Rather surprisingly, it seems 29% of science teachers would be willing to have creationism taught alongside evolution in biology lessons. This strikes me as rather worrying. There is a distinction between science and theology. The two should not be mixed. If creationism is to be taught or discussed, the logical place for it is in RE lessons - not in lessons that are supposed to teach kids about sc...

Critics say increasing the time spent on 'cross-curricular lessons' at state primary schools in place of single-subject lessons would prompt parents to search for specialist teaching

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has produced an 11-page Ramadan guide for schools which advises them to cancel swimming lessons and sex education for all pupils during the month. The council suggests swimming lessons should be cancelled in case muslim children accidentally swallow water when they’re supposed to be fasting rather than the more reasonable suggestion that

Oh, and this worried me slightly: More than a quarter of science teachers in state schools believe that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in science lessons, according to a national poll of primary and secondary teachers. The Ipsos/Mori poll of 923 primary and secondary teachers found that 29% of science specialists agreed with the statement: “Alongside

Traditional lessons in history, geography and science should be removed from the primary curriculum and children taught their essential content through cross-curricular themed classes, the biggest inquiry into primary schooling in a generation will report today. Sir Jim Rose, the most senior government adviser on primary schools, who will today present plans for an overhaul of education for five- ...

Wonder what you make of the news that lessons in healthy lifestyles and sex education could replace traditional academic subjects in a shake-up of primary school teaching planned by Education Minister Ed Balls?. Pupils could even be assessed on their ‘personal development’ as well as the three Rs. The Schools Secretary has ordered an inquiry into primary school lessons to consider whet...

It's one of those stories that would probably have attracted a lot more publicity if there weren't so much else going on at the moment. Michael Reiss, a professor of science education and bioethics, has resigned as Director of Education at the Royal Society following a controversy over remarks relating to the discussion of creationism in school science lessons - remarks reported by the BBC, for in...

Michael Gove apparently wants schools to start emulating Gareth Malone, whose "Extraordinary School for Boys' series started last week on BBC1. Malone could become the Jamie Oliver of lessons, so I finally got round to watching the first episode of his programme. It's difficult to say what was most annoying about this tedious tv enterprise. It could be Malone himself, who combines his ridiculous k...

The government says it will not tolerate anti-Semitic and homophobic lessons being taught to Muslim children at part-time UK schools.

Music lessons in schools are not being exploited to their full potential in terms of the improvements they can provide to pupils' development, a study claims.