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Education is always changing in the UK, so keep up-to-date via our news section. We’ll deliver all the essential facts that you need to know on both the state and the independent sectors in Britain.
Find out how how the curriculum is developing and what impact it will have on your child. Get regular updates on how the credit crunch is affecting independent schools. Discover more about discipline and standards of behaviour in Britain’s schools.
If you have any news stories you'd like to submit, please send them to editor@tom-brown.com
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Parents hit as fees firm goes bust
- Sept. 10, 2009
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A company that enables parents to pay school fees by direct debit has gone into administration, leaving thousands of people in financial dire straights …read more
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ISC reports rise in pupil numbers at private schools
- April 30, 2009
The Independent Schools Council says private school numbers are holding up... but what will happen in September? …read more
Uniform is not a panacea for problems
‘A happy school’ better than a high-achieving school
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State schools ‘should take tips from the private sector’
- Dec. 9, 2010
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- (39 comments)
Top Headmaster suggests that state schools implement house systems to instil discipline …read more
UK schools fall in global ranking
- Dec. 9, 2010
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Major survey shows UK pupils have slipped down the global league table in reading, maths and science. …read more
Plan to ditch A-level re-sits
- Dec. 9, 2010
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Ministers claim re-sits should be ditched as they undermine GCSE’s and A-levels …read more
Take my girls out of private school? I’d rather starve, says desperate mum
- Dec. 3, 2010
- (24 comments)
Mother determinedly sends children to private school, despite increasing debts …read more
Graduates hit by hidden cost of fees
- Dec. 1, 2010
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Plans put forward by Coalition to cost Treasury billions of pounds …read more
Fifteen universities ask for A*s
- Nov. 22, 2010
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Increased competition as fifteen universities ask for at least one A* for popular courses …read more


