Det første hold lærere i erhvervs- og arbejdsmarkedsuddannelserne har netop afsluttet diplomuddannelsen i erhvervspædagogik. Dermed markeres et løft af de grundlæggende pædagogiske kompetencer i erhvervs- og arbejdsmarkedsuddannelserne.
Mindre läxor och mer fritid. President Vladimir Putin vill att ryska skolor lättar på elevernas läxbörda under vinter-OS i Sotji. Det ger eleverna tid över att se atleternas prestationer på tv.
A study by Nationwide finds that more than half of secondary school pupils struggle to work out change in their heads, prompting claims that maths lessons are leaving them "unequipped for everyday situations".
Top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge are still seen by poor pupils as "posh" and "all top hats and stuff", research finds, as a new Government programme is launched to encourage more bright children to apply.
When the first PISA results were announced in 2001, no one was more surprised than the Finns to find Finland at the top of the league tables. And Finland remained at the top as the results of subsequent surveys came out.