England’s young adults trail world in literacy and maths

BBC News - Sean Coughlan "A major study by the [...]

October 9th, 2013|Categories: Education, England, Literacy, Numeracy|Tags: Education, School|

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Pupils behind at seven fail to catch up, warns charity

BBC News - Judith Burns "Children who fall behind at [...]

October 9th, 2013|Categories: Education, England, Literacy, Low Income, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Malala Yousafzai: British schoolchildren take education for granted

The Telegraph - Alice Philipson "Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl [...]

October 7th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Books deemed a thing of the past by YouTube generation of readers

The Guardian - Liz Bury "Children growing up in the [...]

October 5th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pupils breakfasting on energy drinks

BBC - Hannah Richardson "One in 20 teenage pupils goes [...]

October 1st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Social skills ‘key to good start at school’

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Childcare workers are calling for more [...]

September 28th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Confidence ‘boosts pupils’ academic success’

BBC - Staff Writer "Children who are top of the [...]

September 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching children to ‘lose graciously’ promotes resilience

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Schools should teach pupils to [...]

September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Advice for students: how to concentrate

The Guardian - Oliver Burkeman "From smartphone apps that eliminate [...]

September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Country Soaring Past America in Teaching Kids About Money

Time - Dan Kadlec "The U.K. is gearing up for [...]

September 22nd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Financial Literacy, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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