Michael Gove, 30/11/11 Michael Gove wants England's curriculum to compete with leading international school systems The overhaul of the national curriculum in England is to be delayed by a year, the education secretary has confirmed. A written statement on Monday says the review of core subjects will now be implemented in autumn 2014. "The longer timescale will allow for furtherRead more

Alan Bennett The campaign was being supported by playwright Alan Bennett and other well-known people Campaigners have failed in a legal bid to thwart the closure of several libraries in north-west London. Residents and celebrities wanted to prevent Brent Council shutting the six libraries. They hoped the Court of Appeal would overturn the decision of a High Court judge whoRead more

The oldest Indian school in Dubai, the Indian High School (IHS), which turned 51, has earned an ‘outstanding' rating in this year's school inspections conducted by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Gulf News has learnt. For the first time since the KHDA initiated school inspections four years ago, two schools offering the Indian curriculum have bagged the topRead more

The Sharjah Medical Zone on Monday issued a series of recommendations to be implemented in private schools in order to upgrade the level of health services. In collaboration with the Sharjah Educational Zone and the Sharjah Municipality, the supervisory committee at the Medical Zone stated that all workers in private schools must undergo training in first aid to prepare themRead more

The principal of a middle school in Guizhou province was suspended after students smashed the school canteen in protest of alleged use of gutter oil, local authorities said on Monday. A crowd of more than 300 students smashed the windows, dinner tables and chairs of the school canteen in the No 4 Middle School of Renhuai city in Guizhou aroundRead more

In the classrooms of the Fujairah Higher Colleges of Technology men's college, male and female students are studying together - something unheard of until recently. For the past three years, young men and women have studied side by side in several courses, including engineering and IT, which would not have had enough students in either campus. The change has notRead more

Investors buying existing educational institutions, such as schools, must first get approval from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), officials have said. The educational landscape is ripe for investment opportunities; however, prior KHDA approval is a must for transfer of ownership, KHDA said in a statement. KHDA's statement follows a recent crisis at a school. As Gulf News reportedRead more

Data released by the Department for Education shows 1,310 schools fell short of Government benchmarks in the three-Rs this year. Figures suggest that as many as 300,000 children aged five to 11 are now taught at poor performing primaries in England. At least 200 of the very worst schools will be pulled out of local authority control as early asRead more

More than 150 comprehensives failed to enter a single pupil in GCSE history exams last year amid fears the subject is becoming limited to private and grammar schools. In Knowsley, a Merseyside local authority, just 11 out of 2,000 pupils took A-levels in the subject, with only four passing their exams. The figures in a report published today suggest thatRead more

A union leader has said that a deal is close with the government on teachers' pensions on a key day of negotiations. Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said that agreement could be imminent as negotiators meet education officials. A "deadline" of 15:00 GMT has reportedly been set by the government for union responses to itsRead more