Category Archives: Attendance

Delay school entry until six, researchers urge

Posted on May 17, 2012 by dchan

Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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More teachers signed off sick as workload rises

Posted on April 25, 2012 by dchan

More than half of teachers took almost two weeks’ worth of sick leave last year amid rising concerns over stress, workload and pupil behaviour, figures show. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Misbehaving pupils ending up in court

Posted on April 20, 2012 by dchan

Hundreds of US schools have police patrolling the playgrounds and corridors to keep order. But some believe their presence means an increasing number of pupils are being criminalised for minor classroom offences. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Truancy crackdown means three-year-olds should have school absence recorded

Posted on April 18, 2012 by dchan

Children as young as  three and four should have their absences from school recorded if the government’s crackdown on truancy is to be effective, its most senior adviser on behaviour said today. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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University drop-out rate soars by 13% in a year

Posted on March 30, 2012 by dchan

More than one-in-five undergraduates are failing to compete the first year of their degree at the worst-performing universities, it emerged, prompting fears that millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being wasted on unwanted courses. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Third of academy schools ‘cutting long summer holidays’

Posted on March 28, 2012 by dchan

Some 36 per cent of schools are altering – or planning to alter – the traditional academic year in an attempt to raise standards, it was revealed. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Chronic fatigue syndrome is ‘major’ cause of school absence: research

Posted on December 13, 2011 by dhutson

A study has found that one per cent of schoolchildren aged between 11 and 16 had CFS, which is also known as myalgic encephalitis or ME. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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