education
This inversion of power is teaching our children that aggression can pay
Guardian, 27 October 2009
Disruptive pupils are increasingly accusing teachers of assault, and the authorities are far too ready to believe them. By Jenni Russell.
Two schools win ‘nappy curriculum’ battle
The Times (London), 2 October 2009
Ministers drop their stance over targets for all under-fives after two Steiner schools win their fight to opt out.
Confessions of a home-schooler
Salon, 28 September 2009
Call us crackpots, but our kids spend their days at beaches and museums, not in school. By Andrew O'Hehir.
Dinner lady case ‘bully’ is school governor’s son
The Times (London), 24 September 2009
Parents are demanding the headmistress’s resignation at a school that sacked a member of staff for reporting bullying.
Blurred boundaries for teachers
The Guardian, 23 September 2009
Following the jailing this week of Helen Goddard, the teacher who had a sexual relationship with a pupil, Jon Henley looks at how texting, emailing and social networking sites are radically changing the teacher-pupil relationship.
Do parents push their children too hard?
Sunday Times, 20 September 2009
More and more parents are succumbing to the craze for costly private tutors. Pushy parenting at its worst?
Hey, teachers, leave us kids at home…
The Times (London), 15 September 2009
As protesters gather against restrictions on home schooling, Caitlin Moran gives a learned riposte on the benefits.
Education ‘is a matter of life and death’
The Times (London), 7 August 2009
Research claims that 15 per cent of those who leave school and drop out of employment or education are dead in ten years.
One in five leave primary school unable to read
The Times (London), 4 August 2009
A quarter of boys and 15 per cent of girls left primary school unable to read and write properly,
Quarter of boys cannot write name aged five
The Times (London), 30 July 2009
Figures reveal start of the gender gap and back fears that the Government's early-learning targets are too ambitious.
Experts slam ‘unscientific’ GCSE science exam
The Times (London), 16 July 2009
Panel of experts finds that some exam questions relied on an understanding of grammar rather than science or maths.
Demand for state school places soars
The Times (London), 15 July 2009
One in five councils has reported that the recession is forcing parents to forgo privately educating their children.
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