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Is Sleep Deprivation affecting your child’s performance at school?
Does your child get enough sleep? A recent report shows that an alarming number of children, mainly in more affluent countries, are suffering from sleep deprivation which is having a negative impact on their school work. Smartphones, computers and TVs … Continue reading
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Michael Gove, Twitter, and resignation rumours.
Tales have been circulating around Twitter that something was about to be published that may cause the resignation of Education Minister Michael Gove. Once the story actually surfaced it proved to be not quite as momentous as anticipated. It … Continue reading
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ITV Tuition programme – The Best Start in Life?
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-11-08/the-best-start-in-life/ Like many people I watched the ITV programme The Best Start in Life tonight. Being a teacher/tutor myself I had a specific interest but found myself responding to it more as a mother than an educational professional. I own … Continue reading
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Return of O Levels?
The Daily Mail has revealed that Michael Gove plans to reintroduce the O Level exam to secondary schools in England. GCSE to be phased out by 2015 National Curriculum at Secondary level to be scrapped 25% of pupils will not … Continue reading
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Ban Packed Lunches?
Alex Reid speaks out about school packed lunches. The ex-husband of celebrity Katie Price, Alex Reid, has spoken out against the quality of some children’s packed lunches and proposed that all children be entitled to a good quality school meal instead. … Continue reading
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Offence is in the eye of the beholder?
Parents complain about “offensive” children’s books. A recent report shows that Public Libraries in the UK have chosen to withdraw many popular children’s books following complaints from anxious parents. Stories have been found to be racist, blasphemous, feature “coarse” language, … Continue reading
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Are you a Helicopter Parent?
Does “over-parenting” damage children? Two news stories caught my eye over the last week. One from the UK reported that some children were behaving like ” Little Buddhas ” at school because they were so mollycoddled at home. Some children … Continue reading
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