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Provides information on published reports about the status of the education system in Great Britain. Identification of the scale of the problems in education by Seonag Mackinnon, education editor of the "Scotsman"; Concern on local school reorganization proposals reported by the "Edinburgh Evening News"; Fee-fixing in independent schools tackled by "The Independent."

Presents education-related issues featured in several British newspapers in December 2002. Implication of high tuition fees for the decision of working class students to attend college, by Tony Halpin of "Times"; on the rate of university dropout students in the country; Report on the curriculum vitae of Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith in "Newsnight."

Discusses reports published in two newspapers in Great Britain regarding the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey conducted by the Organization for Education Cooperation and Development. Score of Great Britain in the survey; Countries which experienced shortage of qualified and experienced teachers.

Presents various news and issues concerning education reported by some periodicals and newspapers in Great Britain as of June 2005. Plan of Prince Charles of Wales to establish his own teacher training institute to fill the gap in education, featured in the "Daily Telegraph"; Front cover of the "Guardian" in its education supplement featuring Prince Charles; Research by the children's charity National Children's Homes concerning the growing trend of bullying by camera phones featured by the "Guardian."

Presents several headlines related to education featured by newspapers in Great Britain in 2005. "The Times"; "Newsnight"; "Daily Mail."

Presents information on several issues on education reported in various periodicals in Great Britain. Efforts of independent schools to fix fees; Change in name of Ofsted Ltd.; Suggestion of former Downing Street press officer Fiona Miller regarding the abolishment of grammar schools.

Presents news briefs on education gathered from several newspapers in Great Britain as of February 4, 2005. Implementation of zero tolerance in classroom disruption; Nicotine patches to be offered free to children as young as 14 in a drive to reduce underage smoking; Update on the financial challenges being experienced by Cambridge University.

Presents several newspapers and periodicals in Great Britain which featured articles on education as of March 26, 2004. "The Daily Telegraph"; "Guardian Education Supplement"; "Independent Education Supplement."

The article presents information about the January 30, 2006 issue of the journal "EPM Weekly Bulletin." This issue covers parliamentary activity connected with education, children's services and training on January 23-27, 2006, and future activity planned beyond that. The Public Accounts Committee published its 21st report of the Session 2005/06 on January 24, 2006. The Committee cancelled its original business, which was the taking of evidence for its inquiry into special educational needs. It met in private to try and achieve a consensus among its members for its report on the education White Paper.

The article presents a list of papers from recently published academic journals in Great Britain. They include "Johnny Won't Read, and Susie Won't Either: reading instruction and student resistance," "Either You Have Misunderstood the Directions, or You Are Not Playing the Game," and "Group Creativity: musical performance and collaboration."

Provides information on journals featuring articles on education-related issues in Great Britain. "Educational Studies"; "Prospero"; "Research Intelligence."

Provides an overview of several journals about education in Great Britain. "Gender and Education"; "Educational Psychology in Practice"; "Theory and Research in Education."

Discusses issues on education as highlighted in different newspapers and periodicals in Great Britain as of March 17, 2006. Incapability of undergraduates to write a grammatical sentence; Educational reforms being proposed by Prime Minister Tony Blair; Proposal to standardise admissions criteria in Church of England schools.

Focuses on two educational journals in Great Britain. Information on the article "A Comparison Between Girls' and Boys' Experiences of Unwanted Sexual Behaviour in Secondary Schools," published in the "Educational Research" journal; Aim of the special issue of the "Open Learning" journal entitled "Open and Distance Learning for Development."

The article focuses on issues which have been raised in the latest issues of the journals "The Development Education Journal," and "Gender and Education." Articles in "The Development Education Journal" cover such issues as using the experience of refugees in development education and the impact of September 11 terrorist attacks on British Muslims. "Gender and Education" has published papers on women in academics in Great Britain and explorations into primary school teachers' professional sense of identity.

The section features some articles related to education from different periodicals of Great Britain in 2006. The Times covers the use of cocaine among schoolchildren. The Daily Telegraph quoted Ken Boston claiming that pupils were suffering from exam overload which distorted what they were learning in class.

Provides an overview of various education journals published in Great Britain. "Comparative Education"; "Educational Research"; "European Journal of Special Needs Education."

Looks back on the 100-year history of 'Education' magazine, which was first published in Great Britain in January 1903. Implementation of the Balfour Education Act of 1902; Designation of the magazine as the official organ of the County Councils Association in 1902; Creation of the Association of Education Committees a few years after; Issues addressed in the first issue of 'Education.'

Presents several journals which published articles about education and learning in Great Britain and Europe in 2002. "Westminster Studies in Education"; "Open Learning"; "European Journal of Teacher Education."

Presents information on several academic journals in Great Britain in July 2002. 'The Journal of In-service Education'; 'The Journal of Vocational Education and Training'; 'Prospero.'

The journal "EPM Weekly Bulletin," PQs— Westminster, England, reports a selection of written parliamentary questions on education from Great Britain Parliament House of Commons and the House of Lords. It excludes questions where Great Britain's Local Education Authority, Learning and Skills Council, university or constituency gives the answer in statistical form. These are listed in EPM Weekly Statistics -Westminster. Questions are listed alphabetically within departmental and date order. Answers with an asterisk after the title are oral questions not reached and therefore answered as written questions. The period covered by this report is from May 10 to 14, 2004.

This section offers updates on educational issues published in newspapers. "Guardian" published an article on the decision by Oxford and Cambridge universities in Great Britain to reject ministerial attempts to encourage them to adopt a city academy. According to "Times" magazine, poor quality of sex education leads to ignorance of youth in avoiding sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. "Independent" magazine reported that Boston College in the U.S. released a survey of reading standards among children.

The article focuses on issues related to education published in several periodicals in Great Britain. The results of an analysis of British national and regional newspaper is included in the "Curriculum Journal." An article on education reform is included in the "Education Review." An argument against the poverty of much contemporary work on personalisation is discussed in "School Leadership and Management."

The article reports on developments related to education in Great Britain. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has made a recent report about the failing schools in the country. The journal "The Times" ran several education stories one of these stories is about the 500 failing schools which are facing takeover. A group of five religious leaders have protested with the journal "The Times."

The article presents several documents related to education in Great Britain. The documents include "Assessment of Local Services Beyond 2008," "Good Practice Guide for Counselling in Schools," 4th edition, "Local Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic," and "Youth Training and Diversion in the Fire and Rescue Service: A good practice guide."

This article presents information related to the topics that are covered in the current issue of the periodical "EPM Weekly Bulletin" and the activities of the House of Commons, House of Lords, the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly in the month of April 2006. Parliamentary activity connected with education, children's services and training from April 17 to April 21, 2006 and future activities are covered in this issue of the periodical. A debate on the Committee Stage HC 2006/0148-9 Education and Inspections Bill in Standing Committee will be held from April 18 to April 20.

Presents information on articles featured in British journals regarding education in November 2004. "Educational Psychology"; "Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties."

Presents brief details of recent reports from education authorities in Great Britain. "Manchester Youth Service Plan 2003-06: Transforming Services to Young People"; "Governing for Success: School Governors Information Audit 2003"; "Implementing the Data Protection Act 1998: A Guide for Schools."

Presents two academic journals that were published and released in Great Britain as of May 2003. "Technology, Pedagogy and Education"; "Changing English."