The Abu Dhabi Education Council on Saturday announced the closure of six villa schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, along with plans to open three new private schools in the emirate. The new schools, which will provide affordable schooling under the Ministry of Education curriculum, will be located in Abu Dhabi city, Baniyas and Al Ain in buildings formerlyRead more

Schools can play a major role in spreading awareness against drug abuse among school children and youth, a Dubai Police officer has said. "We expect schools to cooperate by reporting any suspected cases of drug abuse among students or if anyone is attempting to promote narcotics among them by calling toll-free number 800400400," said Major General Abdul Jalil Mahdi, HeadRead more

A compromise package of reforms to controversial national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds appeared last night to have headed off the threat of a teachers' boycott next year. A Government-appointed review panel recommended scrapping tests in creative writing because teachers drilled their pupils for it – thus losing any element of creativity. Instead, teachers will assess their pupils on their creativeRead more

Religious education lessons for 14 to 16-year-olds have been scrapped in one in four schools despite being obligatory. Most of the schools that have dropped the subject say it is because it does not count towards the new English Baccalaureate. Education Secretary Michael Gove provoked anger when he announced History and Geography were the only humanities subjects that would count.Read more

An independent school has been struck by an outbreak of measles which is believed to have affected up to 20 children. The Health Protection Agency has confirmed it is investigating the outbreak at the Sands School, a £8,310 per year private school near Ashburton in Devon. It has around 70 students aged between 11 and 16. The HPA has sentRead more

Richard Garner You've been in charge of our state schools for just over a year now. What difference do you think you've been able to make? What is your proudest achievement? And what would you do differently if you had your time again? Michael Gove It's been the most incredible privilege to work alongside the best cohort of teachers andRead more

The success or failure of a school depends, to a large extent, on the leadership of the school, a school leadership expert said Wednesday. "Teachers make the biggest difference in the improvement of any school and the leadership of the school is the second biggest factor for improvement," Geoff Southworth, a UK-based school leadership expert told a workshop organised forRead more

The fees are lower and job prospects are considerably better, so it is little wonder that those who have already made the choice describe it as a "no brainer". More than 400 school leavers plan to desert the British university system and head for Maastricht University in the Netherlands this autumn – 10 times the number who did last year.Read more

The government and the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) have drafted a plan to spend 2 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) next year to lower college tuitions by 10 percent on average, party officials said Thursday. The plan comes about one month after GNP floor leader Hwang Woo-yea vowed to make the college tuition issue the top policy priority as theRead more

The prospect of pupils suing exam boards over blunders in this year's GCSE and A-level papers emerged yesterday as three more serious howlers came to light. A head teachers' leader warned the latest in a string of mistakes had seriously undermined public confidence in the examination system. Parents' leaders called for "heavy" fines to be levied on exam boards withRead more