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Authors oppose 'toddler targets'
Authors join a campaign to scrap new literacy milestones for under-fives, but a review is already underway.
Schools hunting 'missing' papers
Schools in England are trying to track down national curriculum test papers mislaid by the Sats contractor, ETS.
Teens want to talk more about sex
Many parents are too embarrassed to have vital chats with their children about sex, a report for the government says.
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Cameron pledge on apprenticeships
The Conservatives are vowing to create 100,000 more places for apprentices, saying it will cut social problems.
Morris tells Balls to reform Sats
Ed Balls should not resign over the Sats problems, but take the opportunity to overhaul testing, says Estelle Morris.
Schools adopt vocational courses
More vocational qualifications are being taken by school-age children around the UK, a report claims.
Too shy to learn
"Invisible children" helped to put up their hands
Head teacher bans striking pupils
A head teacher suspended more than 100 pupils after they went on strike, informing their parents with a text message.
Schools still wait for Sats marks
There are fears from primary schools that test results that have still not been returned might have been lost.
Test delays
Markers face computer problems with Sats results
'A fifth of teens' carry a weapon
Almost one in five teenage pupils carries a weapon, although only one in 20 takes it to school, a study suggests.
Man 'snapped' due to exam pressure
A law student accused of stabbing his guardian to death "snapped" with the pressure of failing his exams, a jury hears.
Ofsted says tests narrow learning
England's education inspectorate, Ofsted, says some schools narrow the curriculum by "teaching to the test".
Some students 'tell more CV lies'
A survey finds more lies on CVs from lower ranking universities than those from more well known ones.
Tories review whole exam system
The Conservative Party has asked Sir Richard Sykes to lead a commission on the future of exams in England.
Students bring kit worth £6,000
Students are going to university laden with computers and electrical equipment, claims an insurance survey.
School design labelled 'mediocre'
A major school rebuilding programme risks being harmed by poor design, an architectural watchdog says.
Q&A: delays
The problems with this year's Sats tests in England
Mike Baker
League tables might have to be scrapped
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