Katharine Birbalsingh criticised over ‘wasteful’ free school project

Tories’ favourite teacher slammed over her proposed secondary school with a ‘private ethos’ in south London Katharine Birbalsingh, the teacher described as a Tory darling for her attacks on state education standards, is at the centre of a dispute over her plans to open a free secondary school with a “private ethos” in an area [...]

Barclays puts up £1.25m for parents starting free schools

Bank backs coalition education policy with funds, advice and work experience for free schools and their pupils Barclays bank has thrown its weight behind one of the coalition’s most controversial education reforms by offering £1.25m to parents hoping to set up free schools. Since the coalition came to power, parents, charities and businesses have been [...]

Tony Blair’s adviser starts a free school

Tony Blair’s former speechwriter, Peter Hyman, is about to recruit staff for his new school. Unlike some that have already opened, his establishment will be all about innovation, innovation, innovation, he tells Janet Murray When Peter Hyman left Downing Street after more than 10 years, he didn’t want to be known as the guy who [...]

Unofficial channels: Did Gove use a private email account to discuss Katharine Birbalsingh’s free school proposal?

Labour tables questions on the use of unofficial emails at the Department for Education Labour has tabled five questions for Michael Gove on the use of private email accounts. The questions are an attempt to prise open the reasons behind the use of private email for official business at the Department for Education. The information [...]

I blame the free market for exam board cheats | Francis Gilbert

Schools are under pressure to ‘deliver’, but the real problem is that exams fail to encourage pupils’ originality For secondary school teachers like me, training sessions run by the exam boards are invaluable. And I’ve attended plenty of meetings where there have been strong hints about upcoming questions, similar to those exposed by the Telegraph [...]

Free schools taking lower numbers of deprived pupils, data shows

Findings at odds with the government’s claim that free schools are empowering working-class families The coalition’s flagship free schools are taking only half the proportion of deprived pupils compared with other state schools in England, data revealed under the Freedom of Information Act shows. Rachel Gooch, a primary school governor from Suffolk, asked the 24 [...]

Free universal secondary education in Uganda has yielded mixed results | Richard M Kavuma

Five years after the scheme’s inception, access to education in Uganda has improved– but it’s not all good news Headteacher David Wanyama sums up his assessment of Uganda’s five-year-old free universal secondary education as “three major achievements and five grave challenges”. Speaking from eastern Uganda, Wanyama praises the initiative for increasing enrolment, especially of poor [...]

Benefits of Myesell as a Free Online Shop Builder to Create Your Own Free Online Shop

Nowadays, the Internet is the way to go in earning your first million.  With the increasing number of Netizens conducting their lives from the safety and comfort of their own homes—blogging, researching, entertaining, and shopping—our virtual store will have many waiting customers.  But first things first.  You have to create your very own shop online! [...]

The Benefits Of A Free Online Typing Test

There are many benefits to taking a free online typing test. First though, let’s take a look at how important the skill of typing has become in our society. In the past, most people communicated by means of handwritten communications. With the advancement of the typewriter many people would go to business school to learn [...]

Free Online Courses

Education and learning do not always have to be costly. As a matter of fact, individuals have come up with a vast number of methods to gain education without having to pay any money in the form of tuition and admission fee. A lot of people opt for self-study by going through various magazines and [...]

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