More than one in three children bullied at school
More than one in three (39 per cent) children aged between ten and 15 have been bullied at school, a new survey has found. The study, carried out on behalf of Ofsted, found that bullying, smoking, drinking and drugs were the major concerns for young people.
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Portakabin provides two-storey solution after fire destroys Coventry school facilties
 After a severe fire destroyed a third of the facilities at Sidney Stringer School in Coventry, modular building supplier Portakabin was able to provide the ideal interim accommodation solution. What facilities will the new building provide?
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School building programme review hosted by Sorrell Foundation
A review of this year's £2.85bn Building Schools for the Future programme is to be held involving pupils, teachers, designers and government representatives. How are school children being involved in the project?
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Construction sector to get £11bn education boost
 The Government is to invest £11bn into the construction and improvement of UK schools as part of its academies scheme. When will work on the project get underway?
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115 Scottish school building schemes completed in a year
A £2bn project to improve and develop 250 schools throughout Scotland is making excellent progress. How have facilities been improved?
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New city academies get thumbs-up from Mayor of London
 Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has revealed plans to build 10 new city academies in the next 10 years as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. When will the project details be unveiled?
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Brightest pupils "less clever than 30 years ago"
A new study suggests that the intellectual abilities of Britain's cleverest students has declined rapidly in the last three decades. Logic tests first carried out in 1976 were tested on a group of 13 and 14 year olds, with markedly lower results.
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