There it was again this morning.
British class sizes among the highest in the world.
By Jessica Shepherd in the Guardian.
An average of 24.5.
Interestingly the Private sector has an average of 13 less than this.
In their words “Britain stands out as having the biggest difference in Primary Class size between Public and Private classrooms of all [...]
A hint apparently.
Balls hints at end to SATs tests.
from the BBC Website on Sunday.
Is sanity about to prevail??
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Lord Adonis has been very prominent of late.
First acknowledging a problem.
Education: Primary pupils without basic skills highlight Labour’s biggest failure, says schools minister.
Polly Curtis in the Guardian on the 21st August.
Then advocating Academy Schools to solve some of the problems.
City academies to take over struggling primary schools
Polly Curtis and Allegra Stratton in the Guardian on [...]
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From a 100 Awesome Classroom Videos - here
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“Ball’s test answer? More futile, top-down plans that Labour loves. by Jenni Russell in this mornings Guardian.
The Children, School and Families Committee site is here.
Their report is here.
Mr Ball’s response is here.
There were some interesting follow up letters to Jenni Russell’s article here.
Keep the tests and refine assessment seems to be the key. To the [...]
This came up in Simon Mill’s (ICT Inspirations Blog) del.icio.us.
We have one or two pages here that explain Scratch.
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