porter
We must focus on peaceful protests and engaging with politicians – not on the violent tactics of a hard-left minorityA couple of pieces on Comment is free over recent weeks have suggested that the...
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