Chalk Talk: How to stop exam cheats – keep examiners and teachers apart
05 January 2012 12:00 AM
A new word appears to have entered the world of education jargon – webalogue.
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'How we started a new school from scratch'
05 January 2012 12:00 AM
Langley Hall took just months to set up under the Government's free schools scheme. Apart from that, it's like any other primary – only better, claim its founders. Richard Garner pays a visit
Sue Mortimer: 'Rose Hill Primary was like a ship without a rudder'
15 December 2011 12:00 AM
When Sue Mortimer took over as head, Rose Hill Primary was in special measures. Now it's the most improved school in the country. She tells Richard Garner how she did it
The London school using i to explore the world
14 December 2011 09:26 AM
Stefano Hatfield went to Woolwich Polytechnic to find out why it buys 600 copies a week
Chalk Talk: Lesson one - don't pay too much attention to the Government
08 December 2011 12:00 AM
To the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust conference in Birmingham, where headteachers were told that they should not take the Government's education reforms too seriously. The exhortation came from Sir Ken Robinson, the international expert on promoting creativity in education, who said that if they wait for government reforms to raise standards, many of their pupils will miss out because they will have left school.
Stephen Twigg: 'I worry that Gove has put all his eggs in one basket'
08 December 2011 12:00 AM
Labour's education spokesman Stephen Twigg may have pledged not to close down Michael Gove's free schools, but the Government's education policies deserve little more than a C minus, the former Schools Minister tells Richard Garner
Chalk Talk: Jade Goody may have been lacking an education, but she knew its value
01 December 2011 12:00 AM
Our education leaders do choose some surprising role models these days. First it was the new chief schools inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, likening his role as a headteacher to that of Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry and the Man With No Name" films.
Ashton-on-Mersey school: Out of the lecture hall and into the classroom
01 December 2011 12:00 AM
Ashton-on-Mersey school in Greater Manchester is at the forefront of a scheme that sees trainee teachers learning on the job – and giving pupils extra support.
Steve Iredale: 'One day for the country against damage that will last the rest of our lives'
28 November 2011 12:00 AM
The current proposals are a cynical tax on teachers to reduce the deficit
Chalk Talk: 'Trying not to make a drama out of an arts funding crisis'
24 November 2011 12:00 AM
To the Royal Opera House, for its launch of its education programme for the year ahead. A dominant theme was what its director of education, Paul Reeve, describes as the "unintended consequences" of government policies, which are likely to put the squeeze on things like ballet and opera. For instance, a survey of schools has shown that 57 out of the 95 who replied were planning a cut in music provision during the next 12 months.
Boxing academy gives excluded pupils a chance to channel their anger
17 November 2011 12:00 AM
Terry had been excluded from two mainstream schools by the age of 11. He had even been forced to leave two units for excluded youngsters after bringing a knife on to the premises. His last chance was the Boxing Academy – an innovative project for young people in Hackney and Haringey, north London – which has already secured the attention of Government advisers as they strive to offer a better chance of permanent education for youngsters who would otherwise be prey to gang culture on the streets.
Chalk Talk: The awards that celebrate the best in British schools – not forgetting the dinner ladies
17 November 2011 12:00 AM
The education awards season and the celebrations that go with it are still in full swing. (Memo to teaching staff: better make the most of it this year because the cuts could be about to bite.)
Chalk Talk: Cricket makes pupils behave better – the England team should take note
10 November 2011 12:00 AM
A new report shows that skills learned on the cricket field can permeate their way back into the classroom. In case you jump to the conclusion that this means we are now breeding a nation of cheats – ready to accept corrupt payments in exchange for throwing games – let me hasten to reassure you. The skills mentioned are those of tolerance, respect and good behaviour. The findings emerge from an evaluation of the national Chance To Shine cricket scheme, carried out by researchers at Loughborough University.
Helen Wright: 'Women are more equal, but there's a long way to go'
10 November 2011 12:00 AM
The president of the Girls' School Association is a passionate champion of female education – and that includes the millions globally who receive no formal schooling.
Chalk Talk: The brilliant teachers who bring a tear to an old hack's eye
03 November 2011 12:00 AM
The pupils were nervously crouching under their desks, hoping all the noise would go away. Meanwhile, their teacher was banging as hard as he could on his desk to create a climate of fear.
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