<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest news for Secondary Schools from Randstad Education</title><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.xml</link><description>Latest news for Secondary Schools from Randstad Education</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>09 Feb 2012</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><copyright>Randstad Education</copyright><docs>~/rss/</docs><item><title><![CDATA[Further evidence of academic performance and exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a 'strong link' between physical exercise and academic performance in children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2358-further-evidence-of-academic-performance-and-exercise.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Jan 2012</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Website launched to get more kids taking IT A-levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pupils in Wales are being encouraged to consider a career in IT.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2187-website-launched-to-get-more-kids-taking-it-a-levels.aspx</link><pubDate>10 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universities aim to revise tuition costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students are expected to submit their Ucas applications by January 15th.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/2186-universities-aim-to-revise-tuition-costs.aspx</link><pubDate>09 Nov 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[More pupils eating school lunches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numbers had dropped soon after Jamie Oliver's campaign on food quality.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1763-more-pupils-eating-school-lunches.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Jul 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/primary-schools.aspx">Primary Schools</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/schools-and-recruitment.aspx">Schools and recruitment</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarter of secondary schools failing to teach religious education, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research has found that a quarter of secondary schools are breaking the law by not teaching RE.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1738-quarter-of-secondary-schools-failing-to-teach-religious-education-poll-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New grade will improve education standards, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An education expert believes that a new grade can "only be a good thing".]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1734-new-grade-will-improve-education-standards-expert-says.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam mistakes continue as AQA and OCR produce papers with errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[AQA and OCR have apologised after examination papers contained mistakes.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1733-exam-mistakes-continue-as-aqa-and-ocr-produce-papers-with-errors.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School found guilty of discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court rules that school's ban on cornrows hairstyle was "indirect racial discrimination". ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1729-school-found-guilty-of-discrimination.aspx</link><pubDate>21 Jun 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA['Thousands' missing out on English BACC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of young people are missing out on the chance to sit the alternative exams.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1448-thousands-missing-out-on-english-bacc.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Apr 2011</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in six Scottish school leavers 'is unemployed']]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures reveal that around one in six current young Scottish school leavers is unemployed.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1136-one-in-six-scottish-school-leavers-is-unemployed.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biometric data use in schools comes under fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of pupils' biometric information in Scottish schools has been called into question by the Liberal Democrats.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1133-biometric-data-use-in-schools-comes-under-fire.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish education to see funding cuts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial support for educational institutions in Scotland will be cut next year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1110-scottish-education-to-see-funding-cuts-.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyneside school shows improvement ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofsted inspectors have seen a marked improvement at a school in Tyneside. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/1111-tyneside-school-shows-improvement-.aspx</link><pubDate>22 Dec 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers lead improvement of 'inadequate' school in Northampton ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school in Northampton has impressed Ofsted inspectors. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/859-teachers-lead-improvement-of-inadequate-school-in-northampton-.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merseyside school to charge for kids playing truant ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents will have to pay exam fees if their children miss lessons. ]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/860-merseyside-school-to-charge-for-kids-playing-truant-.aspx</link><pubDate>12 Oct 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondary school benefits from opening two new restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at Newton Abbott College are now able to eat in a more sophisticated and stylish environment.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/494-secondary-school-benefits-from-opening-two-new-restaurants.aspx</link><pubDate>04 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallington Grange a possible location for new Northampton secondary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is believed that Northampton will require a new secondary school by 2025 to cope with an increasing number of children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/479-dallington-grange-a-possible-location-for-new-northampton-secondary-school.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Jun 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/new-schools.aspx">New schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[State school teachers may be failing to fully push students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many state school students are being prevented from attending an elite university by not being pushed to their limits at secondary school.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/399-state-school-teachers-may-be-failing-to-fully-push-students.aspx</link><pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School nominated for award after utilising personal learning guides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radclyffe School has replaced form teachers with personal learning guides to support students.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/393-school-nominated-for-award-after-utilising-personal-learning-guides.aspx</link><pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers should not have to agree to assaults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges have said teachers in special schools should not have to agree to assaults from children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/339-teachers-should-not-have-to-agree-to-assaults.aspx</link><pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballot system for school places 'completely wrong']]></title><description><![CDATA[Comprehensive schools should not adopt a ballot system for awarding places, it has been argued.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/334-ballot-system-for-school-places-completely-wrong.aspx</link><pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comprehensives found to be socially segregated]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sutton Trust has revealed the social segregation in England's comprehensives.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/328-comprehensives-found-to-be-socially-segregated.aspx</link><pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students become teachers at York secondary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students and teachers swapped roles for a day at a secondary school so both could understand what it is like for the other.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/321-students-become-teachers-at-york-secondary-school.aspx</link><pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teesside secondary school preparing for student number rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only secondary school in Ingleby Barwick is to increase its student number by 100 over the next five years.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/298-teesside-secondary-school-preparing-for-student-number-rise.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[School gives laptops to all pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 1,400 pupils at Writhlington School are to be handed laptops to use in lessons and at home to complete work.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/289-school-gives-laptops-to-all-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology having positive impact on secondary school pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students in secondary schools are becoming more motivated by the use of technology in lessons.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/278-technology-having-positive-impact-on-secondary-school-pupils.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doncaster teachers benefit from enhanced local business connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of teachers from Doncaster schools have welcomed the chance to enjoy enhanced links with local employers.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/281-doncaster-teachers-benefit-from-enhanced-local-business-connections.aspx</link><pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enfield schools praised for GCSE development ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Enfield institutions have been ranked in the top 20 per cent of specialist schools and academies in terms of improvements in exam results.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/269-enfield-schools-praised-for-gcse-development.aspx</link><pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/schools-and-recruitment.aspx">Schools and recruitment</category><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lie-ins 'reduce teenager absenteeism at schools']]></title><description><![CDATA[Allowing teenagers a lie-in could boost their performance at schools.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/260-lie-ins-reduce-teenager-absenteeism-at-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers increasingly worried over exam marking quality, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that a large proportion of teachers are concerned over the quality of A-level marking.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/255-teachers-increasingly-worried-over-exam-marking-quality-study-finds.aspx</link><pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'should not be responsible' for teenage mums]]></title><description><![CDATA[An education campaigner has said schools should be exempt from encouraging teenage mothers back.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/248-schools-should-not-be-responsible-for-teenage-mums.aspx</link><pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage mothers being forced out of school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report has revealed that seven in ten young mothers are not in education, employment or training.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/244-teenage-mothers-being-forced-out-of-school.aspx</link><pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diplomas too easy, Ofqual states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofqual has said the government's flagship diploma courses are not challenging children.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/224-diplomas-too-easy,-ofqual-states.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' GCSE science predictions ignored]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has emerged that exam regulator Ofqual downgraded GCSE results last summer.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/219-teachers-gcse-science-predictions-ignored.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted: Ineffective teaching deprives science curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's education watchdog has warned that science is being hampered by ineffective teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/222-ofsted-ineffective-teaching-deprives-science-curriculum.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish teachers to ask for curriculum implementation delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Curriculum for Excellence could be delayed as Scottish secondary schools are not ready.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/216-scottish-teachers-to-ask-for-curriculum-implementation-delay.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connect with young people, science authorities urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science authorities have been advised to understand what makes young people tick to boost take-up.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/218-connect-with-young-people,-science-authorities-urged.aspx</link><pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Languages campaign could spur teaching jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[French, German and Spanish teachers could get more job opportunities thanks to a new campaign.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/210-languages-campaign-could-spur-teaching-jobs.aspx</link><pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targets and league tables have 'ruined' schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in the UK have been damaged by targets and league tables, according to the Sun.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/201-targets-and-league-tables-have-ruined-schools.aspx</link><pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vocation teachers deserve respect, report states]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Skills Commission inquiry has called for an overhaul of vocational teaching.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/196-vocation-teachers-deserve-respect,-report-states.aspx</link><pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers using vocational subjects to improve schools' GCSEs standings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools are encouraging pupils to opt for vocational subjects in a bid to improve league table rankings.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/182-teachers-using-vocational-subjects-to-improve-schools-gcses-standings.aspx</link><pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in examination irregularities highlighted by Ofqual]]></title><description><![CDATA[More students were caught cheating in examinations last year.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/162-rise-in-examination-irregularities-highlighted-by-ofqual.aspx</link><pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-level examination standards low, campaign body states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inconsistencies in the A-level and AS-level grades have been highlighted by education experts.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/154-a-level-examination-standards-low,-campaign-body-states.aspx</link><pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts call for June secondary school start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education experts have called for  a system change in which children start school in June.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/153-experts-call-for-june-secondary-school-start.aspx</link><pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers shunning citizenship lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears over being perceived to be biased are preventing teachers from delivering citizenship lessons.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/140-teachers-shunning-citizenship-lessons.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching union opposes proposed Welsh high school closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to seven high schools in Wales are threatened with closure, jeopardising teaching jobs.]]></description><link>http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/article/138-teaching-union-opposes-proposed-welsh-high-school-closures.aspx</link><pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate><category domain="http://www.randstadeducation.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/secondary-schools.aspx">Secondary Schools</category></item></channel></rss>
