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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 [...]
BBC Thrillseeker Campaign
The BBC is running a Thrillseeker campaign throughout 2010, which was established with the aim to encourage children to be active and experience new things outdoors. Kingswood Educational Activity Centres have been working with the BBC on the campaign and have created resources for teachers to use. The worksheets (embedded below) are designed to get children thinking about how [...]
Learning outside the classroom
Learning outside the classroom is a useful site which is designed to help professionals working with young people to provide high-quality learning experiences outside of the classroom. The creators of the site state that ‘every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their [...]






