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Most primary teachers say that many pupils have never been read a bedtime story, according to new figures by Oxford University Press....
Posted on 30/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Wirral teachers raised thousands of pounds for charity by running last Sunday's London Marathon, a local news report has said....
Posted on 29/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Primary school in Cardiff are making use of a new illustrated book that helps to educate pupils about how to reduce their carbon footprint....
Posted on 29/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Parent run schools will not work in practice, according to the regional editor of the Good Schools Guide. ...
Posted on 27/04/2010 - [Read More...]
The Tory leader has pledged a shake-up in school discipline to give staff in teaching jobs greater classroom powers, a news report has said....
Posted on 26/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Alternative qualifications are corrupting the work of science teachers, a new report has claimed. ...
Posted on 23/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Jamie Oliver plans to invest millions to improve the quality of food education and dinners in UK primary schools, in news which might be of interest to those in teaching jobs....
Posted on 22/04/2010 - [Read More...]
The Holocaust Educational Trust is launching a specialised course this summer for teachers wishing to learn more about the camps where millions died during the second world war, a news report has said....
Posted on 19/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Healthy Planet is offering lesson plans to all primary teachers as part of a drive to celebrate Earth Day....
Posted on 15/04/2010 - [Read More...]
The Conservatives have announced plans to allow parents and other providers to create their own schools with state funding, a news report has said....
Posted on 14/04/2010 - [Read More...]
The Campaign for Real Education has criticised the use of a ballot to decide school places, in news which might be of interest to those in teaching jobs....
Posted on 14/04/2010 - [Read More...]
A primary teacher from South Wales has gone to Uganda to strengthen relationships between sister schools, a local news report has said....
Posted on 14/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Increasing the number of teaching assistants (TA) in schools is "strongly associated" with improved pupil attainment....
Posted on 07/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Members of the teacher's union were awarded some £8.8 million in compensation last year.
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Posted on 06/04/2010 - [Read More...]
Staff in teaching jobs should use force to control and restrain unruly pupils.
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Posted on 06/04/2010 - [Read More...]
The Conservative party has said that pupils coming from disadvantaged backgrounds should be able to attend school on Saturdays....
Posted on 01/04/2010 - [Read More...]