Foreign students are propping up British universities in key subject areas like science and engineering, a report for UK vice-chancellors says.
More than a fifth of students in subjects deemed “strategic” by the government come from overseas, the Universities UK (UUK) report found.
Only 29% of postgraduate students in these areas are from the UK, with more [...]

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Pupils want their schools to use renewable energy sources and rainwater resources, a survey finds.
The poll of 850 13 to 15-year-olds in England found 81% backed the use of these forms of energy in schools.
Of those surveyed, 70% wanted to know where the ingredients in their school dinners had come from.
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A government scheme to give free fruit to schoolchildren may not result in any long-term health benefits, say experts.
The government has spent millions of pounds giving daily free fruit or vegetables to four to six-year-olds in state schools in England.
But researchers found that while vitamin levels were initially boosted, they fell away after [...]

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More than half of the leading figures in UK politics, law, medicine, business and journalism went to independent schools, research suggests.
A survey of 1,000 people for the Sutton Trust said the proportion had fallen only marginally in the past 20 years - from 58% a generation ago, to 53%.
However, among those who had [...]

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UK teenagers are facing a “sexual health crisis” fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
They are “defining their lifestyle” by this behaviour, encouraged by celebrity culture, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV says.
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OLDHAM’S education chiefs have been rocked by a 50 per cent increase in the number of pupils suspended for racist abuse and soaring numbers of primary school pupils excluded from school.
Figures obtained from Oldham Council by the Advertiser show that 209 pupils under the age of 11 were excluded at least once from school in [...]

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Teachers are accusing each other of “blatant cheating” in a forthcoming music GCSE exam.
Schools are sent music CDs which are used to test pupils’ listening skills.
These discs can be checked several days in advance to make sure they work - but teachers are claiming some schools may use this to gain an unfair [...]

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Criminal gangs have obtained millions of pounds in student loans by enrolling “ghost students” in universities, a BBC investigation has found.
The University admissions body, Ucas, has recorded a large increase in suspected fraud to 1,500 cases in 2006.
One fraudster enrolled himself on five different degree courses at the same university and had 17 [...]

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It is thought children who fell ill on a school bus were suffering the effects of diesel fumes.
Forty-two were treated for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and 24 sent to hospital after several pupils complained of dizziness and nausea.
Emergency services declared a major incident after being alerted by Harris School in Rugby, Warwickshire.
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School pupils could be tested for drugs as part of a new study to assess whether such moves affect behaviour, attendance and academic achievement.
The government is asking schools in England to sign up to a six-month trial in January.
Head teachers who have already tried random, voluntary drug-testing say it has had a positive [...]

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Plans to force new faith schools in England to select more pupils from other religions are to be scrapped.
A voluntary agreement has been reached instead, Education Secretary Alan Johnson says.
The Catholic Church had joined the Church of England in agreeing that up to 25% of places should go to pupils from another faith [...]

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[Let me translate this:  White pupils miss out on funds because they are white!-ed]
Pupils living in rural areas are missing out because government cash has been targeted at inner city schools, head teachers warn.
The Association of School and College Leaders praised schemes to raise attainment in urban schools, but said rural schools were being overlooked.
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[Why is it mostely black boys that fail in school?-ed]
A new school which aims to improve the academic performance of black children - particularly boys - in London is starting to register pupils.
The Kana Foundation, based at the University of London, will target under-achieving children from African and Caribbean families.
Classes are on Sunday mornings [...]

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[Why not have a rational debate on what he says? So there you have it: accept what TV tells you or you are fired-ed]
Students and lecturers are calling for a Leeds University don to be sacked after he said he supported a theory that black people were inferior to whites.
In a row that has [...]

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Students at Aberdeen universities have launched a Muslim awareness week to try and develop understanding between religions.
It has been arranged after the controversy caused by cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Events include showing documentaries, as well as activities and discussions.
Aberdeen University Muslim Students’ Association (Aumsa) said: “It will allow the public to ask [...]

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The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital last night strongly denied suggestions it was guilty of “institutional racism” after sacking two Asian doctors.
The hospital dismissed the two trainee doctors last year, claiming they were “incompetent”. They were reinstated following an internal appeal hearing during which the hospital admitted there had been flaws in the way the [...]

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Police were called to a protest at Swansea University as students demonstrated over plans to move its natural sciences library.
After a march on the campus over 100 students entered the vice-chancellor’s offices and chanted for his dismissal.
More than a dozen police officers were called to the university “abbey”, or administrative headquarters.
The college said [...]

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[This could lead to a spate of claims that could bankrupt some schools-ed]
A 23-year-old woman has been given a payment of £20,000 after taking legal action over bullying at her south Wales primary school more than 12 years ago.
Sophie Amor was given the out-of-court settlement after suing Torfaen Council for seven years of victimisation [...]

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Yes. St. Andrew’s Junior and Infants is 150 years old. Imagine that. Having a name last that long. Why, it must be because the name means something to all who have gone through that school as well as the stature of the institution in the community and surrounding regions.
But naturally that means zip to Muslims [...]

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Kids have been banned from sending Christmas cards at a school in Somerset after staff said the tradition was bad for the environment.
Teachers at Bournville Community School in Weston-super-Mare say kids should make one big card instead of wasting paper on lots of little ones
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