Call for school speaking lessons
The shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has called for all state school pupils to be given lessons in public speaking and interview techniques.
BBC News – Education & Family
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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Children who start school with poor maths may never catch up
Children who start school at five years old with poor maths skills are often doomed to failure, struggling to keep up in class and never able to regain the ground lost at such an early stage.
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Hundreds of thousands of 11-year-olds leaving primary school unable to swim
More than 200,000 11-year-olds quit primary school every year unable to swim, according to a report out today.
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Early school entry ‘detrimental’
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.
BBC News – Education & Family
School literacy planning concern
Many schools in Wales are failing to plan well enough on how to develop literacy and numeracy among 11 to 14 year-olds, education body Estyn warns.
BBC News – Education & Family
Summer school for less well-off primary pupils
Seventy thousand primary school leavers will take part in intensive two-week summer schools this year to keep them from falling behind during the six-week break.
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‘Poor checks’ on school accounts
Safety checks aimed at spotting improper spending by schools and academies are inadequate, MPs will warn today.
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Girl’s school lunch blog is hit
A nine-year-old girl’s blog showing photos of her school dinners – NeverSeconds – has become an unexpected internet hit.
BBC News – Education & Family
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