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Church of England: teach pupils by video link 'to prevent closure of rural primaries'

17 Oct 2014
Village primary schools should consider teaching pupils by video link and allowing buildings to be used as post offices or community centres to stave off closure, according to the Church of England. Radical action is needed…

Lib Dems back getting rid of Christian assemblies

17 Oct 2014
The Liberal Democrats have backed a motion to end Christian assemblies in schools. At the party’s conference last week, delegates voted to repeal the existing legal requirement for all state-funded schools to hold acts of collective…

Trojan Horse schools 'not improved', Ofsted warns

17 Oct 2014
There are still significant problems at the five Birmingham schools placed into special measures following concerns about a hard-line Islamist takeover. England's schools' watchdog Ofsted says the action plans are still ‘not fit for purpose’ in…

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize

17 Oct 2014
Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize. At the age of just 17, Malala is the youngest-ever recipient of the prize. The…