Did little Daniel or Danielle have chips or salad for their school lunch? The Institute carried out a trial of the scheme at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in North London to "test the viability of using smartcard technology to monitor pupils...
Thousands of secondary schools students in the French region of Auvergne will receive CDs containing free and open source software when they return to school in September. The project, which has been funded by the local government, will see 64,000...
Biology might not seem so boring if kids knew it could mean using computers to find a cure for cancer. A change in culture should filter down to every level - right down to the school child. There should be better opportunities for kids to get...
Sixth form students at Edgbarrow school in the town of Crowthorne will have their fingerprints digitally scanned and stored in a database in time for the start of the new school year this September. The students will have to place their thumb in a...
There was a very slight increase of 0.3 per cent in science subjects at A-Level - including biology, chemistry and physics - and 2.3 per cent at AS-Level, compared to 2006's figures. The exam system will see a revamp over the next school year...
Business studies, biology and chemistry - which, earlier in the year, all had bigger declines in applicant numbers than IT - are now declining at a slower rate than IT. The latest stats from the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) show total...