Curriculum ‘does not provide youngsters with useable skills’
The current school curriculum is producing students without applicable skills that could be used in the real world. This is according to one expert who believes school-leavers do not have […]
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Ex Labour aide’s free school ready to open
A former aide for the Labour government is aiming to start a free school in order to improve levels of literacy in the UK, it has been revealed. Peter Hyman, […]
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Mexican elections ‘could raise major frustrations’
The presidential elections in Mexico could be a major turning point in the attitude and power of the country's citizens, it has been predicted. Gaining control and cracking down on […]
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Mexico’s drug-related death toll up 6.3 per cent
Around 12,000 people died in 2011 in drug-related violence in Mexico, according to latest statistics. Furthermore, some 50,000 people have now been killed during the crackdown on violence in the […]
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Budget cuts ‘could harm schools’ literacy schemes’
School pupils across the UK could be left without careers advice services and literacy schemes as research suggested that budget cuts will hit young students hardest. The Guardian has found […]
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Police arrest man with links to Mexico’s most wanted
A man linked to one of Mexico's most wanted criminals has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking. The federal police in the country captured Luis Rodriguez Olivera, known as […]
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Officials fire Mexican police force after gang members found in ranks
An entire police force has been sacked in one Mexican city after it was found to be corrupt and infiltrated by Los Zetas gang members, it has been revealed. Police […]
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National curriculum reforms postponed to 2014
Proposed reforms of the national curriculum will take place a year later than planned, it has been announced. Initially set to be rolled out in 2013, reforms of the education […]
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Trainee teachers ‘fail basic literacy tests’
Young children taking literacy classes in school could be taught by a teacher who struggled to gain basic numeracy and literacy qualifications, according to new figures. The Department for Education […]
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