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‘Flexi-schooling’ on the Rise in the UK
Class sizes in the UK have increased over the last few years, and the recession has meant that some parents who would have sent their children to independent schools can no longer afford to. This has led to a rise in ‘Flexi-Schooling’, where parents take their children out of school for one or two days a week to be home schooled.
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Gender Stereotyping Must be Tackled at Nursery School
A new French Education policy has said that gender inequality needs to be tacked directly from the time when children attend nursery school. The French minister for women’s rights, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, has piloted a scheme in 2 nursery schools which is designed to combat gender stereotyping at an early age.
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Report Shows Girls Being Put Off Physics A' Level
Although it is known that under 30% of girls take A’ Level Physics, the new study has analysed the uptake of girls from different kinds of schools. The study showed that 46% of schools did not send any girls on to do A’ Level Physics, and the figures from mixed state schools alone showed that half of the schools did not have any girls at all taking A’ Level Physics.
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Fears British Universities Becoming 'Mediocre'
New research into global higher education institutions has commentators worried that the best British Universities will be considered mediocre on a global scale within a generation. These concerns have come after leading British Universities have fallen down global league tables, with Asian institutions advancing quickly.
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Tutor Feedback
Pete's blog 16-10-12: There was a seemingly very small change to the website last week...
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Private School Accuse Office for Fair Access of Disadvantaging their Students
Head teachers of leading private schools have hit out at the Office for Fair Access for disadvantaging university applicants from private schools.
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New Student Report will show all University Achievements
Under new plans announced today, Universities are going to provide employers with much more detailed accounts of student achievements, which will include extra-curricular activities.
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Senior Examiner Resigns from AQA over Marking Scandal
Stephen McKenzie has announced his resignation from exam board AQA, stating publicly that the handling of the GCSE grade boundary changes was “morally repugnant”.
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Labour Education Reforms
Pete's blog 9-10-12: It was interesting to read about Ed Milliband’s ideas for education reform last week...
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