Textbook Creative Latest http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest News and Views in Education Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:57:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Primaries to boost literacy with ‘t’ai chi-style’ exercises http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2012/02/primaries-to-boost-literacy-with-tai-chi-style-exercises/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2012/02/primaries-to-boost-literacy-with-tai-chi-style-exercises/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:57:51 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1348 news | Published in TES magazine on 10 February, 2012 | By: Helen Ward They are designed to switch off redundant reflexes, researchers say Hundreds of five-year-olds are to get a new addition to their timetables in a bid to boost their literacy: exercise. The 10-minute routines of controlled movements,… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2012/01/red-tape-trips-up-training-for-the-unemployed/feed/ 0 Examiners’ bit on the side http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/12/examiners-bit-on-the-side/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/12/examiners-bit-on-the-side/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:11:25 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1340 Courses offering ‘insider information’ in exchange for cash are branded ‘immoral’ Examiners are making thousands of extra pounds a year by coaching teachers and pupils in private courses that offer “insider information” into the qualifications they set and mark, TES can reveal. England’s big three exam boards all have examiners,… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/12/examiners-bit-on-the-side/feed/ 0 Humanities courses lead to career success, says Grayling ahead of private college launch http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/12/humanities-courses-lead-to-career-success-says-grayling-ahead-of-private-college-launch/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/12/humanities-courses-lead-to-career-success-says-grayling-ahead-of-private-college-launch/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:14:53 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1333 Sixty per cent of leading public figures in the UK have humanities, social science or arts degrees, a new study has found. A report commissioned by the New College of the Humanities (NCH) found the subjects had been studied by the majority of those “at the top of their professions”… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/11/more-than-ties-shoes-and-hair/feed/ 0 Sir Michael Wilshaw to be new Ofsted chief http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/sir-michael-wilshaw-to-be-new-ofsted-chief/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/sir-michael-wilshaw-to-be-new-ofsted-chief/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:17:24 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1320 A headteacher hailed as a “miracle worker” for dramatically improving failing inner-city schools will be the new head of Ofsted. Sir Michael Wilshaw, renowned for showing “tough love” to pupils and their parents, will start his new job in January 2012. He will have a pre-appointment hearing in front of… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/birds-of-a-feather/feed/ 0 Pensions overhaul will trigger exodus of staff http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/pensions-overhaul-will-trigger-exodus-of-staff-2/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/pensions-overhaul-will-trigger-exodus-of-staff-2/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:09:15 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1307 News | Published in TES Newspaper on 18 March, 2011 | By: Irena Barker A proposed overhaul of the teachers’ pension scheme will lead to an exodus of experienced staff and put newcomers off the profession completely, union experts have warned. Unions say they expect a “surge” of people in… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/10/pensions-overhaul-will-trigger-exodus-of-staff-2/feed/ 0 Heads given powers to shake up the working day http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/09/heads-given-powers-to-shake-up-the-working-day/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/09/heads-given-powers-to-shake-up-the-working-day/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:42:57 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1300 Union hits out at changes as schools are allowed more freedom to choose their hours News | Published in The TES on 9 September, 2011 | By: Kerra Maddern . Thousands of teachers could see major changes to their working hours now that heads and governors have been given powers… read full article »

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]]> http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/09/heads-given-powers-to-shake-up-the-working-day/feed/ 0 Sats ‘fiasco’ in the making… http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/07/sats-fiasco-in-the-making/ http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/2011/07/sats-fiasco-in-the-making/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:22:00 +0000 sueharding http://www.textbookcreative.com/latest/?p=1279 News | Published in The TES on 8 July, 2011 | By: Helen Ward …as schools ‘queue up’ to complain Schools are “queuing up” to complain about the quality of marking in this year’s key stage 2 Sats, which is making a “mockery” of the efforts of teachers and pupils,… read full article »

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