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Britain's Leading Artists Voice Concerns over Lack of Arts subjects in new EBACC
This week leading British figures in art and culture have voiced their concerns over the lack of arts subject in the new English Baccalaureate. Critics have said that Britain’s creative economy could be destroyed within a generation as a result of the decision to remove arts subjects from the new EBACC.
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Teachers Exasperated by Ofqual Snub
Teaching Unions have reacted angrily at the suggestion by Ofqual that they are to blame for the scandal that has blighted students’ exam results.
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The Parent Trap
Occasionally, we come across parents who, however well meaning, are having a detrimental effect on their child’s education. This can manifest itself in a number of ways, from encouraging the child to do work which is way beyond their current capabilities, to overloading children with extra work.
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GCSE Coursework
Pete's blog 13-11-12: I was covering for Harriet on Monday and Tuesday of last week...
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Tutors Report High Level of Job Satisfaction
However, increasingly tutoring companies are surveying tutors in order to establish their experiences of tutoring in order to improve the service they offer. These surveys have found that tutors have a very high level of job satisfaction
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Department for Education to Fund Charity to Make Curriculum More Exciting
Plans from the Department for Education revealed this week suggest that a charity will be set up to find ways to make the school curriculum more interesting for students
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Government Introduces New 'Tough' Tests for Teachers
The government has unveiled plans to introduce tougher new tests for those wishing to become teachers. From next September the candidates will face tests in English, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in an attempt to “raise the quality and standing of the position”.
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Thousands of Schools Forced to Review Uniform Policy
The Office of Fair Trading has contacted thousands of schools asking them to change their school uniform policies. The move comes after research revealed that families are spending “tens of millions of pounds” more than they need to on uniform.
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Tutor Tiers and Tutor Ratings
Pete's blog 6-11-12: I spent a lot of last week working on our new system for rating tutors...
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