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Too Many Children Leave School Without Maths Skills for Life

Wendy Jones | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Numeracy, Maths, Education, Skills, Children Maths Skills, UK Teaching, School Leavers, UK Schools, Exam-Based Learning, Youth Unemployment, UK Universities & Education News
Wendy Jones

Too much teaching is seen as getting students through tests rather than giving them a real understanding of what maths is about and so preparing them for the next stage of education, work and life. Teachers have become more aware of the need to improve students' problem-solving and investigative skills, but rarely integrate that into the way children learn.

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WATCH: Hugh Jackman Wants To Be A Teacher Really Rather Badly

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Hugh Jackman Wolverine, Collegehumor, Harlem Village Academies, Wolverine, UK Viral Videos, Hugh Jackman, Shrek, Teacher, Push Ups, X-Men, Neil Patrick Harris, Skit, Comedy Skit, Oscars, Teaching, X Men, Comedy Clips, UK Comedy News

Online chuckle-enducers CollegeHumor may insist on spelling their own name wrong on a regular basis, but there's no denying their sketch-creating chop...

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Cultivating Ambition in Education

Rod Bristow | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Children, Examination, Teachers, Teaching, A Levels, School, Pearson, Exams, Gcses, UK Universities & Education News
Rod Bristow

The debate about standards in the UK examination system turns heads because the importance of education is more vivid now than it has ever been. If we're not getting it right, that's a big problem - nationally and for individuals.

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'Constant Criticism Demoralising Teachers', Claims Union

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Colleges, Nut, Schools, UK News, Teachers, National Union of Teachers, Teaching, UK Universities & Education News

Many teachers are feeling demoralised and overworked, with concerns that they are facing constant criticism and unrealistic expectations, a survey sug...

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DfE To Toughen Teacher Training Tests

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Department for Education, University, UK News, UK Universities and Education, Michael Gove, Teacher Training, UK Universities, Skills Test Review Group, UK Education, Nick Gibb, Dfe, Teachers, Teaching, UK Universities & Education News

The Department for Education is to increase the difficulty of teacher training literacy and numeracy tests in an attempt to ensure the highest quality...

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Our Schools Must Become Cradles for Innovation

Stephen Twigg | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Education, Innovation, Schools, Stephen Twigg, Children, Industry, UK Diary, Teaching, Business, Schooling, UK Politics News
Stephen Twigg

Education is not about learning by rote, or sitting in rows, but about interaction and generating excitement in young people.

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Flirting In Class

Dennis Hayes | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Teaching, Flirting, UK Universities, UK Teachers, Flirting in the Classroom, UK Students, Teaching Techniques, UK Schools, UK Universities & Education News
Dennis Hayes

The email began, 'It's outrageous the way you flirt in class!' and listed, in great detail, my looks, smiles, body language, and the witticisms, comments and the 'lingering' attention I had given to various members of a largely female group of post-graduate students.

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A Different Kind of Classroom

Elle Richards | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Volunteering, Teaching, English Language, Gap Years, UK Schools, UK Universities & Education News
Elle Richards

The classroom is not quiet, the children are not focussed and we don't seem to be following a coherent curriculum, but English is certainly being learnt here.

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The Raspberry Revolution

Helena Gillespie | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Uea, University of East Anglia, UK Universities and Education, UK Tech, Computers, Raspberry Pi, UK Schools, Teaching, Seymour Papert, Ipad, UK Tech News
Helena Gillespie

So what's all the fuss about Raspberry Pi? How can a small red box, thought up by scientists in Cambridge, inspire such a lot of interest? The answer is simple - the Raspbery Pi is the anti-iPad.

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Inspiring Teachers

Dr Gordon Mizner | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Careers, STEM Education, Teaching, Stem, UK Teachers, UK Universities and Education, UK Tech, Science, Inspiring Teachers, UK Schools, Engineering, UK-Inspiration, Inspiration, UK Universities & Education News
Dr Gordon Mizner

We often hear how our children need "inspiring" into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. The reason for the common refrain is that these are the areas in which policy makers believe there are good careers in prospect, where the UK can preserve a competitive advantage in our industries...

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Private Lives - Why Teen Sex is None of Mum's Business

Sam Fraser | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Nadine Dorries, Nhs, Women's Sexual Health, Parenting, Teenage Sexual Health, Sex Education, UK Education, UK Teaching, UK Schools, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Sam Fraser

What's worse than discovering that your teenager, in a demonstration of maturity and autonomous self-determination, received confidential contraceptive treatment? Two spotty faces looking at you earnestly telling you they're going to have a baby, that's what.

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A Graduate in China - The Quest For Perfection and the Chinese Economy

Sam Bence | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Teaching, China, Economic Crisis, Chinese Economy, Teaching in China, UK World, UK Teachers, School Plays, Teaching Abroad, Nativity Play, UK Schools, UK Universities and Education, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News
Sam Bence

For someone like me who is actually in China assisting in the education of future international businessmen and women, I believe that the system is not preparing its youngest and brightest well enough to succeed on an international level.

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The Tech Revolution Is Here -- The Pioneering New Company Changing How We Teach Children (and Adults) About Technology

Matthew Hussey | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Computer Programming, Programming, Education, Teaching, Technology, Stoke-Newington, Coding, Decoded, UK Tech, UK Tech News
Matthew Hussey

The next generation of app developers are still being taught a national curriculum from the '90s -- prioritising how to use software as opposed to teaching them to make their own.

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71-Year-Old Winner Of 'Teaching Oscar' Spent Half A Century Mastering His Art

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Teaching Awards, Oscars, UK Teachers, UK Schools, Teaching, Pearson, UK Universities & Education News

Jeff Stratton, the 71-year-old honoured in Pearson's Teaching Awards, says he is still going strong and has "no plans to retire", despite being in the...

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Lucy Sherriff

New 3D Technology Set To Revolutionise Teaching

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Hmc, Technology in Schools, Lord-Winston, 3D Technology, Teaching, UK Teachers, UK Schools, UK Universities & Education News

Lord Winston raised concerns over the number of children not having access to science facilities when he addressed the annual Headmasters' and Headmis...

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Dumbing Down English Literature

Clare Sarson | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Literature, English Literature, School, Ofqual, Exams, English, Books, Aqa, UK Schools, UK Teaching, UK Universities & Education News
Clare Sarson

I teach English Literature A Level. My Year 13 students this year are tackling a variety of texts including Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, Hamlet and an anthology of poetry that includes work from Petrarch to Duffy, Browning to Angelou.

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Exams, Teachers and School Plays. Oh, the Joy!

Maia Orme | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Life and Style, School Uniforms, Lifestyle, UK Universities, Schools, Teachers, Teaching, Exams, Universities, Teenagers, UK Lifestyle News
Maia Orme

What is the point of exams? I mean, HOW do they help you in later life? Can't you just, not do any until you're like...I don't know, in uni? That way, you can enjoy your teenage years while you still have them!

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The Need for More Male Teachers

Will Scott | Posted 04.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Primary Schools, Male Teachers, Children, Men, Families, UK Schools, UK Education, UK Teaching, UK Teachers, UK Schooling, UK Universities & Education News
Will Scott

I'm aware that this is a controversial topic, there are papers like this which vehemently disagree with my own experience of male role models, although the authors do still conclude that there should be more men in early-years teaching.

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Scotland To Crack Down On Incompetent Teachers

PA | Posted 02.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Scotland, General Teaching Council, Bad Teachers, UK Education, Teachers, Teaching, UK Schools, Scottish Education, UK Universities & Education News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Incompetent teachers will be dealt with more quickly under new proposals launched by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (G...

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GCSE Results Will Expose a Divide in British Society

Brett Wigdortz | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Teach First, Education, Gcse, Exam Results, Teachers, Gcse Restuls, Teaching, Schooling, Schools, UK Universities & Education News
Brett Wigdortz

It would be hard not to notice that GCSE results were released this morning, and the headlines could probably have been written weeks in advance - lots of As and A*s

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Current British Attitudes to the Higher Education 'Brand'

YouGov-Cambridge | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Higher Education, He White Paper, Teaching, David Willetts, Yougov, Cambridge, Schooling, Schools, Universities, UK Universities & Education News
YouGov-Cambridge

Higher education (HE), especially here in England, seems to be experiencing unprecedented attention, scrutiny and debate at the moment.

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Why School Holidays Infringe Consumer Rights

Mike Matthews | Posted 17.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Education, Children, Holiday Stress, Schools, Teaching, Michael Gove, Summer Holiday, UK Universities & Education News
Mike Matthews

We broke the back of it folks. Us teachers are officially over half way through our summer holiday.For some of us we have just two weeks left of rest and relaxation

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Speaking and Listening: Teaching Articulacy is Our Responsibility

Bansi Kara | Posted 17.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Speaking and Listening, Education, Social Change, Teaching, Teenagers, UK Schools, UK Teachers, UK Universities & Education News
Bansi Kara

Schools need to begin questioning themselves as to whether they have a policy on the development of oracy and how it relates to every subject taught. Children are asking to be listened to; let's give them the skills they need to make themselves heard.

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What Kind of an Academic Year are we in for?

Emma Jackson | Posted 17.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Kettling, University, UK Education, Ema, Ucu, Student Demonstrations, Teaching, Student Fees, UK Universities & Education News
Emma Jackson

A lot of questions hang over the next academic year. And while I can't say I'm feeling optimistic, there is also hope in the discussions that are taking place. There was hope in the occupations and on the marches. And while the corridors of the university might be oh so quiet, UCU members are being balloted on industrial action.

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A Level Results Day - The Final Hurdle

Elle Richards | Posted 17.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Exam Results, A Level Results, A Levels, Teaching, Clearing, UK Universities, UK Students, UK Schools, UK Education, UK Teachers, UK Universities & Education News
Elle Richards

It's the suspense, that's the worst. Not knowing where you stand - desperately hoping for one thing, but all too aware that the outcome could be very different. On Thursday, students will know whether this, quite frankly, hellish year, has been worth it.

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