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• Welsh baccalaureate 'expanded'

  The Welsh baccalaureate qualification is to be rolled out across a further 53   Read more about Welsh baccalaureate 'expanded'

  

• English baccalaureate 'could discourage struggling pupils'

  The government's new English baccalaureate could discourage poor-performing   Read more about English baccalaureate 'could discourage struggling pupils'

  

• Bolton youngsters 'make a year's worth of maths progress in 12 weeks'

  Pupils at one Bolton primary school have been finding out that maths can be fun.
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• School IT 'failing to keep pace'

  
  Students are learning more and using technology more frequently at home than   Read more about School IT 'failing to keep pace'

  

• Schools 'struggle to find heads'

  More than 40 per cent of primary schools and a quarter of secondary schools struggled   Read more about Schools 'struggle to find heads'

  

• Having lunch on school grounds 'can reduce truancy'

  Children can benefit from eating their lunch on school grounds, rather than visiting   Read more about Having lunch on school grounds 'can reduce truancy'

  

• Cutting edge digital zone opened in Welsh school

  Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews was on hand earlier this week to open a new   Read more about Cutting edge digital zone opened in Welsh school

  

• Report makes recommendations for Scottish teachers

  Published this week, a new review led by Scotland's former chief inspector of   Read more about Report makes recommendations for Scottish teachers

  

• Provision of RSE in Northern Ireland improving

  The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) has found that the provision of   Read more about Provision of RSE in Northern Ireland improving