Curiosity lost in science.
Sats put primary pupils off science, says study.
by Jessica Shepherd in ‘The Guardian’
National testing distorts science teaching in Primary Schools from the Wellcome Trust
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Sats put primary pupils off science, says study.
by Jessica Shepherd in ‘The Guardian’
National testing distorts science teaching in Primary Schools from the Wellcome Trust
Download report here.
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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 [...]
“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 [...]
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Tagged AssessmentA network for anyone teaching languages in Primary.
An MFL Ning.
Ning? It’s a small scale social network. Create your own Ning for anything.
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Tagged MFLThese two words somewhat leapt out, off the page, into the soul from this article
Education: Expand academy model into the primary sector, says thinktank.
from the Guardian this morning.
Apparently it comes from a book by these guys.
The full report is here.
I’m sure they are not talking about the staff in any Primary School. We’re too busy: [...]