UK Schools News
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Teachers to strike over pay and pensions dispute
Responsibility for strike action that will affect schools in England and Wales lies "fairly and squarely" with education... -
Teachers encouraged to use traditional punishments
Teachers are being encouraged to enforce discipline in classrooms by using traditional punishments – such as writing lines,...
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School funding agency at risk of being 'overloaded'
The Education Funding Agency, responsible for distributing some £51bn a year to fund the education of over 10 million... -
Young teachers criticise coalition education policy
The overwhelming majority of young teachers believe that the coalition government's education policies are having a negative...
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More schools meet government GCSE target
Performance tables published today show that the government's education reforms are raising standards in secondary schools - with... -
Misconduct guidelines for teachers tightened
Any teacher who receives a criminal conviction or caution involving indecent images of children should be banned from teaching,...
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Re: Are Staff as important as patients?
Between 600,000 and 1 million people in the UK catch norovirus every year, although only a fraction of cases are confirmed by laboratory...
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Re: Defeating Dementia Through Research
The Dementia Services Development Centre is worth a look. I'm not sure there is a database as such, but new features due to be launched soon on the...
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Re: Defeating Dementia Through Research
If there is a database of different prctical approaches and their outcomes I'd be very interested in knowing about...
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Re: Are Staff as important as patients?
In my opinion, asking the question, is the staff as important as the patient, made me think of an analogy. As crazy as it may sound, I thought of my...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
Here are a few pros and cons. Fracking: Pros 1) It will undoubtedly make a few people very rich when the presumed fall in wholesale price leads to...
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The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
Can fracking contribute significantly to the UK's energy security and reduce the reliance on imported gas as the country moves to a low carbon...
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Interview: Derek Lickorish MBE, Chairman, Fuel Poverty Advisory GroupMore info
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Interview: Jane Forshaw, Director of Environment, Cardiff City Council
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Interview: Dr Sheldon Stone, Senior Lecturer, UCL Medical School
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Interview: Thea Stein, CEO, Carers Trust
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Interview: Professor Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor, Aston University
Editor's Feature
Janette Cook-Hannah HeadteacherHoly Family Catholic Primary School
Early-years education series: Are our children ready to learn?
This is the second article in our series on Early-years education. Here Janette Cook-Hannah, a Headteacher talks about how and when children are ready to learn and why getting...
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