The Telegraph – Graeme Paton
“Families across Britain will be handed leaflets reminding them to put sons and daughters to bed on time, ensure they get at least 10 hours sleep, provide a healthy breakfast, set aside time for homework and bedtime stories, interact with them through board games and make sure they bring the correct equipment to school.”(more)
The Guardian – Rebecca Ratcliffe
“Language lessons will become a compulsory part of the primary curriculum in 2014. While some teachers have already embraced the change, a lack of staff expertise remains a major concern for others.”(more)
BBC – Hannah Richardson
“Children should be encouraged to take risks and make their own mistakes while they are still young enough to learn from them, a heads’ leader says.”(more)
Parent Dish – Keith Kendrick
“In research that is bound to leave put-upon mums and dads slapping their foreheads in despair, dieticians in America said parents may be to blame for overweight children. They say ever-growing portion sizes mean children are being pressurised into eating more than they need which means they don’t know when to stop.”(more)
The Economist – Staff Writer
“SINCE the late 19th century the English secondary-school day has started around 9am and ended about seven hours later. Michael Gove, the education secretary, thinks that was fine when many children helped out in the fields, but it is hardly suited to an era of working mothers and a global race for educational attainment.”(more)
Education News – Julia Lawrence
“The Guardian is reporting that the number of students in England who were going on to university after high school in 2011-2012 has risen close to 50% for the first time. This is a record level of participation rate in the country and has long been a policy goal by both Tory and Labour governments.”(more)
Global Trader – Staff Writer
“Languages are a passport to success and wealth every bit as much as a talent for maths or balance sheets, says Gabriella…“Fluency in more than one language in line with today’s rapid rate of globalisation is essential.””(more)
Wales Online – Liz Day
“Parents and teachers have claimed exam stress, cyber bullying and body image have made life more difficult for children and young people in Wales – as a survey reveals only a third of youngsters consider themselves happy.”(more)
BBC – Sean Coughlan
“The revised national curriculum for schools in England is so narrow it will deter young people from learning, according to the National Union of Teachers’ conference.”(more)
Hackney Citizen Annalies Winny
“Who here wants a lot of money? was the opening question as Dr Tony Sewell, founder of the charity Generating Genius, addressed a mostly teenage audience at the STEM Academy Sixth Form (STEM6) open day…A scattering of hands went up. “Londoners and London students like their money – STEM will give you that route through – you will be well off,” he assured them.”(more)
