http://uk-school.org An Information Site For Parents Looking For A School In The UK For Their Child Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tasmin Kelly found her daughter was bored as a brownie but not as a cub.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1516/girls-who-run-with-the-pack The countryside is more dangerous for children that the city, argues Frances Hubbard.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1517/eye-high-nettles-and-not-a-pelican-in-sight Marek Bzikot chose the wrong school for his son, but the answer was on his doorstep.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1518/why-private-isnt-always-best Re-housed animals gave her great joy, says Christopher Middleton.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1519/pet-subjects-a-new-challenge-looms-for-celia About 150,000 students stand to gain up to £1,000 a year in extra grants if they defer entry to university until next year, the government has admitted.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1501/university-students-may-defer-to-win-higher-grants The Christian Union at the University of Exeter is set to sue the university and students’ guild after a ruling that non-Christians should be allowed to join the society.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1502/christian-group-to-take-university-to-court Oxford University has postponed plans for a £29m extension to the world famous Bodleian Library on the banks of the Thames while the impact of this week’s severe flooding is assessed.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1503/floods-delay-new-oxford-library-building Cheating by teachers to improve pupils’ exam results is rare, insists the schools secretary, Ed Balls, after a BBC investigation reveals evidence of trickery to boost results.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1504/cheating-teachers-not-widespread-says-balls Schools could earn about £1,500 a year for each disadvantaged child on their rolls, the Lib Dems promise in a policy paper.

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]]> http://uk-school.org/index.php/1506/lib-dem-pledge-on-poverty Tom Leonard finds he was well ahead of the game with a nanny from Tibet.

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