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Category Archives: Survey
Teachers’ performance pay ‘does not raise standards’
There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Private school pupil numbers rise
Survey reveals number of pupils being educated privately has risen for the first time since credit crunch. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Teachers get no respect from public
Teachers are more qualified and better paid than ever before, and a TES survey reveals that they hold their own profession and skills in high regard. Despite this, they are viewed as low-status by the public and politicians alike. {lang: … Continue reading
More Russell Group academics ‘earning six-figure salaries’
Spending on senior staff at top universities has doubled in less than a decade, figures show, prompting criticism over an executive “pay boom”. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Pupils being bullied on sports fields, survey says
Two-thirds of parents say they have witnessed bullying and intimidation on the school sports field, a survey suggests. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Work experience ‘needs more than parent networking’
The quality of teenagers’ work experience is strongly linked to future careers but must rely on more than just their parents’ connections, a heads and employers report says. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Careers, Survey
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A third of S2s underperform in maths
Groundbreaking survey leads to calls for smaller class sizes {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Literacy, Maths, Primary Schools, Scottish Education, Secondary Schools, Survey
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More than half of secondary heads ‘consider quitting’
Over half of secondary heads are considering quitting because of “toxic” government rhetoric, a survey suggests. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Government Policy, Head teachers, Secondary Schools, Survey
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The first ‘outstanding’ school of 2012 reveals all
It has been a long journey to success from special measures for one Birmingham school. How has it done it, and can others do the same? {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Ofsted, Survey
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Students: ‘Better at cracking jokes than taking risks’
Students are good at making friends and cracking jokes, but are poor at managing time and taking risks, a survey suggests. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Towns where 1 in 4 young people are ‘Neets’ revealed
Nearly a quarter of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work, education or training (Neets) in some English towns – and this is likely to rise in the next few years. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Teachers put off by bad behaved pupils and parents
A poll of teachers has found that they believe British parents are increasingly badly behaved and neglectful. 1,922 teachers responded to a Guardian Teacher Network survey. Here are the key findings from the report: {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Uni courses “poor value for money” if costing £9,000
A study of 1,000 third-year undergraduate students has revealed that students believe their university courses would be “poor value for money” if they were charged £9,000 a year. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Amazon Kindle loaned to US libraries
Amazon’s popular electronic device: the Kindle, is being loaned to US public libraries for people to use. An interesting step forward for the ailing local library both in the US and the UK but how long before such a scheme … Continue reading
Lecturers vote in favour of action over pensions
Students at 67 leading UK universities could face disruption to courses from October, as lecturers vote for action over planned changes to their pensions. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Families in the UK are facing consumer pressure
Parents in the UK feel powerless before the consumer pressures on their children, suggests international research into family life. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Childcare costs put parents in debt – shows a survey
Nearly a quarter of UK parents questioned in a survey by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children say the cost of childcare has put them in debt. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Teachers urged to change pupils’ assessment scores
Some teachers feel pressurised into altering pupils’ marks to imply they are making good progress in class, research suggests. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Literacy experts oppose new phonics test for 6-year-olds
Literacy experts have written to the education secretary, pleading with him to do a U-turn on his plan for phonics testing for six-year-olds, reports Warwick Mansell in The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Early Years, Government Policy, Parents, Phonics, Primary Schools, Survey
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