Students are good at making friends and cracking jokes, but are poor at managing time and taking risks, a survey suggests. Research into 1,000 UK students' strengths for an accounting firm suggests they are weakest at overcoming fears and being resilient. Ernst and Young said only 25% of graduates they interviewed had the skills needed to work for them. TheRead more

The new semester for most secondary schools has not begun yet, but lessons have already started in secret in some classrooms. Four high schools in Shenzhen cut short the winter vacation for third-year students, the Guangzhou Daily reported. However, they were sent home again after it was found out by the local educational authority. A school in Kaifeng, Henan province,Read more

China's top food watchdog Friday ordered a national food safety overhaul of school dining halls in spring 2012, as the country increases its efforts to prevent food poisoning in schools. The State Food and Drug Administration issued a circular asking provincial-level authorities to check food safety in school canteens, especially in rural primary and middle schools. The key aspects toRead more

A London school at the centre of a row over attempts to "force" it to become an academy has been placed in special measures by Ofsted. The head teacher of Downhills primary in Haringey has resigned and governors say they will not challenge the result of a recent inspection. The education secretary Michael Gove wanted the school to become anRead more

More than 800 unemployed Emiratis are currently on the Emirates National Development Programme (ENDP) database blacklist and will therefore not receive job search assistance for six months. These numbers indicate a drastic increase in recent years in the number of unemployed nationals placed on the government organisation's blacklist. In 2009, Gulf News reported that the ENDP's new initiative saw moreRead more

School got off to a rough start Thursday with students returning to class for the first time since their entire elementary school staff was replaced after two longtime teachers were accused of lewd acts on children in the largely poor, Latino neighborhood. The teachers union president assailed the reassignment of teachers as a stunt, about 100 parents and students blastedRead more

Turkey is planning to open its first school in the Gulf soon, the Turkish ambassador to Qatar has said. "With the increase in the number of Turks who work in Qatar, the embassy is considering opening a formal Turkish school," Hakkı Emre Yunt said. "It will provide a formal education for the Turkish community in Qatar whose members work inRead more

A quarter of schools rated "outstanding" are to be re-examined because their teaching did not reach the highest standard, says the new chief inspector of schools in England. Schools will only be "outstanding" if their teaching is, Sir Michael Wilshaw confirmed. In his first major speech he said "we have tolerated mediocrity for too long" and radical improvements were needed.Read more

A Class 9 student on Thursday stabbed to death a teacher in his school here for complaining to his parents about his poor academic performance. Mohammed Irfan of St. Mary’s Anglo-Indian School killed Uma Maheswari, who taught Hindi and Science, in the classroom. Maheswari, a mother of two, raised an alarm when Irfan started stabbing her but before others couldRead more

Schools charging higher fees don’t necessarily offer higher quality of education, contrary to popular belief, according to a new study by Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). A policy brief presented by KHDA Wednesday examined the relationship between fees, school leadership and student performance in Dubai based on the performance of pupils in international assessments - Trends in International MathematicsRead more