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HOW TO GIVE YOUR CHILD A BETTER START IN LIFE: DELAY PARENTHOOD

10/17/2008 7:27:00 AM

The Guardian 17 October

 The children of young, poorly educated mothers are more likely to face health and educational problems before they start school, according to a study which suggests that delaying parenthood to get the best qualifications and a career first gives children a better start in life.  Guardian

General

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BOYS TRAIL GIRLS 'AT AGE OF FIVE'

10/17/2008 6:32:00 AM

 

 BBC 16 October

Girls already have a well-established educational lead over boys by the time they start school, a study claims. The study of 15,000 UK children suggests girls are two months ahead of boys in tests of verbal, non-verbal and visual skills by the age of five. The study from the Institute of Education in London suggests that trend begins before they even reach school.  BBC    

 

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GOODBYE TO ALL SATS: SCRAP THE TESTS HOLDING OUR CHILDREN BACK

10/17/2008 7:14:00 AM

 

The Times 17 October

It starts at the age of 4 and it never seems to stop. But the overexamination of school pupils does nothing for standards   claims Alice Thomson  in The Times. Times

Curriculum / Quality Assurance

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MINISTER OUTLINES VISION FOR SCHOOLS

MINISTER OUTLINES VISION FOR SCHOOLS

10/17/2008 6:41:00 AM

 

FT 17 October

 A vision of greater state school independence has been set out by the new academies minister, with a prediction that “self-governing schools” will become the “dominant” model for secondary education.  FT

Lead Story | Secondary

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ACADEMY SCHEME TO EXPAND

10/17/2008 8:16:00 AM

The Independent 17 October

Up to 70 schools on the Government's underperforming "hit list" will be closed within two years and turned into privately-sponsored academies, The Independent has learnt.  Independent

Secondary

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