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'Catastrophic' Slide in Science Standards Standards in science exams in UK schools have suffered "catastrophic slippage", according to the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The RSC is calling on the government to improve the exams in order to prevent science teaching from failing a generation of pupils. They claim that official figures showing annual rises in the numbers of school children getting a grade C or higher in GCSE science subjects is a "myth". The report, published today, states that pupils only require a "superfic... ( Click for More Information ) Salford's pupils suggest community service in... Improving the community – not coursework – was the message to come out of a workshop at the University of Salford featuring local ... Swinton schools proposals put to parents Proposals for a merger to create are being put to a parental vote, starting on 5th January 2009. Salford City Council's £182m plan... Special award for Salford and Channel... The University of Salford’s top year of three awards from the Royal Television Society was rounded off with a special award yester... Denham Questioned on Student Grant Numbers The universities secretary has refused to say how many fewer students starting university next year will get a grant. During Commo... National Audit Office Concerned Over... The public spending watchdog has warned that almost a quarter of pupils are not reaching the expected level in maths by their fina... Salford University get psyched with Stuart... Reporter: Stuart Owen EX-MAN CITY and now England Under 21-s coach Stuart ‘Psycho’ Pearce attended the launch on Monday of new ... Seven Ways to Educate Pupils -... What better way to learn about the finer points of Physics, Economics, English, Maths and 3D design than by building your own car?... Journalism stars hit Salford This month sees Guardian columnist and former Panorama editor Steve Hewlett, and Showbiz LA blogger Sandro Monetti coming to the ... Balls Announces Primary School Funding Schools secretary Ed Balls has announced £3.5bn worth of investment for rebuilding and refurbishing primary schools. Under the Pri... Schoolsnet: The No1 Schools Guide for... It's your opinion that counts on Schoolsnet, the UK's most authoritative guide to schools. To write a review, simply search fo... Student Life? See It For Real A new blogging project for first year students is helping new recruits to Salford University understand what life is like for fres... Salford Academics Call for Mass Wiki... It’s a world-wide resource which anyone can contribute to, and now online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia is to be invaded by hundreds of... Student Grants Cut After Government Blunder Students from middle-income homes are facing a cut in grants and ministers have been forced to scale back plans to expand student ... Ten years of Salford University and... Over 1,000 students, ten Royal Television Society nominations and hundreds of graduates working in the media, are just some of the... Balls Backs 'stay-on-site' Policy Ed Balls has called for pupils to be kept on school premises over the lunch break to stop them buying junk food from nearby shops.... Bond-style Training From Salford Uni In news reminiscent of Ian Fleming's famous charge, Salford University has been training the country's top intelligence people in ... Sex Education Planned for Primary Pupils The government has announced plans for primary school children to be given compulsory sex and relationship lessons. Setting out th... Private Firms to Teach Excluded Pupils Private companies are to be given the power to teach excluded pupils under new government plans. Schools secretary Ed Balls announ... Salford University Offers North West’s First... Women and children behind bars, prison security, and staff welfare will be just some of the issues tackled by the University of Sa... Little Hulton School Completed Work on the purpose-built St Edmunds School in Little Hulton has been completed, in a £3.6m turnaround. The plans were reveale... The Manchester Merchant Who Wired up... Few people know it, but the man who financed the first telegraph across the Atlantic, and founded telecoms giant Cable and Wireles... Salford's New VC is SA In a press statement which was released today, it was revealed that Salford University's new Vice Chancellor is Prof Martin Hall, ... Language Skills for Top Secret Interpreters A lecturer from the University of Salford’s School of Languages has been running courses in French and interpreting for staff from... School Tests for 14-year-olds Scrapped The schools secretary has announced that he is scrapping SATs tests for 14-year-olds. Ed Balls told MPs on Tuesday that the Key St... Salford Health Dean Makes Powerlist 2008 Salford University’s Dean of Health & Social Care was personally congratulated by Gordon Brown last night as she joined personalit... Salford Schools to be Advised to... Schools are to be given advice on how to prevent pupils being drawn into violent extremism. Schools secretary Ed Balls said scho... A-Levels Are Anti-Education, Say Government A-Levels force pupils to “regurgitate knowledge” and “strangle scholarship”, says Sir Mike Tomlinson, who led the government’s rec... Committee Warns on Diploma Teaching A number of the groups charged with delivering the government’s flagship Diplomas for 14- to 19-year-olds are unprepared, accordin... Salford J-Course Launched by BBC Salford's new BA Hons Journalism course has been opened by the BBC's Director of News, Helen Boaden. Boaden has held the top BBC n... Salford Schoolchildren to Have Success All... Ordnance Survey is giving away 'Free-Maps-for-11-year-olds' to encourage children to get out and discover the world around them, O... Ofsted Warns Over Health and Safety The government has launched a £4.5m initiative to encourage education outside the classroom as Ofsted warned that pupils were miss... Fire Tornado to Launch Science Festival... A fire tornado will be lit today to launch the new programme for this year’s Manchester Science Festival, which is led by MOSI (Mu... Health and Safety Executive (North West)... Health and Safety Executive (HSE) chiefs are warning students in Greater Manchester to be aware of flu-like symptoms that might be... Olympic Hopefuls Come to Salford University Two London 2012 medal hopefuls have attended the University of Salford’s Human Performance Lab to kick-start their four-year train... Sir David Attenborough to visit Salford... World-famous broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough will be speaking to students, staff and invited guests at Salford ... Top Universities to Seek Poorer Pupils The skills secretary has announced that nine of England's leading universities are to launch US-style talent-spotting recruitment ... Ministers announce free school meal trial Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a pilot scheme offering free healthy school meals for all primary children. In his spe... Free Money for Hard Up Salford... You're skint. You're a student. You're at Salford. If you're surviving on 7p noodles from Somerfield and you can't afford your vit... Salford Develops Groundbreaking Business Course A groundbreaking course specifically designed for employees of consultancy Capita Symonds has started at the University of Salford... Times: Salford Uni “better than Manchester”... Improved results in the National Student Survey have helped the University of Salford move up five places in the Sunday Times Univ... Stay Safe Message for Students Manchester City Council will be driving home the road safety message to students next week. Every year students are involved in co... Nissan Launches Educational Website for Children... Online virtual visits of Nissan's Barcelona Plant Nissan's Barcelona plant has launched a new educational website to coincide with... New Schools Must Meet Design Standards New secondary school buildings will need to meet rigorous new design standards or risk not being granted the green light, the scho... Call to Scrap National Curriculum The Liberal Democrats have unveiled proposals to scrap the national curriculum and "end the educational apartheid" between rich an... Can Thunderbirds Go? Famed for their daring rescue missions, could TV’s Thunderbirds actually work as shown on the screen - or would they melt? An aero... Driving tips for Fresher's Week For students starting university this term, the last thing on their mind is probably driver safety. But the roads before Fresher'... Balls Urges Community Groups to Run... Schools Secretary Ed Balls today urged parents, teachers and community groups in England to take over the running of their local s... US-style School Bus Plans Unveiled Primary school children should be served by US-style yellow school buses, a David Blunkett-chaired commission has recommended. The... State Boarding Schools to be Expanded State-funded boarding schools will be expanded in a bid to help children from vulnerable backgrounds and those with busy parents. ... Displaying Education Items 1 - 50 of 50

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