VIDEO: Shake up targets poor primary schools

Two hundred of England’s worst-performing primary schools will be closed next year and re-opened as academies, under government plans…. From BBC News. Full story

Gove sets schools new GCSE target

Secondary schools in England are to be set a new target of securing five good GCSE passes for at least half of their pupils…. From BBC News. Full story

Russell wants rural schools talks

Education Secretary Mike Russell said he was happy to talk to local councils which want to close rural schools…. From BBC News. Full story

Four schools expected to be saved

Four primary schools in Powys which were threatened with closure are likely to win a reprieve…. From BBC News. Full story

Schools ‘failing diabetes pupils’

Northern Ireland’s department of education is accused of failing to meet the needs of children with diabetes…. From BBC News. Full story

Nashville Ballet Troupe Dances Into Local Schools

Outreach performances inspire and educate… From VOA. Full story

Ballet Troupe Dances Into Local Schools

Outreach performances inspire and educate… From VOA. Full story

Oldham schools ‘divided by race’

Schools in Oldham are largely polarised along racial lines, 10 years on from the 2001 riots, research finds…. From BBC News. Full story

Plan to ease good schools’ growth

Education Secretary Michael Gove wants changes to the admissions code to make it easier for popular schools in England to expand…. From BBC News. Full story

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Obama: Urges Schools to Embrace Reform, Innovation

Obama says reforms will come from people on the frontline, such as teachers, administrators, parents… From VOA. Full story

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Schools should ‘learn from best’

A teachers’ union says schools in Wales must learn from the best performers, but tables "naming and shaming" schools are unhelpful…. From BBC News. Full story

Performance of schools revealed

Figures showing if secondary schools in Wales exceed expectations or perform worse than expected have been obtained for the first time by BBC Wales…. From BBC News. Full story

Welsh schools performance revealed

Figures showing if secondary schools in Wales exceed expectations or perform worse than expected have been obtained for the first time by BBC Wales…. From BBC News. Full story

Botswanas Government Closes Down Schools as Strike Continues

Government spokesman Jeff Ramsey says talks will continue with striking workers to resolve their demands… From VOA. Full story

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Volunteers Help Schools and Organizations Hit By Recession

Tens of thousands of people across California spent past weekend cleaning, fixing, and painting… From VOA. Full story

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Teach ‘kiss of life’ in schools

Schools should teach children resuscitation skills as part of their normal lessons, says a heart charity…. From BBC News. Full story

Schools become news gathering hubs

Schools took part in a new project mirroring BBC news gathering… From BBC News. Full story

VIDEO: The Japanese pupils living at their schools

Children in Japan are back at school after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, with some pupils still having to live in the school building…. From BBC News. Full story

Why do some schools produce clusters of celebrities?

Why do some schools produce so many famous or important people? Is it something they do or pure coincidence?… From BBC News. Full story

World News for Schools: Thu 28 Apr

World News for Schools: A three-minute weekday news bulletin for 7-14 year olds with accompanying scripts…. From BBC News. Full story

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VIDEO: Schools using assistants to teach

Teaching union, the NASUWT, claims some schools are flouting the law by using untrained staff to take classes… From BBC News. Full story

Labour to make schools cuts claim

Labour is set to tell the NASUWT conference that the government broke a promise not to cut school funding…. From BBC News. Full story

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Schools could face strike action

Schools could face walk-outs beginning this summer over cuts to teachers’ pensions packages as the NUT union ballots members on strike action…. From BBC News. Full story

Schools facing pensions walk-out

A call for strike action in schools to defend teachers’ pensions could see teachers’ unions staging a joint national walk-out this summer term…. From BBC News. Full story

Malaysia schools put fat on record in anti-obesity drive

The Malaysian government is to list students’ body mass index on school report cards as part of a campaign against obseity…. From BBC News. Full story

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