Here are some headlines from around the world of schools work and education in the last few days:
- Sharp increase in Sats score complaints after marking fiasco: Schools have logged 70,000 separate complaints about Sats results following this summer’s test marking crisis
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Balls plans to win ‘hearts and minds’ of school staff: Teachers to be guaranteed time to prepare for lessons as survey finds a third are being denied their rights
- Durham designers produce Star Trek-style school desks: Interactive multi-touch desks look like giant iPhones, say Durham designers
- Academy criticised for excluding 40 pupils in first two weeks: Head says zero-tolerance approach was crucial after pupils broke the rules
- BNP member may be struck off teaching register: Teacher accused of posting racist comments to a website from his school laptop
- Schools are failing gifted pupils: Many able students are missing out because their teachers haven’t identified them, say ministers
- University bursaries are not awarded fairly: Poor students at prestigious universities get far more than those at ex-polytechnics, says report
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Five-year-olds making better progress but one in seven can’t write name: Five-year-olds in England are making better progress, but one in seven still cannot write their name after a year at primary school
