Mahd Al Uloom Int’l School Edubition 2011 — a two-day science exhibition — was visited by record crowds at the school during the last weekend. With a challenge to present scientific models based on the theme “Science and Technology for Challenges of Life,” students showcased a variety of scientific innovations including drip irrigation models to conserve water, sustainable farming methods,Read more

Cook giving children wartime-recipe cake Monica Askay handed out 1940s Christmas food to visitors to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Carrots and potatoes and even gravy browning were key ingredients in wartime recipes for Christmas pudding. And when people couldn't get turkey, they had "murkey" instead. The shortages and rationing during World War II, which persisted for years afterwards, meantRead more

An outline agreement for big changes to public service pension schemes has been achieved, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has told Parliament. After months of negotiations, and a national strike, he said most trade unions had now agreed in principle to new schemes from 2015. The deals would change pension schemes for staff in the NHS, local government, civil serviceRead more

Reform and improvement of Abu Dhabi education system across Cycle 3 (Grades 10 to 12) schools was discussed at a Steering Committee Meeting organised by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec). Chaired by Dr Mugheer Al Khaili, Adec's director general, the Steering Committee was briefed on the Council's three-phased approach to developing a Cycle 3 reform blueprint and implementation plan.Read more

Pupils may be forced to study history and geography until they are 16 under plans for a shake-up of the national curriculum. An independent review ordered by Education Secretary Michael Gove called for the move as part of a wider drive to address concerns that England's schools are falling behind. A report warned of a sharp decline in history teaching,Read more

A GCSE exam has been postponed after details of some questions may have been revealed to a seminar of teachers. Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews told the exam board WJEC its ICT paper, due to be sat by 11 schools in Wales and England in January, must be rewritten. WJEC put off the exam until March and apologised for theRead more

Abu Dhabi Nuclear engineering students at Khalifa University will get the chance to acquire the academic skills required to work within the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). FANR and Khalifa University signed an agreement to cooperate on educating the UAE's future nuclear workforce on nuclear safety. The two entities will cooperate in research and development programmes for nuclear safety.Read more

Ali Khalifa has been rewarded for his love of an online mathematics game by being named an ambassador of the Unicef World Education Games. Ali, a 12-year-old Emirati, says his first job will be to design posters to drum up support for the 2012 games, in March. The aim of the World Education Games is to engage young people inRead more

Until recently, Noof Al Zayoudi had never contemplated getting her hands dirty with gardening. "My grandfather has a farm but I didn't know anything about farming," said Noof, 19, a student at the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in Fujairah. That changed with her introduction to the college's greenhouse, where she joined a group of female first and second-year English-languageRead more

The Shoura Council suggested during a discussion on the Ministry of Education’s annual report on Monday that girls schools in the Kingdom should be re-designed to ensure safety and security for students as well as teachers. The Committee on Educational Affairs and Scientific Research submitted its observations on the report at the regular session chaired by the council's president, AbdullahRead more