Articles Tagged: education

Leona Lewis blasts education system for failing young people

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2012

The education system has been accused of failing youngsters by X Factor winner Leona Lewis.

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One in six pupils missed out on their first-choice secondary school

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 23, 2012

Figures just released reveal that just one in six pupils in England missed out on their top choice of secondary school this year.

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Daydreaming kids may be brighter, say scientists

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 19, 2012

Is you child a daydreamer, always lost in their own thoughts, and easily distracted? Are you forever nagging them to get a move on, pick things up, do this, do that, because they never seem to pay attention to a single thing you say?

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Children as young as three to be taught computer skills - before they can read

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 29, 2012

Children as young as three could be taught computer skills – even before they can read.

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Baby 'teachers' to be brought into classrooms to tackle bullying

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 1, 2012

Babies are being recruited as “teachers” as a radical way of combating bullying.

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Dull ICT lessons to be scrapped and children taught how to develop apps

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 11, 2012

ICT studies in schools are to be scrapped and replaced with “dramatic” and exciting lessons about computer skills to better engage “bored” pupils and equip them for the 21st Century.

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First new grammar school for 50 years could be set to open

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 9, 2012

A petition campaigning for a new school in Kent could result in Britain's first new grammar school for 50 years.

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Children raised with set mealtimes and bedtimes do better at school, says report

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 3, 2012

Children who grow up with set routines do better at school and become more confident adults, according to a report.

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