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The Family Planning Association has backed the government's plans for relationships education for primary and secondary pupils....
Posted on 29/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A plan to have secondary teachers take on new pupils half a term earlier has been criticised by a leading primary teacher association....
Posted on 29/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Regular breaks between lessons help pupils digest information and remember it better, a new study has concluded....
Posted on 29/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A new campaign has been launched to try and encourage youngsters to walk to school instead of getting a lift....
Posted on 28/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A new Osted study has found that teachers have more free time thanks to wider education recruitment of support staff by schools....
Posted on 28/01/2010 - [Read More...]
An American study has claimed that female teachers are anxious about teaching maths and pass such feelings on to female pupils....
Posted on 28/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Teachers in education jobs in secondary schools should begin teaching pupils from what would ordinarily be their final half-term at primary school, it has been claimed. ...
Posted on 27/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A new initiative has got education staff talking about whether primary teachers should be encouraging pupils to think realistically about future career options....
Posted on 27/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A secondary school teacher can now say she turned down Johnny Depp after the multi-millionaire movie star expressed interest in her novel....
Posted on 27/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Education staff in teaching jobs in England have been given new guidelines on how to provide age-appropriate relationship education for pupils....
Posted on 26/01/2010 - [Read More...]
New Conservative plans could benefit teachers seeking education recruitment in the faith schools sector....
Posted on 26/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Special Needs teachers may be interested in the results of a new study which have shown ambidextrous children are more likely to need educational support at school....
Posted on 26/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Minister for Schools Vernon Coaker has warned that education institutions can expect a higher than normal influx of pupils this year, in news which could benefit those seeking teaching jobs....
Posted on 25/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has come under fire from the Conservatives over his plan to send his son to a faith school, despite being an atheist himself....
Posted on 25/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A new campaign has been launched to save historic school buildings from being replaced with new-builds under the government's Partnership for Schools initiative....
Posted on 25/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A new Ofsted report has noted an improvement in citizenship teaching in England....
Posted on 22/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A school in Dorset has executed a perfect turnaround, going from one of England's worst schools to one of the best in less than a decade....
Posted on 22/01/2010 - [Read More...]
New research has shown that, contrary to popular belief, the text habits of primary school children does not affect their ability to develop literacy skills....
Posted on 21/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The new education minister for Wales has announced a new focus on raising teacher standards in the country....
Posted on 21/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The Good Schools Guide has claimed that the government should increase the amount of financial aid it offers students from low-income backgrounds if it wishes to promote social mobility....
Posted on 20/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The majority of primary school-age children now own a computer or mobile phone, new research by online gadget company prezzybox.com has revealed....
Posted on 20/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A full-scale review of education funding in Wales has been announced by the country's Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning Leighton Andrews....
Posted on 20/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Conservative plans to drive up the quality of applicants for teaching jobs have been welcomed....
Posted on 19/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Taking a creative approach to teaching can help pupils learn, it has been claimed....
Posted on 18/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Teachers should not have to seek approval from pupils for changes to the shape of the school day, an expert has argued....
Posted on 15/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The efforts of both teachers and pupils to achieve improved results have been welcomed....
Posted on 14/01/2010 - [Read More...]
London teachers have helped drive their pupils to the top of the league tables....
Posted on 13/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The chief adviser for London schools remains optimistic about where London schools will appear in the league tables....
Posted on 12/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A proposal to provide numerous families across the country with free laptops has been revealed by schools secretary Ed Balls....
Posted on 11/01/2010 - [Read More...]
A career change to a role in teaching can prove to be rewarding, although a number of new challenges are likely to be faced....
Posted on 08/01/2010 - [Read More...]
The belief that boys tend to be better than girls at maths is wrong, new research suggests, noting that their performance is broadly the same....
Posted on 07/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Ofsted should have less of a focus on test results and pay more attention to the quality of teaching, it has been claimed....
Posted on 07/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Pupils should be given proper support to help them develop the necessary communication skills for future success, it has been claimed....
Posted on 06/01/2010 - [Read More...]
Personal finance education is to be on the agenda next year....
Posted on 05/01/2010 - [Read More...]
One-to-one tuition is to be offered to struggling pupils in the first few years of their school life....
Posted on 04/01/2010 - [Read More...]