Author Archives: tburr

How can we turn the underclass around?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tburr

The system for dealing with troubled children needs more freedom and less regulation – says the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Schools in Wales at foot of banding system offered £10,000

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tburr

The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales have been promised more funding to improve standards. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Ofsted: concerns raised over childcare safety standards

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tburr

Thousands of toddlers are being put at risk by failing nurseries, pre-schools and childminders, official figures suggest. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Gove warns against early GCSEs

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tburr

Pupils should be discouraged from taking GCSEs early because it is often harmful, Michael Gove said yesterday. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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UK riots report says teachers should be able to specialise in problem pupils

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tburr

Government’s adviser on behaviour, Charlie Taylor, calls for teachers to be trained in pupil referral units. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teachers begin strike over pupil behaviour – Watch the Video!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tburr

Teachers at Castle Vale Performing Arts College in Birmingham have begun strike action in protest at poor behaviour among pupils. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Forest Schools boosting academic studies – Watch the Video!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tburr

The BBC reports on the benefits of forest schools and how they help academic studies. Learn more about Forest Schools or attend our 1-day course: http://osiriseducational.co.uk/outdoor-learning-11/forest-schools.html {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Chief Scout Bear Grylls says health-and-safety red tape threatens children’s safety

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tburr

Bear Grylls, the Chief Scout and adventurer, says children are unable to get the most out of life as a result of modern society’s excessive health-and-safety legislation. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Youngest in school year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD research

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tburr

Tens of thousands of children are being misdiagnosed with ADHD because they are the youngest in their class and their immaturity is being mistaken for hyperactivity, a study has suggested. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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More than a third of schools judged not good enough

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tburr

More than a third of schools in England were rated not good enough by the schools watchdog, Ofsted, during the last three months of 2011. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Fifth of new graduates unemployed

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tburr

One in five new graduates is out of work, while many more are being forced to take jobs that do not require a degree, official figures show. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Failing primary schools to be converted into academies

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tburr

More than 100 of the worst primary schools are to be pulled out of local authority control and turned into academies under new leadership, the Telegraph has learned. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Numeracy campaign: half of maths teaching places vacant

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tburr

Almost half of mathematics teacher training places are still unfilled, despite the introduction of £20,000 rewards to encourage the brightest graduates into the classroom. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Children denied joy of nature, says National Trust

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Children are being denied the enjoyment of the outdoors and nature with consequences for their health, the head of the National Trust has warned. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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School maths lessons: Pupils ‘scared to ask for help’

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Secondary school pupils are so scared of looking stupid in maths lessons they will not tell their teachers if they do not understand, suggests research. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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First ‘free’ sixth form oversubscribed

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Teenagers are clamouring for a place at a new ‘free’ sixth-form college, even though it offers just 12 subjects, the Guardian asks why? {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Schools concerned about child neglect

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Teachers are worried about an increase in child neglect that they are ill-equipped to deal with. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Bright students ‘cannot write essays’, say Cambridge dons

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Bright students are starting university unable to structure an essay because of the “damage” caused by test-driven schooling, Cambridge academics warned on Monday. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Faith schools ‘using covert selection to reject the poor’ says The Telegraph

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Faith schools were accused of covert selection today as it emerged they are more likely to be dominated by children from middle-class families than ordinary state schools. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Private schools ‘acting as parents to middle-class children’

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tburr

Private schools are being required to act as “moral arbiters” for children from middle-class homes as parents work increasingly long hours to cover the cost of fees, a leading headmaster warned yesterday. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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