Taking the bored out of boards 
Interactive screens could revolutionise the way lessons are taught. But teachers need proper training, says Tom Moggach.
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Group work benefits pupils, study finds
Young pupils who work in groups learn how to compromise and show significant improvements in maths, science and reading, study reveals.
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GCSE coursework ‘could be abolished’
Coursework could become a thing of the past for GCSE students in many subjects, says exams watchdog.
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‘We want to teach people to dream again’
A new education centre is offering homeless people a chance to learn in a more informal environment. Katie Toms reports.
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Student group shows support for Oxford lab builders
Members of a student campaigning group in favour of animal testing thanked construction staff building Oxford University’s animal testing laboratory with doughnuts and cakes.
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US professors accused of being liars and bigots
An article by two prominent American professors arguing that the pro-Israel lobby exerts a dominant and damaging influence on US foreign policy has triggered a furious row.
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As good as they say
Vienna ticks all the right boxes as a place to base yourself as an English language teacher, says Katie Binns.
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Students work and borrow to cover university costs
The cost of being a student rose by 44% over the six years to 2004-05, according to a new study.
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Don’t rely on foreign student fees, universities warned
Some of the country’s leading universities will face serious financial problems if the downturn in the number of foreign students coming to study in the UK continues.
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Academies among worst schools in England
City academies listed among the worst schools in the country in new league tables, despite some improvements.
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Carol Nevison: Here to listen
An independent advocacy service can help support children who are facing exclusion from school, says Carol Nevison.
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Wendy M. Grossman: Is school fingerprinting out of bounds?
Obtaining biometric data from pupils, often without parental knowledge, shows how far this technology has already infiltrated society, writes Wendy M. Grossman.
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Day of the dad: boy’s toys
Fatherhood is just an excuse to play with a new range of gadgets, says Tom Leonard.
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