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Fidel Castro says world marching into abyss with shale gas
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said the world was on an “inexorable march toward the abyss,” which he blamed in part on the discovery and exploitation of vast reserves of… Read more
Universities raise £50m in library fines
Universities have raised nearly £50 million from fining students for overdue library books, figures have revealed. Top of the pile was Leeds University, which has raised more than £1.8 million… Read more
Teachers told pension deal ‘is as good as it gets’
England’s biggest teaching unions have said they cannot accept Government reforms to teachers’ pensions. The NUT and the NASUWT said they wanted more talks with ministers on the planned changes… Read more
The new academies are a revolutionary force in British education
There has not been such a radical restructuring since the spread of comprehensive schools 50 years ago. A revolution in British schools is happening under our noses. As Michael Gove… Read more
Libyan children return to Qaddafi-free schools
Libyan children are returning to schools closed for months by civil war to find one teacher gone – Muammar Qaddafi, whose portraits have been stripped from classroom walls and once-revered… Read more
Lessons taught in 3D help children learn more and behave better as it increases levels of concentration
Pupils remember more and behave better when 3D images are used in lessons, research suggests. They are quicker to learn and absorb new concepts, and display higher levels of concentration…. Read more
Michael Gove faces legal action as rebel primary battles his academy plan
Victory for supporters of Downhills primary school could stall education secretary’s ambitious plans countrywide Parents, pupils and teachers at Downhills primary hold a protest against plans to turn the school… Read more
