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Time to wave goodbye to old-fashioned lecture notes

While marking a piece of written work by some Chinese students three years ago, their teacher Russell Stannard had a brainwave.

Diary of a Third Year: Freebies are the only reason to attend a careers fair

Every man has his price. Mine, it seems, is a small bar of chocolate. I found this out when the Graduate Careers Fair came to town. While some political students held a protest in front of the Royal Bank of Scotland stand, I couldn't resist the chocolate they were handing out and picked up a br

Education Quandary: I want to become a childminder, but friends say the job has become a nightmare under the Early Years Foundation Stage

Hilary's advice All registered child carers who look after children under five now have to follow the Early Years Foundation Stage, which is the new official framework meant to ensure that children are properly cared for, and that all aspects of their learning and development are catered for.

How Eton made the running How do you ensure that an academy school really does have something special to offer its pupils? Link it to fantastic facilities – and opportunities. Richard Garner reports

How do you ensure that an academy school really does have something special to offer its pupils? Link it to fantastic facilities – and opportunities. Richard Garner reports

72,000 pupils in grades bungle

Up to one in six pupils may have been awarded the wrong grade in national curriculum science tests, according to a report published yesterday.

Why do we spend so much money on schools?

Are we, in our blinkered British bubble, deluding ourselves in assuming that less money will necessarily mean a less effective education system? And the reverse applies equally. Does more money necessarily mean more learning?

Time for change: How a young woman plans to shake up the school system

Rachel Wolf has helped shape the Tories' policy and has already set up her own think tank. Is she the face of the next Conservative decade?