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Dear Justine Greening, whatever happened to ‘eradicating illiteracy’? | Michael Rosen

In 2011 the schools minister trumpeted the benefits of phonics teaching. But a quarter of seven-year-olds’ literacy skills still haven’t made the cut Back in 2005, the BBC reported David Cameron (you’ll remember him), then shadow education secretary, saying: “The biggest problem facing education today is the fact that one in five 11-year-olds leaves primary […]

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Primary school encourages pupils to wear slippers in class

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Findern in Derby says shoelessness – an idea inspired by research study – is huge success, with children better able to learn Children at an East Midlands primary school are being encouraged to wear slippers in class. Findern primary in Derby introduced the idea after one of the teachers came across research that found the

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The reality of budget cuts in schools – survey

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Cash-strapped schools are facing redundancies, reduced subject choices and even running out of paper Schools are making teachers redundant, dropping subjects from the curriculum, and even asking pupils to buy their own books, as headteachers struggle to cope with funding cuts. More than 80% of teachers surveyed by the Guardian Teacher Network said their school

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