Pupils to get educated on gypsies
Pupils in the west midlands are to be taught about the alternative lifestyle that gypsies have chosen to live. This will be spearheaded through the gypsy awareness month and followed up by a leaflet that goes by the title “Myth Busting”.
Education officials have put together a forty page report that explains why the gypsy community [...]
Teachers reluctant to comfort children
Not having any contact is difficult for teachers, especially those involved in the primary school area. They will often see a child who is upset for one reason or another, but this is a situation where even the slightest hand on the shoulder can be seen as something else.
It seems that the best thing a [...]
Education abroad
Just when is the best to move abroad when you have a young family? There are plenty of options available for parents when it comes to education, but often this may end up coming down to cost, which is a difficult subject these days.
The general opinion is the earlier the better, but not everyone can [...]
Schools taught about Twittering
Changes to the education system could see that lessons in history covering the second world war could be replaced at some point by lessons on how the micro blogging site Twitter works.
These changes will affect primary schools with a serious move for schools to teach about the inner workings of the internet and in particular [...]
Girls are doing better than boys
Looking at the stats it would seem that girls are not doing better than boys, but when the stats are tweaked to use the results from girl only schools, then it is true girls are doing better than boys.
These results come from a study into education, it found that girls who attend single sex schools [...]
School to teach about same sex relationships
Literature about same sex relationships is being used in schools to explain and educate the children on this type of lifestyle, however although there has been some positive responses to this plan, there has also been concerns aired about what age if any children should be exposed to this type of material.
The general feeling is, [...]
Schools teaching Second Life
A school in Middlesbrough has decided to enter the virtual 3D world of Second Life; in fact, Acklam Grange School is believed to be the first school in the world to launch a 3D virtual school within the virtual world of Second Life.
This is great idea for both the school and pupils who find themselves [...]
Did school swap work?
The other day the BBC2 programme Newsnight did a social experiment to see how pupils from an average secondary school got on when they went to top public school Wellington College, the idea was to try and make these kids realise that there is more to life.
However, do these schemes ever make any difference; there [...]
Does your child need to change schools?
Putting your children through school is like nothing you have done before; It is the one chance that parents have to influence the outcome of their children’s future. However, what if it is not working, how would you know?
There are signs, which act as early warning systems for parents, these signs come in many different [...]
UK home schooling
The case for teaching your own children at home is easy for some people who have the time and experience to be able to get the job done correctly. Many people choose this route just in the early years before high school and the reasons vary.
For many people the fact the primary schools take on [...]
Teachers get compensation
Teachers in Scotland were paid out £180,000 in compensation claims during 2008 according to the Scottish teachers union, the EIS. The largest payout was to a teacher who fell off of a step ladder, he received £35,000.
However, there were also payments of up to £15,000 for teachers who got involved in breaking up fights between [...]
Teacher takes Linux CD because of piracy
Sometimes it is amazing when you think that teachers hold the future of our children in their hands and yet they can be so blind about what is realistic in the world.
Take one case, where a child using a laptop in class, impressing his friends of his skills. If any of the kids are interested, [...]