How to teach … space and the solar system

The Guardian - Staff Writer "Space exploration is always reaching [...]

September 29th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Space Station, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Arm-twist parents into school story-time, says Rosen

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Children's author Michael Rosen has urged [...]

September 28th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rise in children passing literacy benchmarks as phonics method pays off

The Guardian - Richard Adams "Government’s phonics check sees 5% [...]

September 27th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children ‘being failed in early years’

BBC - Nick Triggle "The future prospects of children in [...]

September 23rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, England, Family, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early years education improvements planned in Wales

BBC - Staff Writer "Plans to develop a highly-skilled workforce [...]

September 22nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Career, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wales|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids coding at school: ‘When you learn computing, you’re thinking about thinking’

The Guardian - Stuart Dredge "Children across England have been [...]

September 22nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Early Education, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Don’t overlook your school librarian, they’re the unsung heroes of literacy

The Guardian - Sally Dring "When talking about teaching and [...]

September 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sir Richard Branson: Want to be an entrepreneur? Start at primary school

The Telegraph - Josie Gurney-Read "Soft skills such as grit, [...]

September 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Entrepreneurship, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Primary School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Third of parents are unhappy with local schools

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "The level of parental dissatisfaction [...]

September 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Family, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learn to love maths

The Guardian - Alex Bellos "People are scared of maths, [...]

September 13th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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