Brian Lightman

Teachers Call For Inquiry Into GCSE Results After Grade Drop

PA | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Teachers who accused exam boards of marking some GCSE papers too harshly have called for an inquiry into the matter after pass rates fell for the firs...

Teenagers Await A-Level Results As Experts Predict Pass Rate Will Stall

PA | Posted 16.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are waking up to their A-level results, with many hoping that their grades will be good enough to sec...

Nick Clegg Backs Career Bid In Schools

PA | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Nick Clegg is to throw his weight behind an initiative to send employees into state schools to talk about their careers. The Education and Employer...

Does Work Experience Actually Improve Job Prospects?

PA | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

There is a clear link between work experience at school and job prospects in later life, according to a study. A group of experts and policy makers...

Should Pupils Be Excluded For Wearing Make-Up?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students should no longer be excluded for "minor infringements" such as wearing jewellery or incorrect school uniform, according to a report by the Ch...

Recipe For Disaster: Curriculum Changes Delayed

PA | Posted 17.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

A shake-up of the national curriculum has been delayed for a year amid warnings from unions that the original timetable was a "recipe for disaster". ...

A Fifth Of Schools 'Must Act On Safety'

Posted 01.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

A fifth of schools need to do more to keep their children safe, inspectors have warned. An Ofsted report found that 21% of England's schools are on...