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• End of modular examinations 'would damage pupils' self esteem'

  A move towards end-of-year exams and away from a modular system of testing would   Read more about End of modular examinations 'would damage pupils' self esteem'

  

• Wirral 'set for new academy'

  The government has given the go-ahead for a new academy in Wirral in Merseyside   Read more about Wirral 'set for new academy'

  

• Private school students 55 times more likely to go to Oxbridge

  Students from private schools are 55 times more likely to study at Oxford and   Read more about Private school students 55 times more likely to go to Oxbridge

  

• Children 'need variety of methods to learn to read'

  Children should be taught to read through a variety of methods, it has been   Read more about Children 'need variety of methods to learn to read'

  

• Half of five-year-old boys 'failing to pick up basics'

  New figures from the Department for Education show that 53.1 per cent of   Read more about Half of five-year-old boys 'failing to pick up basics'

  

• Welsh education minister opens new school

  Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has opened a new school at Ysgol Maes y   Read more about Welsh education minister opens new school

  

• Welsh schoolchildren urged to read small amount each day

  The cast of the Wizard of Oz, which is currently being staged in Aberystwyth took   Read more about Welsh schoolchildren urged to read small amount each day

  

• EMA payments 'are cost-effective'

  The government's decision to scrap Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)   Read more about EMA payments 'are cost-effective'

  

• New school closure guidance published in Wales

  The Welsh government has published new guidance for schools affected by bad   Read more about New school closure guidance published in Wales