50 per cent drop in French students

26 August 2010—There has been a dramatic drop in the number of students studying French at GCSE, with nearly 50 per cent less entries over the last ten years. Consequently, French has fallen from the list of the top ten most popular GCSE subjects for the first time. Continue Reading

GCSE Results 2010

24 August 2010—It is another record year for GCSE results, but there could still be bad news for some students. The lack of university places could cause a domino effect forcing many lower achieving students out of further education altogether, warns the University and College Union (UCU). Continue Reading

Teacher loses job after comments on facebook

20 August 2010—A teacher in America has resigned from a Massachusetts high school after parents saw comments she had made about pupils on Facebook. According to reports 54-year old teacher June Talvitie-Siple described her students as “germ bags”, while their parents were “snobby” and “arrogant”. Continue Reading

A Level results 2010

19 August 2010—Despite students collecting record A level results today, many will be left fighting for university places thanks to an unprecedented shortage of degree courses. Some warn that clearing places could be down by as much as 50 per cent on previous years. Continue Reading

Teachers subjected to abuse in the classroom

Teachers from different parts of the UK are being subjected to a shocking level of sexual abuse ranging from groping and leering to sexual comments and threats of rape. Continue Reading



 

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