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| Fees rise 'didn't boost teaching' Wed, 16 May 2012 23:49:58 GMT Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests. |
| Social work cuts 'risking lives' Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:34 GMT Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey five years after the death of baby Peter Connolly suggests. |
| Some work schemes 'of no benefit' Wed, 16 May 2012 23:02:49 GMT A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit. |
| Schools 'fail to teach swimming' Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:16 GMT A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association. |
| Poor literacy standards tackled Thu, 17 May 2012 07:53:59 GMT A five-year plan to tackle poor reading and writing standards in schools is published by the Welsh government. |
| Gove pushes for performance pay Wed, 16 May 2012 16:54:14 GMT Teachers' pay in England and Wales could be linked to performance and set at different local levels, under proposals set out by the government. |
| Early school entry 'detrimental' Wed, 16 May 2012 12:55:43 GMT Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims. |
| Sexting threat comes from peers Wed, 16 May 2012 12:42:48 GMT A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures. |
| Teachers' performance pay doubts Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:42 GMT There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey. |
| Special needs budgets for parents Tue, 15 May 2012 10:27:38 GMT Parents in England are to be given more financial control over support for their children with special educational needs. |
| Ministers end contract with A4e Tue, 15 May 2012 15:03:15 GMT The government terminates a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk". |
| Limits on schools' biometric data Tue, 15 May 2012 13:02:17 GMT Schools in England will be banned from taking pupils' fingerprints and using face-recognition technology unless they get permission from parents. |
| Schools 'to compete' for cash pot Mon, 14 May 2012 11:32:23 GMT Schools which find the best ways to spend the pupil premium could win £10,000, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says. |
| School literacy planning concern Tue, 15 May 2012 08:07:27 GMT Many schools in Wales are failing to plan well enough on how to develop literacy and numeracy among 11 to 14 year-olds, Estyn warns. |
| Special needs budgets: Your views Tue, 15 May 2012 12:21:33 GMT Parents react to the news that they are to be given more financial control over support for children with special educational needs. |
| Schools 'should learn from Japan' Mon, 14 May 2012 11:22:57 GMT The shadow education secretary says English schools should take lessons on teaching from Japan. |
| Author to be university professor Sat, 12 May 2012 10:15:38 GMT Author Jeanette Winterson is to become a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. |
| MPs criticise school cash checks Fri, 11 May 2012 09:37:19 GMT A report from a committee of MPs says they fear the system for checking on school spending is not robust enough. |
| New adoption scorecards attacked Fri, 11 May 2012 03:48:52 GMT Council leaders in England condemn new adoption scorecards being introduced in England in an effort to speed up the adoption process. |
| World's Biggest School Assembly in pictures Mon, 07 May 2012 17:05:39 GMT Schools everywhere are holding assemblies to decide what matters to them |
| Don't miss... Tue, 01 May 2012 16:24:09 GMT Find out what is happening on 8 May |
| King James Bible gift to schools Tue, 15 May 2012 15:45:35 GMT Schools in England will be sent copies of the King James Bible from this week to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication. |
| Prince turns down homework appeal Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:58 GMT Prince Edward declines a pupil's appeal for a royal reprieve from homework. |
| UK higher education '10th best' Fri, 11 May 2012 03:54:28 GMT The author of a report on higher education has questioned whether UK universities can remain world leaders without more funding. |
| MPs call for wider food strategy Sun, 13 May 2012 01:47:14 GMT The government needs to tackle a "failing food system" by linking its policies on health, environment and education, MPs say. |
| Teaching not stressful - Ofsted Thu, 10 May 2012 15:06:48 GMT Ofsted chief hits out at teachers who complain about stress levels and make excuses for poor performance. |
| Gove dismisses 'low expectations' Thu, 10 May 2012 11:57:52 GMT Education secretary Michael Gove attacks an English culture which says poverty seals poor children's destiny. |
| Teachers begin industrial action Sun, 13 May 2012 23:51:26 GMT Members of a Scottish teaching union are to begin industrial action over changes to their pensions. |
| School exam fees rise to £328m Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:54 GMT The exams watchdog expresses concern over the rising cost of exam fees, with 18,000 different qualifications now on offer. |
| £850,000 to stop young smoking Fri, 11 May 2012 06:05:49 GMT Children as young as 11 are to be targeted in a major new drive costing more than £850,000 to encourage them to stop smoking. |
| Families feature in Queen's Speech Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:56 GMT Plans for more flexible parental leave, speedier adoptions and a radical shake-up of support for children with special educational needs are announced in the Queen's Speech. |
| Age-ratings call for music DVDs Wed, 09 May 2012 04:58:51 GMT The government is to consult on whether music DVDs should have age ratings, to protect children from over-sexualised images. |
| Nursery teachers fall highlighted Tue, 08 May 2012 11:25:09 GMT Unions and parents accuse councils of undermining standards in nurseries by employing fewer teachers and more nursery nurses. |
| VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:58 GMT Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid. |
| VIDEO: Why exams are about to get harder Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:37 GMT Free schools, an accelerated move to academies and a planned return to a more rigorous, traditional type of exam are part of government changes for the English education system. |
| AUDIO: Schools: 'No-one looks at value for money' Fri, 11 May 2012 09:05:34 GMT A committee of MPs says it fears the system for checking school spending in England is not robust enough. Committee chair Margaret Hodge and James O'Shaughnessy, head of strategy at Wellington College, debate. |
| VIDEO: From college janitor to graduate Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:14 GMT After years of mopping floors and taking out rubbish at Columbia University in the US, janitor Gac Filipaj swaps his overalls for a cap and gown to collect his bachelor's degree in classics. |
| Move from 'textbooks to tablets' Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:19 GMT Use of mobile devices in class could be expanded |
| Italian university switches to English Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:59 GMT A top Italian university switches to English |
| Extreme breastfeeding Sat, 12 May 2012 00:06:01 GMT Did magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing? |
| China: The world's cleverest country? Tue, 08 May 2012 23:03:10 GMT Is China the world's smartest country? |
| 'Net abuse ended my teaching job' Tue, 08 May 2012 05:14:13 GMT A teacher says she was forced from job by online attacks |
| Is Mr Potato Head to blame for 'pester power' ads? Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:09:18 GMT How toy advertising first put pressure on parents |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.