The exams watchdog for England says boards have to take immediate action after finding standards in science GCSEs have fallen.

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Head teachers and some teachers in England are threatening to boycott next year's national Sats tests.

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Primary school pupils in England should learn to blog and use internet sites like Twitter and Wikipedia, spending less time studying history, it is claimed.

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There has been a sharp rise in the number of pupils being given extra marks due to "special considerations" on the day of their GCSEs or A-levels.

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Part-time degree course fees should be waived for those made unemployed in the recession, a think-tank says.

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A grammar school in Manchester becomes the first to be put in to special measures after inspectors judged it to be "inadequate".

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Many parents feel excluded by their children's reluctance to tell them about school, a survey says.

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Ministers and local authorities in England must do more to provide alternatives to car travel for pupils, MPs say.

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BBC research suggests there has been a big rise in the number of students applying for emergency hardship funds.

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