Letters: Your report (Shakespeare is shunned by schools, November 25) suggests the abolition of the key stage 3 Sats tests may tempt schools to marginalise the teaching of Shakespeare
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Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Editorial: In praise of … Claude Lévi-Strauss
Editorial: An icon of French intellectualism celebrates his 100th birthday, a man whose books are more honoured than read
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Toddlers whose nursery is the great outdoors
A mother who believes that nursery pupils spend too much time cooped up indoors has opened Britain’s first outdoor pre-school to counter what she claims is a form of child abuse.
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White parents ’show less interest in education’
White parents are less likely to take an interest in their children’s education than black or Asian parents. And they are also more likely to believe that their children’s schooling should be left up to their teachers, according to a study for the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
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Schools design scheme comes under attack
A £45bn programme to improve the design of secondary schools has been branded a wasted opportunity by British architects. A survey by Building Design magazine has revealed that 92 per cent of surveyed architects involved in Building Schools for the Future (BSF) still believed design was not given enough weight in the bidding process. Many [...]
Martin Parker: If only business schools wouldn’t teach business
Martin Parker: Their expansion in the UK over the past few decades has provided a great deal of income through selling degrees in local and global markets
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Teachers demand HIV guidelines
Unions demand direct guidance for head teachers on how to treat pupils with HIV
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Author despairs of ‘lazy’ teachers and students
Has the internet emasculated students?
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SIR ALAN SUGAR TO FRONT NEW APPRENTICESHIPS DRIVE AS LANDMARK EDUCATION AND SKILLS BILL BECOMES LAW
Sir Alan Sugar will be the face of apprenticeships in England in a new TV advertising campaign, ministers announced … (2008/0267)
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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AT RISK AND ACTION TO TACKLE YOUTH CRIME IN PRIORITY AREAS
Ed Balls Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families today announced £22m for Family Intervention Projects and a ‘Think Family’ approach across England to help more families at risk. (2008/0268)
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