Derby school has new way to cope with exam stress
A school in Derby has come up with a novel way of calming the nerves of students sitting their GCSE exams - relaxation classes.
Stranded sixth formers describe Scottish snow survival
A group of students from Wolverhampton who were stranded in extreme snow in Scotland for more than three days tell their story of survival.
Pupils from two schools stranded on Scottish island
Teenagers from two schools in Wolverhampton are stranded on the Isle of Arran off the West Coast of Scotland because of snow
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Ospreys return to Rutland Water for the summer
Despite the cold temperatures, Ospreys have migrated back to the Midlands to have their chicks.
The birds have returned to Rutland Water, which is home to the first Ospreys to breed in England for 150 years.
Exam stress: Anxious students urged to get in touch
by Peter Bearne
The charity Childline says its Nottingham office is getting hundreds of calls a week in the Midlands from teenagers suffering exam stress.
It's urging students who are feeling anxious about their GCSEs to get in touch.
Last year, the charity received more than 1500 calls from young people under 18 who were worried about their exams.
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Derby school has new way to cope with exam stress
by Peter Bearne
A school in Derby has come up with a novel way of calming the nerves of students sitting their GCSE exams - relaxation classes.
Read the full storyHeadteachers declare 'no confidence' in Government
Headteachers have declared they have no confidence in the Government's education policies at the NAHT union conference in Birmingham.
Gove wants to bring education 'back to the 1950s'
Kenny Frederick, a headteacher and member of the NAHT executive, has accused the Education Secretary Michael Gove of wanting to "bring us back to 1950s".
Speaking on the BBC's Radio 5 Live, she said that Mr Gove has not listened to teachers and that his plan was destined to "fall flat on its face".
Mr Gove is expected to receive an angry reception when he speaks at the NAHT conference in Birmingham this afternoon.
Union: Michael Gove like a 'fanatical personal trainer'
Schools are losing their sense of humour under piles of data and spreadsheets as headteachers are forced to "wrestle with an octopus" of government initiatives and reforms, a union leader will warn today.
Heads are becoming tired of constant change to the education system, and believe it is being dismantled before their eyes, according to Bernadette Hunter, president of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).
In a strongly-worded attack, Ms Hunter will say she believes that Education Secretary Michael Gove is not a champion of education, and liken the minister to a "fanatical personal trainer" urging headteachers to go "faster, faster, higher and higher".
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Prince Charles greeted by pupils at new academy
Prince Charles has been greeted by pupils at The Co-Operative Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, as part of his visit to the city.
The academy moved to its new £23m building in September 2012.
The Prince of Wales is returning to the city to view the progress which is being made by his charities in their efforts to regenerate Stoke-on-Trent.
Full Derren Brown interview on his passion for art
Derren Brown is a master of illusion whose trickery can leave us barely able to believe our eyes. But he is not just a magician, he is also a dab hand with a paintbrush, as a class of art students from Leicestershire found out today.
The TV star visited their school to show his support for a charity set up in memory of a former pupil.
What the art students thought of Derren Brown's lesson
Derren Brown is a master of illusion whose trickery can leave us barely able to believe our eyes.
But he is not just a magician, he is also a dab hand with a paintbrush, as a class of art students from Leicestershire found out today.
Derren Brown unveils portrait he created of his mum
The illusionist Derren Brown famed for his mind-bending stunts has swapped the stage for the classroom as he shares with children another talent of his, painting.
Derren Brown taught a classroom of art students in Loughborough today where he showed them this portrait of his mum.
