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article 18 May 2013 UK
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Education secretary clashes with headteachers

Michael Gove faces the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a vote of no confidence in the government's school reforms.

article 10 May 2013 UK
Michael Gove attacks Mr Men teaching (Getty)
by Jennifer Rigby From Mr Grumpy to Michael Gove - politicians as Mr Men

Education Secretary Michael Gove has hit out at teachers using Mr Men to teach students about the rise of Hitler. So we asked you which Mr Men modern politicians most resemble.

post 19 April 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: should we make the school day longer?

Longer school days and shorter holidays could improve our academic performance, thinks Michael Gove. Top marks for the education secretary?

article 18 April 2013 UK
Menial tasks could be forced on teachers after review (G)
Menial tasks could be forced on teachers after review

Photocopying, filing and collecting dinner money could once again be part of teachers' workload after Michael Gove orders a review body to consider lifting restrictions on teachers working practices.

article 10 April 2013 UK
The UK has been ranked as one of the worst performing countries in the developed world for teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and involvement in further education (picture: Getty)
UK children face 'bleaker future', Unicef report says

Britain is ranked as one of the bottom countries in the developed world for teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and involvement in further education, in a new report from Unicef.

article 27 March 2013 World, Pakistan
Teacher Shehnaz Bibi, shot dead in Pakistan (screengrab)
Female school teacher shot dead in Pakistan

Militants are suspected of shooting dead a female teacher and beating up her 15-year-old son in Pakistan. The attack is condemned by former prime minister Gordon Brown.

article 15 March 2013 UK
A rising birthrate is putting a strain on schools (Getty)
Baby boom triggers school places crisis

Tens of thousands of extra school places are needed in England, despite more than 80,000 extra primary spaces created in the past two years.

post 15 March 2013
Jackie Long is social affairs editor for Channel 4 News Read more from Jackie Long on her blog The hugely stressful fight for a primary school place

The reality for many is a hugely stressful fight to get something that you might hope would be a given - a place at school where your child is safe, happy and getting the best possible education.

article 06 March 2013 UK
Government announces new qualifications
Govt announces vocational education overhaul

As an overhaul of vocational education promises new hope for teenagers, the general secretary of the ASCL tells Channel 4 News lessons must be learned from Labour's flagship diplomas.

post 19 February 2013
Matthew Cain is Channel 4 News culture editor. Read more from Matthew Cain on his blog: Cain on Culture From Cinderella to King and King - the rise of alternative fairytales

Culture Editor Matthew Cain says a new generation of books which will allow children of same-sex couples to identify with characters can only be a good thing.