Spelling, punctuation and grammar: can you outsmart an 11 year old?

The Guardian - Kimberly Cooper "Can you spot a relative [...]

January 26th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, English, Grammar, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to teach … storytelling

The Guardian - Zofia Niemtus "Once upon a time (16 [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teenagers’ smelly bedrooms ‘could be fuelling insomnia’

The Telegraph - Staff Writer " A sleep expert has [...]

January 24th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Teacher, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why children don’t pick up the lingo on holiday: Leading headteacher says exchange trips are the best way for youngsters to learn a foreign language

The Daily Mail - Laura Devaney "Parents should forego beach [...]

January 18th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The science of resilience: how to teach students to persevere

The Guardian - Judy Willis "In schools today, the focus [...]

January 12th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to teach … cold and flu

The Guardian - Zofia Niemtus "Winter brings lots of wonderful [...]

January 4th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Times tables ‘to be tested by age 11’

BBC - Staff Writer "Every pupil in England will be [...]

January 3rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teach mental health in primary schools, advisory group says

The Guardian - Haroon Siddique "Mental health should be placed [...]

December 26th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Healthcare, Learning, Mental Health, News, Primary School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools told to monitor pupils’ web use to prevent radicalisation

BBC - Staff Writer "Schools in England must set online [...]

December 22nd, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Internet, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Vocational education’s global gap

BBC - Sean Coughlan "The topic of "vocational education" often [...]

December 16th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Great Britain (UK), Jobs, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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