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OFCOM BEGINS INQUIRY INTO EFFECTS OF TV ON TODDLERS

OFCOM BEGINS INQUIRY INTO EFFECTS OF TV ON TODDLERS

10/13/2008 9:01:00 AM

 

 The Independent 13 October

There is evidence that some parents are using television as a babysitter, but the BBC denies that carefully-made programmes cause harm  Independent

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JCB TO BACK FIRST DIPLOMAS SCHOOL

10/13/2008 8:59:00 AM

 

FT 13 October

 The first academy specialising in diplomas is set to open in 2010. JCB, the manufacturer, is to sponsor an academy near its headquarters in Staffordshire, that will specialise in engineering, manufacturing and business diplomas

Secondary

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WRONG SATS RESULTS PUT PUPILS IN BOTTOM CLASSES

10/13/2008 8:46:00 AM

Sunday Telegraph 12 October

Children have been put in to the wrong set at school as a result of this summer's SATs marking fiasco, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.  Sun Telegraph

Secondary

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STATE SCHOOL OUTSHINES PRIVATE RIVALS

10/13/2008 8:44:00 AM

The Independent 11 October

Parents line up to enrol children in sixth form at specialist maths college If he looked at its pupil intake, Alastair Campbell would quite likely decide that Kingsbury High School was one of those infamous "bog standard" comprehensives he talked about. Independent

 

Secondary

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COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS 'ARE MORE EXCLUSIVE THAN GRAMMARS', STUDY FINDS

10/13/2008 8:49:00 AM

 

The Times 11 October

The best comprehensive schools are more exclusive than grammars, with faith schools accounting for more than half of the 100 most socially selective secondaries in England, a study of new school selection has found.  Times

 

Secondary

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TORIES DEMAND INQUIRY INTO 'CHAOS' SURROUNDING DELAYED STUDENT GRANTS

10/13/2008 8:56:00 AM

Daily Telegraph 13 October

An independent inquiry must be held into the "chaos" surrounding delayed student EMA grant payments, the Conservatives have demanded.   DT

FE/HE/ Skills

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS FACE PUPIL EXODUS

10/13/2008 9:05:00 AM

Sunday Telegraph 11 October

Independent schools face losing pupils at the end of term as families hit by the credit crunch struggle to meet fees. Schools in the sector have a period of grace until Christmas because fees are paid up until then.  Sun Tel

Independent/ Private Sector

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TIM HASTIE-SMITH QUITS AS HMC CHAIRMAN AND HEAD

10/13/2008 8:53:00 AM

 

Times 11 October

The chairman of a group of top independent schools has quit his post and stood down as head of a leading fee-paying school less than 24-hours after he withdrew from heading a new academy. The Rev Tim Hastie-Smith said today personal reasons forced him to resign as chair of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) Times

Independent/ Private Sector

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