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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:21:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11191479 Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11191479 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:12:49 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11186771 A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11186771 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11175850 One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11175850 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:52:36 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11179448 Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11179448 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11162313 England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11162313 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11174934 A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11174934 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:13:59 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154244 School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11154244 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:47 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154637 Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11154637 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:20 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11156569 Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11156569 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11159793 Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11159793 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:41:20 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11075027 Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11075027 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:30 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11064110 Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11064110 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:53:45 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11059151 The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11059151 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:26:36 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11037928 Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11037928 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:24:49 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10926532 The bright, young things shunning university http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10926532 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:16:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11012095 With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11012095 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:26:09 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11012369 One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11012369 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:24:15 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11108389 Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11108389 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:28 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11086381 Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11086381 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11151567 Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11151567 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:44 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11154190 Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11154190 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:42:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11151143 Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11151143 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:20:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11110060 Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11110060 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:58:03 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11112169 Half the A-levels taken by pupils at independent schools in the UK were graded A or A* this year, figures from the sector suggest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11112169 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:28:54 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11110535 England's exams watchdog Ofqual is to compare A-levels and GCSEs with alternative qualifications, including vocational equivalents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11110535 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11079496 The coalition government's Budget announced in June has hit the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11079496 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:46:13 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11019895 The Charity Commission rejects an appeal by a Roman Catholic charity to allow it to discriminate against gay people seeking to adopt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11019895 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:34:33 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10994370 Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10994370 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:27:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10912723 Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10912723 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:07:18 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10981688 More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10981688 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:07:02 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-10941734 A young mother says she was ordered off a Manchester bus because she was breastfeeding her baby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-10941734 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11191650 Education secretary Gove says there will be 16 "free schools" in England set up in the first wave after 700 expressions of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11191650 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:00:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11175804 President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11175804 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:48:57 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11166900 Dame Ellen MacArthur tells how sailing around the world taught her how finite the planet is. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11166900 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:20:28 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11126874 Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a Save the Children poll suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11126874 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:52:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11136511 Why do UK leaders all study for the same qualification? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:57:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10951040 BBC Micros help train young student programmers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10951040 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:02:56 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11071156 Why are more pupils taking GCSEs early? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11071156 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:22:33 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11074117 Single sciences and Polish are up, but French and ICT are down http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11074117 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:41:26 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11097336 A scheme aimed at stopping teenagers from becoming NEETS, could soon be abolished. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11097336 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:13:23 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8928000/8928337.stm A couple wrongly accused of hurting their child tell their story http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8928000/8928337.stm Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:25 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11011564 Subject trends and rising grades as A-levels change http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11011564 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:25:12 GMT