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04Mar2010
Join Bill Bailey, Anthony Horowitz, Kirsty Young and Andrew Motion to support literacy this World Book DayLaunching today on World Book Day, the National Literacy Trust’s Vote for Literacy campaign urges politicians to prioritise literacy and to adopt policies from our Manifesto for Literacy.
Posted by Anna Jones
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05Feb2010Pupils use home computers for schoolwork
A Microsoft study has found that 37% of secondary pupils use computers for study every day at home. This is more intensive usage than at school with only 30% of pupils using computers every day.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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03Feb2010Disney offers refund after furore over Baby Einstein DVDs
Disney is offering millions of American parents who bought educational DVDs a refund amid claims by researchers that watching any kind of television may be harmful to under-twos.
Posted by Edward Mather
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20Jan2010School system 'shameful', says CBI boss
The education system is failing pupils from poorer homes and producing exam results which "we ought to be ashamed of", according to the head of the most powerful group representing business leaders.
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12Jan2010Cameron plans to bring 'spirit of enterprise' to Sure Start
David Cameron has set out Conservative plans to focus Sure Start more heavily on early intervention, reaching the disadvantaged, and better involving the voluntary sector in a speech to think-tank Demos.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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01Jan2010'One in six' children have difficulty learning to talk
Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests.
Posted by Edward Mather
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31Dec2009Free books to be sent to England's secondary schools in an attempt to get pupils reading
More than 53,000 free books, by authors from Charlotte Brontë to England goalkeeper David James, are to be sent to England’s secondary schools to get more pupils interested in reading as a hobby, ministers announced today.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Dec2009Latest GCSE attainment figures released
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published the latest figures on pupil attainment, which show a breakdown of achievements in this year's GCSE results by eligibility for free school meals (FSM), gender, ethnicity, special education nee
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Dec2009NDNA gives MPs ten priorities for childcare
The National Day Nurseries Association launched their ten-point plan for childcare at a seminar and reception at the House of Commons last week.
Posted by Edward Mather
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15Dec2009Reading programmes for boys deemed a success
Schools Minister Vernon Coaker today welcomed new research that shows two Government programmes have led to more boys at primary school reading for enjoyment and visiting public libraries.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
