The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
With Ofsted's remit being extended to inspecting all children's services, its usual annual state-of-the-nation assessment of our schools got lost yesterday because of more pressing concerns about child abuse in the wake of the tragic death of Baby P.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
The Government's decision to abolish tests for 14-year-olds has been welcomed by almost everyone as a good way of reducing the testing burden on pupils - the only small note of dissent has come from some teachers who believe their workload will increase through a move to teacher assessment.
Bibliobibuli (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Is the writing on the wall for reading? In a piece in the Independent by education editor Richard Garner asks whether the days of children reading traditional books are numbered . Jonathan Douglas, the director of the National Literacy Trust cites a survey of nearly 30,000 pupils which shows that in the UK : ... children's reading habits slump dramatically after they start at secondary...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Chris Keates could be forgiven if she woke up this morning and wondered whether it had been a good idea to tell a TV programme that she believed there should be a change in the law relating to prosecuting teachers who have affairs with pupils above the age of consent in their schools.
