Parents join striking teachers at academy row school
Parents joined striking teachers on the picket line outside a primary school yesterday, in a protest against Michael Gove’s “ideological” attempts to impose academy status.
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Neets ‘trapped by lack of skills’
Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job, says a report on the issue of Neets.
BBC News – Education & Family
Schools saw 87,000 racism cases
Thousands of racist incidents, ranging from name calling to physical abuse, were recorded in Britain’s schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC finds.
BBC News – Education & Family
Mike Sheridan: Confessions of an Ofsted inspector
They stalk the corridors of schools, striking fear into the hearts of even the most senior teachers. They are the Ofsted school inspectors – but until now their voice has seldom been heard.
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Are parents left out of maths teaching?
Have new maths methods left parents out in the cold?
BBC News – Education & Family
VIDEO: Maths standards ‘unacceptable’
The schools watchdog Ofsted has condemned much of the maths teaching in England as “unacceptable”.
BBC News – Education & Family
Fee rises ‘deter mature students’
Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study.
BBC News – Education & Family
Spellcheck reliance ‘revealed’
A survey suggests adults are struggling to spell properly because they rely on technology to check their work.
BBC News – Education & Family
Teachers in anti-academy strike
A school is closed for the day as teachers go on strike in protest against government plans to turn it into an academy.
BBC News – Education & Family
End ‘can read won’t read culture’
A top children’s author is calling for young children to be given automatic library membership to tackle the can read won’t read culture.
BBC News – Education & Family
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