Discipline problems are going unchecked in some schools because head teachers refuse to exclude persistently disruptive pupils, a union has claimed. The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association welcomed a fall in exclusions but highlighted "you shall not exclude" orders in some schools. There were 26,844 exclusions in the past academic year, an 11% fall. A head teachers union said its membersRead more

School dinners The numbers taking school meals are gradually increasing Schools are being encouraged to offer more cut-price meals in a bid to entice more pupils back into their canteens. Many secondary students stop eating school lunches, often tempted by cheap local take-aways, the government says. Schools wanting to offer their own meal-deals need special permission not to charge everyoneRead more

A shocking incident of sexual assault on a child has come to light after a four-year-old Indian girl was allegedly abused by a school bus supervisor in Sharjah.Sharjah Police sources on Wednesday confirmed they had received a complaint from the parents of the kindergarten student about the alleged incident.The sources said the suspect, who is in his 30s, had beenRead more

Discipline problems are going unchecked in some schools because head teachers refuse to exclude persistently disruptive pupils, a union has claimed.The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association welcomed a fall in exclusions but highlighted "you shall not exclude" orders in some schools.There were 26,844 exclusions in the past academic year, an 11% fall.A head teachers union said its members were dealing withRead more

A bomb thrown into an Arabic school in Nigeria wounded seven people just days after a series of deadly church bombings in the country, authorities said. Officials in the African nation's Delta State said the homemade bomb was thrown into the school from a car late Tuesday. The school attack came after a string of four coordinated bombings at ChristianRead more

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region plans to set up 251 new kindergartens offering education in both Mandarin and the Tibetan language next year, the regional government said Tuesday. The statement was made during an economic conference in Lhasa, in which the government promised to increase the region's spending on education and to promote bilingual preschool education in its farming andRead more

Qatar's education authorities have warned schools against relaxing students' attendance rules. Allowing students to break the regulations about not attending classes amounts to wasting valuable time and education resources and instilling in them negative traditions that include laziness, reliance on others, mismanagement of time and lack of readiness to learn and move forward, the authorities said, local daily Al RayaRead more

Qatar's education authorities have warned schools against relaxing students' attendance rules. Allowing students to break the regulations about not attending classes amounts to wasting valuable time and education resources and instilling in them negative traditions that include laziness, reliance on others, mismanagement of time and lack of readiness to learn and move forward, the authorities said, local daily Al RayaRead more

Luo Yi, a 28-year-old Beijinger, has just cleared one of the major hurdles for his planned career move next year - the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). "It is not for overseas study or an immigration application. I need it to bargain for better pay," he said. "A good proficiency in English is necessary if you want to beRead more

An improvised bomb injured seven people in an Arabic school in south Nigeria's Delta State, police source said on Wednesday.Read more