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U.K. Schools Secretary

Catherine Bennett: So teachers must be spies - now that really is a bit extreme

Where are school staff to learn their anti-terrorist techniques? Turn to the pages of a John le Carré novel Leaving aside the constraints of the national curriculum, there seems no reason why our teachers should not double as...

Richard Reeves: A crisis of capitalisation – not a crisis of capitalism

The current financial crisis gives some socialists more than mere schadenfreude at the humiliation of former Masters of the Universe in the City and on Wall Street. At the Labour Party conference, Ed Balls said that those who...

Half of state schools flouting admissions rules

Half of state schools in England are flouting admissions rules leaving potentially thousands of children without places. The findings in a report by Sir Philip Hunter, the Chief Adjudicator of Schools, will be delivered to the...

Balls is let off but expenses cut urged for MPs who share second homes

Cabinet couple Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper were cleared of exploiting Commons expenses on Wednesday - but not before Westminster's sleaze watchdog ordered a clean up of the system. Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon...

Brown: families 'understand' reasons for £500 million bank bail-out

Families understand the importance of putting the banking system on a sure footing, Gordon Brown said today following the Government's £500 billion bank rescue. The Prime Minister said he would be travelling around the country...

UK schools to get advice on tackling extremism

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British teachers are to be given guidelines on how to counter extremism among the young, with ministers saying they can play a vital role in tackling the problem. "Learning together to...

New lessons will warn UK children about extremists

The British government says schools must teach young pupils about the dangers of getting drawn into violent extremism. Schools Secretary Ed Balls said Wednesday that 4.68 million pounds (US$8.15 million) have been allocated to...

The next generation of Muslim community leaders

CABINET ministers have launched a new Young Muslim Advisory Group who will work directly with government to help deepen its engagement with young Muslims. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Children and Families Secretary...

QUENTIN LETTS: 50 people who have ruined Britain - the final roll of shame

As Mail readers know, few writers wield a sharper pen than our brilliant Parliamentary sketchwriter Quentin Letts. In a coruscating new book, he presents a very personal list of 50 people he holds responsible for wrecking the...

The Big Question: What are academy schools, and is their future under threat?

By Richard Garner, Education Editor Why are we asking this now? Andrew Adonis, the main architect of the Government's flagship academy schools programme, has been moved out of his job, prompting claims from the Conservatives...

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