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Headteachers claim no quick fix to literacy problems
24 Nov 2009
Heads fear future budget constraints and a difficult home learning environment for many children means that recent gains will not last. The heads are also concerned that the stigma attached to being a National Challenge school has a negative impact on the learning of many children. Many teachers also believe that being named as a National Challenge "failing" school has affected their student and teacher recruitment figures significantly.
Read the full article at The Guardian.
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