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Schools Minister takes action to prepare young people for employment

- Two top employers named as first ‘Business Mentoring Champions’ … (2010/0056)
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Inactive children get help to move more

- A new team of specially trained coaches are being deployed to help children become more active - setting them on the path to a healthier future. (2010/0055)
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In praise of educational games

Innovative educational games can be a powerful tool for helping children learn
As any good teacher knows, education is only partly about delivering information to young minds; the rest is helping children to work things out for themselves. Trying to solve a problem often helps to cement knowledge in the learner’s mind far more effectively.
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Those of you with a son or daughter in year 6 will not need telling that this is the week children get their offers of secondary school places.
Monday was officially [...]

More schools fail Ofsted checks

More schools are failing under new-style checks brought in by England’s schools inspectors, it is reported.
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Diplomas ‘not stretching bright’

England’s new secondary school qualification is not stretching the brightest pupils, the exams watchdog says.
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Number of men applying to teach soars by 49%

The recession has contributed to a spike of nearly 50 per cent in the number of men applying to become teachers, figures showed today.

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More men applying to be teachers

The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, training officials say.
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Cuts ‘will hit pupils’ education’

Tighter school budgets will lead to bigger class sizes and fewer exam choices, head teachers are warning.
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Government diplomas are too easy for the brightest children

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The Government’s flagship s are failing to stretch the brightest pupils, the independent exams watchdog ruled yesterday.

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