Articles Tagged: pupils

Pupils at state-funded Catholic schools urged to sign anti-gay marriage petition

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 26, 2012

The Catholic Church is asking pupils to sign a petition and back a campaign against same-sex marriages

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Children are being illegally excluded from school, claims report

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 19, 2012

A report claims that some schools in England are illegally excluding pupils without going through the formal expulsion process.

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School asks former staff and pupils for help after forgetting where a time capsule was buried!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 13, 2012

Teachers at a school in South Yorkshire have been forced to track down former staff members after FORGETTING the location of a time capsule they buried in 1989!

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12-year-old girl sues school for Facebook privacy invasion

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 12, 2012

A 12-year-old girl is suing her school after teachers made her give them her Facebook password after they took exception to comments she had posted on the site.

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Pupils' hilarious exam answers

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 1, 2012

Wondering how your kids got on in their exams? Well a new website might reveal the answer – but be prepared for some crushing disappointment.

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What's the English Baccalaureate all about?

By Sue Hayward, Feb 23, 2012

My daughter's just reached the stage of choosing her GCSE options, and as if I didn't feel old enough having to remember to call them 'GCSE's', (as opposed to 'O-levels') there's now a new kid in town; the 'English Baccalaureate'.

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5,000 weak head teachers blighting children's futures, says Ofsted head

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 8, 2012

More than 5,000 weak head teachers are failing to do their jobs properly and blighting the futures of tens of thousands of pupils, the chief inspector of schools declared today.

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Does it matter what teachers wear?

By Glynis Kozma, Feb 2, 2012

Did you notice what your child's teacher was wearing today? Do you ever notice except on parents' night?

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