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How to ensure ‘back to school’ success
Across the country, children of all ages as well as their parents, are preparing for the new school year. Whether it is the first time or the last, what should we be doing to start the new school year on the right foot?
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GCSE results : slight dip in pass rate with new ‘tougher’ GCSE exams
Following the major disruption of the new GCSE qualifications in English and maths, overall grades in these subjects are down by around 1% point, although the government say that there is no way to directly compare with the previous qualifications as the marks are fundamentally different.
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The importance of reading
With hundreds of TV channels and the rise of smartphones and tablets to entertain children and teenagers, as well as heavy workloads and long hours for both parents and children, reading for pleasure has fallen by the wayside. Yet, reading serves as a critical educational and social tool.
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A level results day
The much anticipated A level results have been released, and despite curriculum changes, different assessment and a myriad of exam mistakes faced by this year's cohort, overall the spread of results remains broadly unchanged from last year.
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Class sizes – is smaller always better?
Smaller class sizes are seen by parents almost universally across the global as a benefit to a child’s education. Is this really the case?
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Overzealous health and safety in schools is harmful to kids says Ofstead chief
Schools have been criticised for taking health and safety behaviours to extremes, suggesting that this level of protection of children’s safety in school leads to greater risks as they do not learn to assess the risk to their own safety in real situations.
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Ofqual criticised for spending on clarifying new GCSEs
A government campaign to clarify the new GCSE qualifications is reported to cost £500,000.
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The importance of nutrition in learning – from brain development to behaviour
We now systematically link our diet to our physical health but it also has a huge impact on our mental functioning. The brain is actually more sensitive to biochemical changes caused by diet than almost any other organ and therefore what we eat can have both an immediate and long-term effect.
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Universities accused of grade inflation as number of First Class degrees awarded rises steeply
There has been a significant increase in the number of first class degrees awarded by Universities across the UK over the last few academic years. Some speculate that this is due to increased standards at A level as well as a more focused student body, but is this another type of grade inflation to improve league table standings?
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