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  No more Yes, Sir. Calling teachers by their first names

  When I asked my seven-year-old daughter what she did at school today she replied, "I practised my...

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  Children's Commissioner calls for schools that illegally exclude pupils to face fines

  Apr 24th, 2013

  Thousands of pupils are being illegally excluded from schools, sometimes to hoodwink Ofsted...

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  First evidence of horse meat found in school burgers

  Feb 22nd, 2013

  The first evidence of horse meat in burgers in a school kitchen has been found at a school in North...

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  The House Dad Chronicles: It's time to get all our kids cooking at school

  Feb 16th, 2013

  My mother never taught me to cook, based largely on the fact she wasn't much of a cook herself. But...

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  Children could be taught in a PUB because of lack of school places

  Dec 10th, 2012

  Pupils in Barking could end up having their lessons in a PUB after the scrapping of the school...

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  Victoria Beckham checks out London schools ahead of rumoured move to UK

  Dec 3rd, 2012

  Posh Spice Victoria Beckham has been spotted checking out private schools in the UK, fuelling yet...

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  Homework is a waste of time, says study

  Nov 29th, 2012

  A new study suggests homework does not help children get better grades in school

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  Head teachers blacklist and block disruptive under-fives from their schools

  Nov 7th, 2012

  Head teachers alienate, denigrate and discriminate against certain types of parents to prevent them...

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  How will the change from GCSEs to the English Bac affect children currently studying?

  So. It's goodbye GCSEs and hello English Baccalaureate. It's goodbye to continually assessed...

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