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Adviser ’sorry’ for Diploma jibes

The civil servant in charge of science at England’s universities department has apologised for criticising the new Diplomas as “schizophrenic”.
Professor Adrian Smith, director general of science and research, had said the government should first aim to get GCSEs and A-levels right.
The Times Educational Supplement said he told a lecture audience there was a lack of [...]

Millions of adults lack the basic skills in English and maths to get by

Nicola Woolcock
 
Millions of people are illiterate and struggle with the basic maths needed to get by in life despite billions of pounds being spent on the problem, an influential committee of MPs said.
Even though GCSE achievement is rising, many teenagers are still leaving school without any qualifications in English and maths, according to a [...]

Government to nationalise failing private schools

Polly Curtis, education editor
The Guardian, Saturday 31 January 2009
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The schools minister, Jim Knight, says the government will consider applications for academy status from fee-charging schools. Photograph: Getty Images

The government will nationalise recession-hit private schools by turning them into state-funded academies, ministers have confirmed.
Headteachers predict that some struggling fee-charging schools will seek to join the [...]

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