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UK charity Action for Children is running a new programme that employs babies as 'tiny teachers' in classrooms to help reduce bullying by teaching young pupils about empathy...
Posted on 21/05/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary schools in the capital will benefit the most from the £600 million allocated to help increase the number of places...
Posted on 12/04/2012 - [Read More...]
There could be a surge in demand for school teachers in England as an additional 2,000 primary schools are needed by 2015...
Posted on 20/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Welsh Primary teachers at two schools are celebrating after they won national awards in recognition of the high quality of their language education...
Posted on 19/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary school teachers have voted Roald Dahl as their pupils' favourite author in a survey by teaching resources website Teachit Primary...
Posted on 13/03/2012 - [Read More...]
New research published by the London School of Economics has found that schools can see 'significant improvements' following a failed Ofsted inspection...
Posted on 16/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A primary teacher at a school in Teesside has been presented with a £2,000 prize to fund a garden project after her pupils' 'mini-beast sanctuary' idea won a regional environmental competition...
Posted on 15/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Half of the schools in England have signed up to take part in the first ever Sainsbury's School Games ahead of this year's Olympics ...
Posted on 08/02/2012 - [Read More...]
At least 79 per cent of teachers recognise the signs of incontinent children, a study by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has found. ...
Posted on 07/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A new primary school built through the 21st Century Schools Programme has become the first in Wales or England to be awarded an A+ Energy Performance Certificate...
Posted on 27/01/2012 - [Read More...]
More in-depth data has been released by the DfE in the latest school league tables, exposing the plight of disadvantaged pupils...
Posted on 26/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary school teachers could greatly improve their physics lessons if they adopted new computer software, research from the ESRC suggests...
Posted on 25/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary and secondary teachers at two schools in Swansea have been praised by the Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews for their pioneering use of digital technology in the classroom...
Posted on 24/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Figures from the DfE show that so far £7.7 million has been spent on phonics products as part of a government scheme to help primary teachers improve phonics lessons, but Nick Gibb wants more schools to commit...
Posted on 19/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Research from The Children's Society reinforces the importance of teaching jobs with the revelation that half a million children in the UK are unhappy...
Posted on 12/01/2012 - [Read More...]
A new primary school may have to be built in Norfolk to deal with the growing population and admissions levels in the south-west county...
Posted on 09/01/2012 - [Read More...]
A council leader in London has advised the government to increase primary school class sizes to 32 to help reduce costs, claiming it would not have a detrimental impact on children's education...
Posted on 06/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Sports medicine specialists have called on the government to introduce mandatory PE testing in a bid to safeguard pupils' health...
Posted on 23/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Schools watchdog Ofsted has published a new report following a study of the practices used by the best primary teachers of maths...
Posted on 14/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Construction work has begun on a £6 million project to build a cutting-edge new primary school in Caerphilly, Wales...
Posted on 11/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Extra funding for the creation of school places in England will be shared primarily among 100 local authorities, with most going on primary school projects....
Posted on 07/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Schools Minister Nick Gibb announces new proposals to the primary schools admission code, including giving primary teachers priority for their own children...
Posted on 03/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Research by EU body Eurostat has found that on average in the UK there are 19.9 primary school pupils per teacher, the highest number across the EU...
Posted on 26/10/2011 - [Read More...]
A primary school PE teacher in South Derbyshire has been awarded an prestigious accolade for his contribution to school sport...
Posted on 14/10/2011 - [Read More...]
Primary school teaching assistant in Chester wins national award in recognition of her work...
Posted on 27/09/2011 - [Read More...]
Research in Spain has shown that primary school children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are not as likely to have academic success as children sleeping for longer...
Posted on 19/09/2011 - [Read More...]
From next summer all primary school teachers at state schools in England will have to conduct one-to-one reading tests with their year one pupils...
Posted on 16/09/2011 - [Read More...]
Getting into a routine can help facilitate the back-to-school process....
Posted on 31/08/2011 - [Read More...]
One in four primary schools has no male teachers....
Posted on 31/08/2011 - [Read More...]
Parents are paying more to send their kids back to school. ...
Posted on 30/08/2011 - [Read More...]