Happy New Year! I hope that you enjoyed the Christmas break. Here are links to some recent education-related news: The quality of science education in England’s secondary schools has improved in the past three years, Ofsted inspectors say. You can read the official report here. More than one-in-10 state secondary schools in England are now [...]
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This week's Education News (26/6/10)
Here’s a round-up of this week’s education-related news stories: In his budget statement, George Osbourne, warned that education spending in England could be cut by as much as 25% over the next four years. The chair of Ofsted has resigned, fuelling speculation that ministers plan significant changes at the organisation. An announcement is expected next [...]
Boost to children's book sales
The BBC recently reported an increase in children’s book sales, which they say is partly due to the success of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. Sales of picture books have also increased. The top selling books were: Top 5 – all Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series – various editions 6 – Beano Annual 2010 7 – Miles [...]
Special Offer – The Journey Journal
The Journey Journal is a special passport sized book that encourages young people to (re)think the places they visit. It has been written for use during holidays, school trips and to support the transition between primary and secondary school. The Journey Journal site explains that “going somewhere new is a massive opportunity to discover [...]
Competition – Win DK books!
DK.com have kindly offered a set of fantastic DK children’s books as a competition prize for readers of Teaching News and visitors to Teaching Ideas. The books up for grabs are: Ask Me Anything – stuffed with trivia, facts, fun, and incredible info on just about everything you can think of. What’s the most dangerous [...]
Host your own Big Book Sale
Calling all teachers, parents and governors! The big book sale is here! What is big book sale? It is a primary school fundraising event where pupils bring in their old story books, set up and decorate a stall and sell the books to each other in aid of the MS Society. When is big book [...]
How many books do you read with your class?
The BBC recently reported on some new research which states that a quarter of children read just one book with their teacher each year. This is due to the use of extracts, rather than reading (and enjoying) entire stories. How many books do you read with your class each year? I generally read lots of short [...]
A free book…
Pencil Sharp Publishing has got in touch with me, to let me know about some of their new books. You can read more information about some of their range in the PDF here. Teachers can obtain a free copy of one of the ‘Read Reads’ (for the cost of postage and packing) from Pencil Sharp [...]
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