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Repetition of flawed schooling models will not improve education | Education | guardian.co.uk
England's education system contains elements of "insanity" in its repetition of models of schooling which have been demonstr
Sex, drugs, music and a pension: why 1948 was the luckiest year to be born | UK news | The Guardian
Free healthcare, free schooling, free love – and now early retirement free from the financial woes that plague the rest of us. Could there be a luckier year to have been born than 1948?
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Free healthcare, free schooling, free love – and now early retirement free from the financial woes that plague the rest of us. Could there be a luckier year to have been born than 1948?
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Those of every generation are inclined to believe themselves more fortunate than the previous. But in Britain, 1948 keeps ticking the boxes. "We are, indeed, the blessed people," says the author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, who attributes their timely conception to the "bitterly cold and austere" nights during the 1947 fuel crisis.
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Spotter cards: What they look like and how they work | UK news | The Guardian
"This kind of highly confidential document – pictured above – is rarely seen by the public."
Teen spirit: the hidden life of British teen boys | The Guardian
Beyond all the negative headlines, what do we really know about Britain's teen boys? Simon Hattenstone takes a trip deep into boy world and finds that it's very different from what you might expect…
In defence of media studies | Education | guardian.co.uk
How do we judge if a subject is easy or difficult? Condemnation of media studies reflects a fundamental confusion about its aims
Old Tories in disguise | Ed Balls | Comment is free | The Guardian
Instead of destroying the damaging old divide between "excellent" academic qualifications for some and "second class" for the rest, the Tories seem determined to turn back the clock. It is the wrong approach for the 21st century.
Divide and rule begins at school | The Guardian
Not one caller gave any quarter to the idea that a redistribution of the resources husbanded by the independents could benefit individual pupils and wider society in a surely more egalitarian future. No one believed in anything other than the "right" to buy the "best" education possible for their child.
College voices: the yacht-building apprentice | Education | The Guardian
Most of my school friends are away at university now, but I don't feel I'm missing out. I'm still living at home, and earning a small wage as an apprentice means I'm not racking up student debt.
'Virtual schools' swine flu plan | BBC News
Emergency plans for virtual schools and "homework by post" have been drafted to set children work if a decision is taken to close schools.
UK swine flu can no longer be contained | World news | guardian.co.uk
Swine flu is spreading so rapidly across Britain that there could be 100,000 new cases a day by the end of August, the health secretary, Andy Burnham, said today.
Investigate your MP's expenses | Guardian UK
Join us in digging through the documents of MPs' expenses to identify individual claims, or documents that you think merit further investigation. You can work through your own MP's expenses, or just hit the button below to start reviewing.
Google creeps into the living room with YouTube XL | Media | guardian.co.uk
A new version of YouTube YouTube XL launched last night and will make the video site accessible on big TV or computer screens.
Poor pupils found private schools alienating, says study | Education | guardian.co.uk
"Poorer students need other financial and pastoral support if they are to make the most of the opportunities the private sector can offer," he said.
DNA pioneer condemns plans to retain data on innocent people | guardian.co.uk
Alec Jeffreys describes government response to court ruling as 'minimal and disappointing'
Erwin James: The real me | Life behind bars | The Guardian
For the past nine years the Guardian has run regular columns and articles by a convicted murderer identified only as Erwin James. Here he talks for the first time about his real identity, his life before, during and after the 20 years he spent in jail - and why he told lies about his time in the French Foreign Legion
Classroom Management Videos | Teachers TV
An excellent selection of videos about classroom management.
Revealed: new teaching methods that are producing dramatic results - Telegraph
Judith Woods enters a world of spaced learning, praise pods, flexible Fridays and sixth-formers in business suits.
Parenting qualifications for young people recognised | Society | guardian.co.uk
Learners complete units in nutrition and other subjects which build their skills in parenting and citizenship, increase their confidence and improve their lifestyles.
Pupil referral units: Don't privatise 'sin bins', warn teachers | Education | guardian.co.uk
Delegate Andy Pryor, from north Somerset, told the conference: "Young people are being delivered [to PRUs] on metaphorical stretchers, casualties of a narrow curriculum, blighted by testing, with their self-esteem in tatters."
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Delegate Andy Pryor, from north Somerset, told the conference: "Young people are being delivered [to PRUs] on metaphorical stretchers, casualties of a narrow curriculum, blighted by testing, with their self-esteem in tatters."
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Teachers are threatening industrial action over plans to privatise pupil referral units – so-called "sin bins" – warning that they are increasingly being used as dumping grounds for troublesome pupils.
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Schools turn to bouncers for 'crowd control' during absent teachers' lessons | Education | guardian.co.uk
National Union of Teachers conference votes to oppose use of unqualified staff – including former soldiers and police officers – to cover lessons
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Bouncers, ex-soldiers and former police officers are being brought into schools to provide "crowd control" and cover absent teachers' lessons, a teacher has revealed.
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Recruitment agencies are advertising for people with "ex-marine, prison officer, bouncer, policeman, fireman" backgrounds to become supervisors, who do not need to have any teaching qualifications to oversee lessons.
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