Here is a summary of this week’s education news: The government in England is setting out how parents, teachers, charities and other groups can apply to set up their own “free school”. However, a Guardian article suggests that academies are bad news for teachers. The Department for Education confirmed changes to qualifications and the curriculum (including [...]
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This week's Education News (24/4/10)
Here are links to a selection of articles from this week’s Education news: Headteachers plan to boycott SATs tests – The National Association of Head Teachers is boycotting next month’s SATs tests for 10 and 11 year olds. There is also a ‘Q&A‘ about the boycott. School governors attack the SATs boycott – The National [...]
Traditional subjects or thematic teaching?
From an article at guardian.co.uk… “Ed Balls is to publish a new curriculum for all primary schools which will reorganise traditional subject areas into “thematic” headings and introduce compulsory sex education for the first time, under plans set out in the Queen’s speech last week. The bill will legislate for the new primary curriculum, starting [...]
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