Theresa May to promise to take action for British industry
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Progress 8: beware confidence intervals!
January 22, 2017 at 01:25PM Progress 8 scores offer a better way of looking at school performance than did the A*-C percentage GCSE pass rate, says Stuart Kime, but be aware of how you interpret them . Removing the A* – C percentage pass rate statistic from the vernacular of English schooling was an eminently
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Heads claim school budgets will be ‘untenable’ in two years’ time
January 22, 2017 at 08:24AM Nearly two-thirds of school leaders believe their budgets will be “untenable” in two years’ time, a survey has revealed. The Breaking Point survey, published by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), also found more than double the number of schools say they were in debt compared to the previous
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Maria Miller: Brexit hindering compulsory sex education plans
January 22, 2017 at 08:03AM Chair of women and equalities committee launches campaign amid concern over harassment and violence in schools A leading Conservative MP fears the government’s preoccupation with Brexit is holding up vital plans to make sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory in all schools. Maria Miller, chair of the women and equalities
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No one can multi task
One of the highlights of my day at researchED Amsterdam was hearing Paul Kirschner speak about edu-myths. He began his presentation by forbidding the use of laptops or mobile phones, explaining that taking notes electronically leads to poorer recall than handwritten notes. The benefits of handwritten over typed notes include better immediate recall as well as improved
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