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Category Archives: Sixth Forms
School maths should be more practical, say teenagers
Maths lessons are seen as difficult, irrelevant and boring by about a third of teenagers, a survey suggests. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Teaching would get boost if sixth-formers could try it, says MPs
Sixth-formers should be given a chance to try out teaching, to encourage the brightest into the profession after they finish university, say MPs. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Keele University joins US admissions system
Keele University has become the first English university to join the Common Application system for university admissions in the United States. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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A-level sciences lack the maths students needed
A-level science exams do not contain enough maths questions to prepare students to progress to science degrees or related jobs, says a report. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Academics and teachers, working together?
Reform would be smoother and more effective if you worked together, says Francis Gilbert {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms, Teachers
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More university places for top A-level grade students
Many more university places than expected are going to be allocated to top-grade A-level applicants this year. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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More schools switching to ‘tougher’ A-level alternative
Growing numbers of schoolchildren are being encouraged to dump A-levels in favour of tougher alternative qualifications, it emerged today. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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How to harness the learning power of a good display
Floating spaceships may be standard fodder in primary classrooms but today’s blogger argues secondary teachers should not dismiss the learning potential of a great display. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Surge in demand for law degrees despite tuition fee hike
More sixth-formers are applying to study law at university, figures show, as a sharp hike in tuition fees pushes students towards courses that result in well-paid jobs. Data from Britain’s leading universities reveals an eight per cent rise in the … Continue reading
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Brooke House Sixth Form College replicates Oxford study
A state-run sixth-form college in London has replicated an Oxford professor’s study on its premises. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Brightest pupils ‘pushed towards Russell Group universities’
The brightest pupils from every state school in England will be fast-tracked towards elite universities as part of a new drive to reward talented teenagers. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
School Report hits the headlines in 2012
On Thursday 15 March, in over 1,000 locations across the UK, more than 30,000 young journalists will scramble to file their reports in time for the 1600 GMT deadline. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
School councils: Shut up, we’re listening
The past decade has seen an explosion in the number of school councils. But now it seems many schools just pay lip service to the idea, which can do more harm than good, says Tom Bennett. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Primary Schools, Sixth Forms, State Schools
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The IBCC: a new ‘vocational IB’
A new ‘vocational IB’, the IBCC, claims to be both academic and practical, says Janette Wallis in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
First ‘free’ sixth form oversubscribed
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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Bright students ‘cannot write essays’, say Cambridge dons
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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Go Green Week in schools
This week, 6th-11th February, is Go Green Week. Here are 10 resources for schools to use to hold their own event and support going green. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Has our addiction to education created the wrong sort of jobseekers?
In our pursuit of the luxury trades, many essential but less glamorous jobs have been overlooked or forgotten. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Even ‘Mickey Mouse’ is feeling the pinch
Over 3,000 “Mickey Mouse” courses are getting the cut from school league tables, it is announced today. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Leading Osiris trainer wins key Independent School Award
Caterham School has won the Independent Schools Award for the Education Initiative of the Year. This award is for the Student Lead Learner Programme in which Sixth Form students volunteer to be trained in coaching and mentoring skills, then are … Continue reading