Two teachers have left a primary school at the centre of a Facebook row in which derogatory remarks about some of the pupils were allegedly posted, a council confirmed today. Former head Debbie Johnson and teacher Nyanza Roberts have left Westcott Primary School following an investigation, Hull City Council confirmed. Mary Wallace, the chair of governors, said in a letterRead more

Roberto Bautista was lost when he entered kindergarten speaking only Spanish. "I said, 'What are they saying?' I just pretend I understand," said the 9-year-old Los Angeles fifth grader. "My best friend knew how to speak English. He helped me." Roberto's experience is typical for Spanish-speakers entering California schools. They usually get assigned to a program where the teacher mustRead more

A five-man committee investigating a fatal fire at a Jeddah girls school has concluded the five students who confessed to accidentally starting the blaze should be held responsible. Three female teachers at Baraim Al-Watan school died in the fire, which also injured at least 52 others, after the students said they burned some papers in the basement to test outRead more

The six charters have been criticized by their sponsor for poor academic, financial and leadership guidance. The Missouri Baptist University’s Education Division has carried out a weeks-long review of the schools, and James French, chairman of the school’s governing board, informed the faculties of the failing schools by letter. At the end of this current school year, the organization willRead more

China should do more to develop distance education as part of the effort to reduce school bus accidents, a senior official said over the weekend. Some 460 billion yuan (73 billion US dollars) is needed to equip all schools nationwide with standard school buses, Liu Yandong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,Read more

DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) has marked its 11th annual day with a two-day celebration which saw students of the junior and senior schools showing off their cultural skills. The students of the junior school enthralled the audience with their musical performances during the 11th annual day ceremony at Doha Cinema yesterday. The programme titled ‘Jashn’ was designed to send aRead more

Head of the Kuwait Cultural Office in Ireland, Prof. Waleed Shuaib announced on Sunday that a deal has been struck with Irish universities to eliminate a former mandatory requirement for Kuwaiti students to complete a one year study at an Irish senior high school. The great efforts and connections made for Kuwaiti scholarship students to Ireland were very fruitful, ShuaibRead more

On January 3, the Ministry of Education announced the start of implementation of the 2nd phase of the educational comprehensive quality project which began in 2009. On January 30, the cabinet approved a draft decree appointing Dr. Ahmad Al-Badr as Kuwait University Rector. On March 2, Al-Badr endorsed appointment of three new deputies for the rector of the university. OnRead more

China will further develop continuing education in a bid to strengthen the country's human resources, a senior official said on Saturday. Liu Yandong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a meeting on continuing education. Continuing education, or further education, is a kind of education system that providesRead more

Pupils who speak English as an additional language in England could have their extra language help limited to three to five years. Putting a time limit on such support is one of the options the government is exploring, after a consultation on school funding. One in six pupils in England's state primary schools speaks English as an additional language. TheRead more