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TEACHER WHO SLAPPED TEENAGE GIRL ALLOWED BACK INTO CLASSROOM

TEACHER WHO SLAPPED TEENAGE GIRL ALLOWED BACK INTO CLASSROOM

10/16/2008 7:33:00 AM

Daily Telegraph 16 October 

A science teacher will be allowed to return to the classroom despite admitting slapping a teenage pupil as she bent over a printer.  DT

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TORY CLAIMS ON GCSE RESULTS

10/16/2008 6:45:00 AM

 

FT 16 October

The proportion of children earning five good GCSEs including maths and English varied from as low as only 3 per cent to as high as 86 per cent within the same local authority, Bradford West Yorkshire in 2007, research by the Conservatives reveals.  FT

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

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TESTING IS GOOD - IT'S SAT TESTS THAT ARE BAD

10/16/2008 7:44:00 AM

Daily Telegraph 16 October

Anastasia de Waal of Civitas  argues that KS 3 Sats are small fry and the  true poison is KS 2 Sats  which are taken in the last year of primary school.  Daily Telegraph

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

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STRONG RISE IN UK UNDERGRADUATES

10/16/2008 6:26:00 AM

 

BBC 15 October

 There was a 9.7% rise in the number of full-time undergraduates starting UK higher education courses this year.  BBC    

FE/HE/ Skills

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DIPLOMAS 'COULD LEAD TO MORE DROPOUTS'

10/16/2008 6:55:00 AM

 

The Guardian 15 October

 Study shows practical qualifications and apprenticeships could lead to more youths turning their back on education Diplomas and apprenticeships will not help reduce the number of young people who drop out of formal education, a leading education charity warned today.  Guardian

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