What’s in store for education in 2015?
After a year of reshuffles and with a general election looming, what can teachers and education professionals expect from the new year? Our community share their views
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2014/dec/31/education-2015-expert-predictions
Tatler publishes guide to best state schools
‘Put your wallet away,’ advises magazine for well-heeled. ‘Sometimes, the right choice isn’t the most expensive one’
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/01/tatler-guide-best-state-schools
Thirty years on, how have GCSEs performed?
Apart from coursework, which has now been ditched, the qualification did little to change a two-tier system of education. Perhaps Margaret Thatcher was right
Want to earn more money? Here’s how to freelance as a student
From making contacts, to building a website, you need to learn how to prioritise if you want to find freelance work
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jul/04/student-advice-tips-freelancing
More than 400,000 schoolchildren being taught by unqualified teachers
Tristam Hunt, shadow education secretary, releases figures as part of bid to reverse Michael Gove’s unqualified teachers policy
After-school tutoring ‘is like child abuse’, says top head
The president of the National Association of Head Teachers fuels the debate over the private tutoring industry by claiming academic coaching makes children miserable
Top universities ‘ignoring final A-level grades’ in race to sign up students
Universities such as Lancaster and Birmingham are making record numbers of “unconditional offers” – places awarded irrespective of final A-level grades – in 2015
Maths gender gap, Tough Young Teachers and why homework matters
In our round up of the research and blogs on our radar this week: what teachers can learn from doctors, girls lack confidence with maths and questions about Teach First
MPs criticise severe cuts to astronomy and particle physics funding
Report from science and technology committee says UK astronomy will have 50% less funding by 2014/15 than in 2005
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/may/13/mps-astronomy-particle-physics-funding