Music matters
Music is a central part of being human, according to the Institute of Education. In its review How is Music Learning Celebrated and Developed? (2003), it stated that almost all healthy people are...
View ArticleEating better at school
There is one ritual at the centre of school life shared by all pupils – eating. Schools in England serve more than 3m hot meals daily and they also provide facilities for children who bring packed...
View ArticleSixteen, and things are looking up
“Without my day release course I would have got chucked out of school and I don’t know what I’d be doing now; I’d probably just be lying on my bed,” says Nick Newman.He is one of the lucky ones. Aged...
View ArticleE-learning: new skills for work
Many people use the internet to find out more about a subject that interests them or to help their children with homework. They might use a tutorial to learn about a new piece of software, or sign up...
View ArticleParenting matters
A year ago Mark was one of many parents who distrusted the idea of parenting classes, because he feared they would be judgmental about his family problems. But his 12-year-old daughter was becoming...
View ArticleThe future of A levels
Every year there is criticism that A levels are becoming easier because pass rates keep rising. The summer of 2006 was no exception with an overall A-E pass rate of 96.6 per cent.Another area of...
View ArticleEquipping teenagers for tomorrow's world
"These diplomas are a cut above the rest because they are so broadly balanced to equip young people for tomorrow's world." This is how Sir Alan Jones, Chairman of Toyota, describes the new diplomas.The...
View ArticleChancellor announces funding plans in Budget
The Chancellor Gordon Brown announced plans for significant new investment in education in his Budget on 21 March 2007.Mr Brown used his speech to outline how money will be spent in supporting schools,...
View ArticleMeeting the needs of disabled pupils
William De Ferrers School in Essex has always worked hard at making the 'reasonable adjustments' for its disabled pupils required by the Disability Discrimination Act. One boy with Asperger's syndrome,...
View ArticleNew powers to discipline pupils
Schools now have new statutory powers to discipline badly-behaved pupils. These measures form part of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and represent the first major change to teachers’ guidelines...
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