North-South divide: Children in North and Midlands 'less likely to get a good...
Children living in the North and Midlands are significantly less likely to get a good secondary education because of a shortage of good teachers and a lack of political will to improve standards, the...
View ArticleCode Club gets $1 million birthday present
On the eve of its first birthday, an Australian organisation that improves school-aged children's digital literacy has received a $1 million present from the federal government and the Telstra...
View ArticleOfsted chief highlights 'growing North/South divide' in secondary schools
A lack of political will is leading to a "growing divide" in performance between schools in the North and South of England, the head of Ofsted has warned. Sir Michael Wilshaw said secondary schools in...
View ArticleLack of political will holding back improvement says Ofsted chief
A lack of political will is holding back improvement in schools in the worst performing areas of the country, the head of Ofsted will suggest today. Sir Michael Wilshaw will describe the high...
View ArticleGIS 50th Anniversary (SGS SA)
(Source: SGS SA) This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of our service to the public sector. Over the past five decades, we have been proudly providing governments, institutions and NGOs with a...
View ArticleUse 'golden handcuffs' to keep teachers in state schools, says Ofsted chief
Sir Michael Wilshaw calls for urgent action, including financial incentives, over teacher shortages and highlights north-south divide in English secondaries...
View ArticleAt more than 69,000, number of students in 2014 remained at par with previous...
Students in formal education during academic year 2013/2014 amounted to 69,531 and remained at par with previous year levels. Overall, male students slightly exceeded female students. State run...
View ArticleOfsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw warns 'educational division' must be tackled
The extent to which under-performing secondary schools are concentrated in particular parts of the country is deeply troubling, the head of Ofsted has warned, and is leading to "nothing short of a...
View ArticleA nation divided (Ofsted – the Office for Standards in Education, Children's...
(Source: Ofsted – the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) England is 'a nation divided at the age of 11' Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw said today,...
View ArticleHouse Set To Vote On Education Overhaul
11:18 AM ET Claudio Sanchez Anya Kamenetz Facebook Twitter i House Speaker Paul Ryan leaves a meeting of the House Republican conference at the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives is expected to...
View ArticlePM Opens $25M Classroom Block at McIntosh Memorial Primary during School Tour...
(Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller officially opened a new classroom block built at a cost of $25 Million at the McIntosh Memorial Primary School in...
View ArticleOfsted head warns of 'divided nation' over secondary school standards
The extent to which under-performing secondary schools are concentrated in particular parts of the country is deeply troubling, the head of Ofsted has warned, and is leading to "nothing short of a...
View ArticleDeputy Minister Enver Surty: Official Handover of the Voorspoed Primary...
(Source: South Africa Government) Speech Delivered by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education, the Honourable Mr Enver Surty, MP, at the Official Handover of the Voorspoed Primary School in the Western...
View ArticlePepsiCo launches 'PepsiCo Nutrition InAction' program in China
Cooperates with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation in improving nutritional and health status of students in poverty-stricken areas Joins hand with Chinese Nutrition Society in imparting...
View ArticleSignificant Progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals...
(Source: Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Republic of India) Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development 03-December-2015 16:56 IST Significant...
View ArticlePTI ‘white paper’ focuses on education
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Punjab organiser Chaudhry Sarwar on Wednesday issued a “white paper” on Punjab government’s “poor performance” in the education sector emphasizing that the education...
View ArticleMost Significant Change Stories: Mapping innovative programmes to advance...
(Source: African Development Bank Group) The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) are collaborating to launch a...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans’ optimism fading
KABUL, Afghanistan — Escalating violence and corruption have driven optimism and hope among Afghans to the lowest level in a decade, the Asia Foundation said in a survey published Tuesday. For the...
View ArticleGovernment poised to rule out compulsory sex education for five-year-olds
The Government is poised to rule out the compulsory teaching of sex and relationship education to children as young as five in the New...
View ArticleSharp Increase of Deadly Attacks Overshadows Gains in Human Rights,...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Gains made in the areas of human rights and development contrasted sharply with the volatile and deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the General...
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