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Parents have been tweeting answers from their children's exams before other kids sit them

Parents in England have been reprimanded online by the UK's Department for Education (DfE) for tweeting answers from their children's SATs exams.

Thu, 11 May, 2017

€9.3m research investment boost for UCC

Investigating the impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild Irish Atlantic salmon populations is one of five UCC projects which has been awarded €8.5m in Government funding today. A co-led project brings the UCC figure to €9.3m.

Wed, 03 Aug, 2016

A 'rogue marker' is trying to sabotage education reforms by leaking an English test for schoolkids

SATs tests for 11-year-olds in England are being sabotaged in an "active campaign" by individuals opposed to British Government reforms, it has been suggested.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

UK Police quiz Muslim schoolboy after ‘terrorist house’ error

A 10-year-old Muslim boy was quizzed by police after mistakenly writing that he lived in a “terrorist house” rather than a “terraced” one.

Thu, 21 Jan, 2016

Calculators banned from British primary-school maths tests

Calculators are being banned from British primary school maths tests under new plans to improve basic arithmetic.

Fri, 09 Nov, 2012