Sunday, 05, Jul 2009 09:22
Schools secretary Ed Balls published the last education white paper before the general election today.
The government will reverse one of the most significant education policies of the Blair era, ending centralised control of schools and granting teachers more powers, it was revealed today.
The qualification for admission to the Jews' Free School (JFS) is a test of ethnicity and not religion and is therefore in breach of the Race Relations Act, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
Public school boys "run Britain" according to former shadow home secretary David Davis.
Schools have repeatedly suspended pupils as young as four for inappropriate sexual behaviour, an Ofsted inquiry has found.
To reduce terrorism in the long term, Britain must increase the number of students from Pakistan.
Labour MPs and private schools have a hate-hate relationship, but that hasn't always stopped them sending their children there.
Labour and the Conservatives are engaged in a battle for the pink vote as London prepares to host the annual Gay Pride celebrations this weekend.
The constitutional renewal bill aims to rebuild trust in Britain's democracy by redistributing power away from the centralised state, strengthening Parliament and making the executive more accountable, further reforming the House of Lords, and improving civil liberties.
The aviation industry experienced massive growth in the 1980s and 1990s. The UK was one of the principal beneficiaries of this growth, and today, it has an aviation sector that is second only to that of the USA.
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Voice: the union for education professionals has given its reaction to the Education White Paper published today (30 June 2009).
We're in for a treat this week, as Peter Mandelson heads to the committee rooms for his grilling by MPs.