XML Education NewsAcademy intakes 'less deprived'published Fri, Nov 28 2008 07:56 GMT
Academies are widening their social appeal, now drawing a less-deprived intake of pupils, says an annual report.
Grant targeted on poorer studentspublished Fri, Nov 28 2008 04:07 GMT
Better-off teenagers would lose out under plans to re-target Scottish education allowances at poorer students.
'Good results' for reading schemepublished Fri, Nov 28 2008 03:21 GMT
Struggling readers make "spectacular" improvements on a government-backed reading scheme, academics say.
Editorial: Universities paying price of fee cappingpublished Thu, Nov 27 2008 10:00 GMT
Perhaps understandably, the National Party chose to campaign with a policy of retaining the fee maxima cap, which places a maximum on what universities can charge on top of the Government's subsidy for each course. Labour was making...
Scottish Baccalaureates disputedpublished Thu, Nov 27 2008 06:33 GMT
Critics say new advanced qualifications in science and languages are an unnecessary move.
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