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• Employers 'recruiting bright pupils from school'

  An increasing number of top employers are recruiting pupils straight from school, due   Read more about Employers 'recruiting bright pupils from school'

  

• Six-week holidays 'should be scrapped'

  Plaid Cymru is calling for six-week holidays to be scrapped and spread throughout the   Read more about Six-week holidays 'should be scrapped'

  

• Religious education 'must not be neglected'

  The government has been urged not to neglect religious education (RE) in British   Read more about Religious education 'must not be neglected'

  

• Engage for Education 'proving popular'

  Scotland's Engage for Education website is attracting an increasing number of   Read more about Engage for Education 'proving popular'

  

• Businesses 'should be more involved in education'

  Businesses should be more involved in schools in order to encourage more young people   Read more about Businesses 'should be more involved in education'

  

• Headteacher apologies after 'scary history exercise'

  A Lancashire-based headteacher has said sorry after a history exercise left some of   Read more about Headteacher apologies after 'scary history exercise'

  

• School curriculum review 'not necessary'

  The government's planned national curriculum review has been branded as not   Read more about School curriculum review 'not necessary'

  

• Cumbrian head hits out over English baccalaureate qualification

  A Cumbrian headteacher has spoken out over the government's decision to include   Read more about Cumbrian head hits out over English baccalaureate qualification

  

• Number of unemployed teachers falls in Scotland

  The number of teachers claiming Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) has fallen in   Read more about Number of unemployed teachers falls in Scotland