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Reports on the outcome of the essay-writing competition of the Boarding Schools' Association in Great Britain. Difficulty of students from staying in a boarding school; Effect of the book 'Harry Potter' on the decision of students to stay in a boarding school; Enjoyment of students in a boarding school.

Focuses on the charitable status of private schools in Great Britain. Provision of a public benefit by the charity schools; Investigation on the bursary levels and community involvement; Impact of charity status on schools' tax and charges.

Reports on the government's plan to cut the benefits of parents who condone truancy in Great Britain. Percentage of pupils who were in shopping centers during school time and were accompanied by an adult; Link between poor attendance and crime levels; Penalties for parents who fail to send their children to school.

Reports on the actions taken by Prime Minister Tony Blair on the increasing truancy rate in Great Britain. Plans to cut benefits of parents condoning truancy; Initiatives taken against errant children.

Reports the implication of sending children to boarding school in Harrogate, England. Ways of saving money in education; Consideration of the actual costs of the children; Ability to work and balance family responsibilities.

Discusses problems caused by the lack of a single accreditation system for education degrees offered in Great Britain. Absence of clear information about standards; Decentralized system of university accreditation in the United States; Measures employed by educational institutions to address the accreditation issue.

Comments on the employment status of academic staff in Great Britain in 2001. Illustration of a sharp decline in the prospects associated with pursuing an academic career; Series of short contracts facing new lecturers in the region; Contractual status of academic staff.

Reports the financial incapacity of London university lecturers in purchasing a house. Escalating cost of living; Subject of discussion in a higher and further education conference; Response of the government to the problems of the public sector.

Reports that teachers are leaving state schools to join the private sector in England. Increase in the net number of teachers swapping from state to private schools; Plan of the government to recruit a number of stateschool teachers; Growth in private schools.

Focuses on the decision of the government to abolish the Assisted Places Scheme of the Department of Education and Skills in Great Britain. Publication of the annual census of schools; Benefits of the Building Bridges scheme; Number of projects funded by the scheme. INSET: CASE STUDIES: THREE TYPES OF TOGETHERNESS..

Focuses on the efforts of universities to address poor performance of students in math in Great Britain. Factors influencing poor maths teaching; Establishment of a virtual support center called MathsCentre; Overview of other math learning support programs of specific universities.

Reports on the tasks published by the British Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to motivate gifted pupils or students working above the national curriculum test levels. Subjects where the optional tasks are available; Features of the tasks.

Reports that schools in Great Britain are cancelling science practical sessions because of the risks presented by unruly students. Implication of the situation on the country's science education; Significance of science experiments on children's education.

Reports on the steps taken by British schools planning to sell their institutions. Reason behind the need for confidentiality when selling schools; Effect of selling on school staff.

Reports on the safety standards set by the British National Care Standards Commission for boarding schools. Weaknesses of the standards that could protect unfit boarding schools; Purpose behind the establishment of the standards.

Focuses on the academic values presented by the main characters of the television program 'Coronation Street' in Great Britain. Potential of inspiring students for academic achievements; Promotion of improving results of General Certificates of Secondary Education exams; Organization of event to meet the actors Tina O'Brien and Bruno Langley.

Focuses on the proposed legislation of teaching English in all private schools in Great Britain. Impact of law on religious schools; Reaction of Muslim schools; Citation of the unsatisfactory curricula of Jewish schools.

Reports on the restriction on a vicar's son to attend the local Church of England school governed by his father in England. Issue regarding the church school location; Refusal of the vicar to send his son to a non-church school; Discrepancy in the school admission policy.

Reports on the allegations of unfair dismissal by a physics teacher against a Catholic school in London, England. Investigation of sexual harassment complaints; Problems of bullying in the school; Cronyism by the school management.

Reports on the governmental investigation on a Conservative-controlled council regarding the allocation of public funds for private schools in Great Britain. Complaints of cash shortages; Misuse of public funds; Deficit in education budget.

Reports on the controversy regarding Bristol University's admission policy in Bristol, England. Accusations of favoring poor students over the rich; Rejection of exceptional students; Selection process of the university.

Reports on the celebration of the Science Week in Great Britain. Participation of high school students; Event activities.

Reports on the interest of athlete Jennifer Meadows to become a teacher in Great Britain. Employment of Meadows at Wigan Harriers high school; Training schedule of Meadows.

Reports that top public schools come under attack for encouraging pupils to hunt with dogs in Great Britain. Participation of children in blood sports; Initiation of animal rights campaigners for the move; Publication of the activities at the school Web site; Inclusion of the barbarous pastime in the prospectus.

Reports on the number of schools that has proper procedures for parents to report their concerns in Great Britain. Prevention of child abuse; Conditions of administration system of schools; Suspicion of domestic abuse.

Reports on the psychometric testing of pupils from deprived backgrounds in Great Britain. Ability of children to become medical professionals; Work experiences with hospitals and general practitioners; Effort to increase the number of medical students.

Reports on the concerns of British educational organization Ofsted over the safety of students in some private schools in the country. Failure of school administration to check teachers' criminal records, problems in students' health and safety issues; Concern over the curriculum of some religious and specialist arts schools.

Reports on the shortage of physics teachers in Great Britain. Consequence of the decline of the number of physics teachers and the loss of physics teachers from the profession; Prevalence of the teaching of physics by unqualified teachers; Comparison of the number of physicists accepted to teacher-training courses with the number of biologists accepted.

Reports on the participation of private schools in Great Britain to the international science Olympiads in Taiwan. Reason for the over-representation of private schools; Details of the qualifying examinations for the contest; Background of the science Olympiads.

Reports on the effort of Ampleforth Catholic school to become fully co-educational in Great Britain. Preparation of the school's pupils for university life; Views of the school's headteacher on university life; Details of the school's expansion.

Reports on the views of teachers at Central Lancaster high school on the salary increase for teachers in Great Britain. Contentment of headteacher Jon Wright to the pay increase; Opinion of advanced skills teacher Susan Harrison on the starting salaries for teachers; Importance of workload for geography teacher Derek Roddenburg.

Reports on the findings of school inspectors on the performance of the primary education at Dulwich College in London, England. Importance of raising the level of challenges done by the students; Leadership status of the school; Assessment on the learning atmosphere. INSET: FAMOUS OLD ALLEYNIANS..

Reports on the approval of the increase in the salaries of science and math teachers by the Department for Education and Skills in Great Britain. Reason for the increase in the salaries of the teachers; Implementation of the strategy to solve the teacher recruitment and retention problems of schools; Addition of differential pay by the Institute of Physics.

Reports on the decrease in the number of male students taking A-level physics and mathematics subjects in Great Britain. Percentage of decline; Reasons for the decline in males taking physics and mathematics; Importance of qualified physicists in science.

Reports on private schools' plan to increase fees to cover the rise in pension contributions imposed by Great Britain government.

Reports on Millfield preparatory school's computer typing course for its Year 7 pupils in Great Britain. Number of students enrolled in the course; Maximum typing speed of the students; Parents' view of the course.

Reports that teachers in the Great Britain Territorial Army are being prepared for war in Iraq.

Focuses on the competition organized in Great Britain for promoting religious education among science teachers. Significance of the training program for teachers; Role of colleagues in health education; Courses that will be created as part of the competition.

Presents news items related to mistakes committed by builders and contractors in the development of schools in Great Britain. Fume cupboard door installed by contractors in a Midlands school; Significance of temporary school building demolished by a contractor; Default in the construction of benches in a laboratory.

Focuses on issues related to the effectiveness of amount spent on transforming laboratories (lab) as discussed at an annual gathering of science educators in Great Britain. Problems faced by schools as reported in the gathering; Role of private contractors in lab construction; Need to consult science teachers for lab construction.

Focuses on the proposal of Graham Able, chairman of the Headmaster's and Headmistress' Conference to stop giving scholarships to bright rich children in schools of Great Britain. Use of the saved fund to give financial help for students from poor background; Possible response to the proposal. INSET: FUNDS RAISED TO HELP OUT..

Focuses on plans of Graham Able, chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference to provide education to poor children in Great Britain. Recommendation to cut private sector's scholarships to children from wealthy families; Views of Able regarding the curriculum for 14 to 19 year-olds. INSET: BIOGRAPHY..

Reports on the training provided to science teachers to generate student's interest in GM crops and stem cell research by science learning centers in Great Britain. Solution of science teacher recruitment crisis through the training; Statistics on the shortage of science teachers in Great Britain; Guidelines provided to teachers in the training program.

Reports on Girls' Schools Association president Carole Evans' contention about the initiative of the government to foster partnership between state and independent schools in Great Britain. Reason behind the criticism of Evans; Questions regarding the benefits of the partnership; Impact on the education of less affluent pupils in private schools.

Reports on Middlesbrough, England-based King's Academy director David Vardy's denial of accusation that he is appointing teachers because of their religious beliefs. Concern of parents' groups and teachers on the Christian ethos of the school.

Reports on the increase in the fees charged by Great Britain private schools for some students in the sixth form. Maximum fees at girls' schools.

Reports on the criticisms regarding Robert Hill, the special adviser of education secretary Charles Clarke in Great Britain. Career background of Hill; Job performance; Opposition of the teachers on the position given to Hill.

Focuses on the employment condition of boarding school staff in Great Britain. Reference to the claim by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers; Highlight on the excessive work hours rendered by staff; Establishment of boarding school inspection standards.

Focuses on the factors compelling boarding schools to cease activities with potential harm to students in Great Britain. Allusion to the activities of fictional character Jennings; Influence of the attitude of parents toward their children; Need for children to experience adventure.

Focuses on the attitude of education ministers toward a parliamentary report on secondary science education in Great Britain. Passivity of ministers on issues about the lacking interest of students on the science curriculum; Reaction of the Department of Education and Skills to the report; Call for schools standards minister David Miliband to act on the report.