Longer maternity leave linked to better exam results for some children
Research suggests offspring of highly educated mothers benefit from extended parental leave
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... e-children
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- Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:42 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Longer maternity leave linked to better exam results
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- Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:25 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: link between educational disadvantage and prison
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link between educational disadvantage and prison
Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior Certificate Just over half of prisoners dropped out of school before the Junior Certificate, according to an unpublished survey by the Irish Prison Service. The study, based on more than 800 inmates at Midlands and Limerick Prisons and Wheatfield Pl...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: I feel stuck in a profession that's making me ill
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I feel stuck in a profession that's making me ill
Secret Teacher: I feel stuck in a profession that's making me ill
I should be prioritising my pupils. Instead, I have become desperately stressed chasing marking and assessment deadlines
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-net ... ad-marking
I should be prioritising my pupils. Instead, I have become desperately stressed chasing marking and assessment deadlines
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-net ... ad-marking
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Disadvantaged pupils achieve lower grades in north
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2994
Re: Disadvantaged pupils achieve lower grades in north
I feel that the biggest problem that many schools in the North of England face is the high concentrations of poverty which is also a huge problem in Northern Ireland where it is made much worse by the grammar sector which siphons off all the middle class children. Almost a quarter of the secondary s...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:17 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Disadvantaged pupils achieve lower grades in north
- Replies: 1
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Disadvantaged pupils achieve lower grades in north
Disadvantaged pupils achieve lower grades in north than in London Disadvantaged children in the north of England achieve GCSE grades that are significantly worse than their counterparts in London, according to a report into education and skills in the region. The study by the Northern Powerhouse Par...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:39 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Children are tech addicts
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- Views: 3965
Children are tech addicts
Children are tech addicts – and schools are the pushers
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ts-schools
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ts-schools
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Must monsters always be male?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3249
Must monsters always be male?
Must monsters always be male? Huge gender bias revealed in children’s books A thieving duck in Peppa Pig is one of the few female villains in the 100 most popular picture books. An Observer study shows that, from hares to bears, females are mostly sidekicks https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan...
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: New drive to improve child literacy in England
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- Views: 3709
New drive to improve child literacy in England
Justine Greening unveils new drive to improve child literacy in England
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... in-england
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... in-england
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Primary school league tables 2017:
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- Views: 3470
Primary school league tables 2017:
Pupils at academies and free schools are less likely to make progress in maths and reading than those at state maintained primary schools, official figures show. The Department for Education has measured how much progress primary school children have made, as well as how many have met the Government...
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: 'Reading the Evidence: Synthetic Phonics and Literacy Learning' (ed. M. Clark)
- Replies: 50
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Re: 'Reading the Evidence: Synthetic Phonics and Literacy Learning' (ed. M. Clark)
Well said Jenny. It's hard to ignore the International evidence but then some see only what they want to see.
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:57 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Vulnerable pupils abandoned by schools
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- Views: 3360
Vulnerable pupils abandoned by schools
Vulnerable pupils abandoned by schools, head of Ofsted warns Some of Britain’s most vulnerable young people are being left “out of sight and out of mind” by a system that is quick to condemn them to a life without a proper education, the chief schools inspector will warn. In a fierce denunciation of...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:15 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: English schools turn to scripted lessons to raise standards
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English schools turn to scripted lessons to raise standards
Drill and kill’? English schools turn to scripted lessons to raise standards
Well worth a read. Good input from Ruth Miskin.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... s-michaela
Well worth a read. Good input from Ruth Miskin.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... s-michaela
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:49 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Reading standards in England are best in a generation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3863
Reading standards in England are best in a generation
Phonics revolution: Reading standards in England are best in a generation, new international test results show Reading standards in England are the best in a generation, as new international test results show that the phonics push has led to a dramatic shift in children’s attainment. A study of the ...
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:23 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: ‘Working-class children get less of everything in education
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5369
Re: ‘Working-class children get less of everything in education
Children as young as two grouped by ability in English nurseries
Half of nursery teachers surveyed said they separated under-fives for reading, raising fears over impact on children’s confidence
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... -nurseries
Half of nursery teachers surveyed said they separated under-fives for reading, raising fears over impact on children’s confidence
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... -nurseries
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:34 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: ‘Working-class children get less of everything in education
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5369
Re: ‘Working-class children get less of everything in education
There's certainly something very positive going on in London Sue. The comprehensive education system in London outperforms Kent's Grammar school system at every level for children from every social background.