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    Mobilizing for Global Action Week

    UNESCO Education News Alert
    16 April 2007

    “Education as a Human Right” is the theme of the 2007 Global Action Week (23- 29 April). UNESCO is once again mobilizing education ministers and stakeholders worldwide for this annual campaign in favour of Education for All.

    Global Action Week is organized by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), a UNESCO partner. Actors at all levels of education are urged to sign up and take part in order to promote Education for all worldwide. More

    Recent News Stories


    Many teachers 'stressed in class'

    Source: BBC: 18 Feb ,2007
    Half of teachers in England have considered quitting the profession because of stress, a survey suggests. Two thirds of the 823 teachers polled online felt stressed by teaching, half of them during lessons - the biggest cause being disrespectful pupils.

    Are we heading towards the same situation in Mauirtius?

    Teachers and lecturers 'doing most unpaid work'

    Source:BBC: Friday, 23 February 2007, 18:38 GMT

    "We cannot build a world class education sector on the exploitation of staff "

    Sally Hunt
    UCU joint general secretary

    Teachers and lecturers have come top in a poll of occupations which are working the most unpaid overtime.
    The survey comes as the TUC is urging staff to take a stand for one day by taking a proper lunch break or going home on time. It also suggests that managers take the opportunity to say thank you to their staff by buying them a coffee or a cocktail.


    Exam Results- England: Highlights and Analysis

    Thursday, 11 January 2007- Source:BBC
    England Secondary Schools

    NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

    England: Secondary Schools

    The best GCSE-level results
    The worst GCSE-level results
    Schools that add the most value
    Schools that add the least value
    The 'most improved' schools
    Top A-level results
    How different areas performed

    ANALYSIS
    Tables turned: changes this year
    How the new CVA scoring works

    England- Primary Schools

    The best of the best
    The best results
    The worst results
    Falling down the new table
    Top 5% value added
    Bottom 5% value added
    The 'most improved' schools
    How different areas performed

    ANALYSIS
    The best and worst results

     


    Schools fail to hit basics target

    By Gary Eason
    Education editor, BBC News website- Thursday, 11 January 2007, 00:27 GMT
    Five hundred secondary schools in England did not meet the government's minimum target for GCSE attainment, the annual performance tables show.

    School leaving age set to be 18

    Young people will be required to stay in school, training or workplace training until the age of 18.

    The Department for Education and Skills has confirmed plans to raise the school leaving age in England by 2013.


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    Exam board tags exam papers

    Edexcel plans to bug bundles of A-level and GCSE papers to stop cheats getting a preview of exam questions. 1/10/2007 8:07 PM
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    Mini-computers 'bring test boost'
    A pilot study suggests boys could benefit most from using hand-held computers in and out of school. 1/10/2007 6:44 PM
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    Diet and fitness 'changed pupils'
    The behaviour of children with special needs improves markedly with a good diet and regular exercise - research. 1/10/2007 3:05 PM
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    Pupils get home internet access
    The government is to set up a taskforce to ensure all children have access to the internet outside of school. 1/10/2007 4:36 PM
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    School computer test scrapped
    A compulsory computer test for teenagers in England is abolished, ministers confirm. 1/10/2007 4:13 PM
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    Changes in school assessment
    BBC education correspondent Mike Baker takes a look at changes to the system of school tests. 1/6/2007 4:27 AM
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    School canteen takes fingerprints
    A Lancashire primary school uses fingerprint technology to encourage healthy eating. 1/9/2007 1:14 PM
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    Cartoons to aid autistic children
    Cartoon cars and trains with human faces are proving an effective way to help autistic children understand emotions. 1/9/2007 8:49 AM
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    Kelly joins Blair amid school row
    Ruth Kelly hosts a housing summit with Prime Minister Tony Blair amid controversy over her son's schooling. 1/9/2007 1:03 PM
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    School tests to face shake-up
    A pilot scheme is to overhaul school tests - and financial awards will be paid for helping struggling pupils. 1/8/2007 1:24 PM
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    Q&A: Special Educational Needs
    A look at the system of special educational needs in England. 1/8/2007 7:52 PM
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    Pupils may be tested more often
    The government is to pilot shorter, more frequent assessments of children aged five to 14 in England. 1/8/2007 8:21 AM
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    Extra help for struggling pupils
    Children who fall behind in maths or English may receive one-to-one tuition to help get them back on track. 1/7/2007 9:36 AM
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    Languages needed for degree
    A key university makes a language GCSE an entry requirement to encourage schools to teach the subject. 12/13/2006 5:43 AM
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    Education - radical change in school & global free education

    Call for radical change in school

    BBC: Thursday, 4 January 2007, 11:54 GMT

    England's schools minister has called for radical change in classrooms to "personalise" every child's learning. Read More

    Brown urges global free education

    BBC: Thursday, 4 January 2007, 11:07 GMT

    Chancellor Gordon Brown has called for free education to be provided for every child in the world. Read more


    Call for radical change in school

    England's schools minister has called for radical change in classrooms to "personalise" every child's learning.

    Education: News from across the world

    Ranking High Schools, 2006

    Washington Post Staff Writer
    Tuesday, December 12, 2006; 4:18 PM

    The Challenge Index, my system for rating high schools based on college-level test participation, grew from watching a low-income school in East Los Angeles -- Garfield High -- find ways to challenge average students that most high-income schools never thought of. As The Washington Post unveils its 10th annual Challenge Index rankings of Washington area public schools this week, I want to see how low-income schools in this region are doing.

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    Crowds of Pupils but Little Else in African Schools

    By SHARON LaFRANIERE
    Published: December 30, 2006

    BAMAKO, Mali — Even before workers hung the last wooden shutter on the new classrooms here, School H was overcrowded. Makamba Keito, the school’s director, was expecting no more than 420 first through sixth graders.

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    IM Shorthand Slips Off Computer Screens And Into Schoolwork
    By Lori Aratani
    Washington Post Staff Writer
    Monday, December 25, 2006; A01
     

    Zoe Bambery, a senior at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, might send more than 100 instant messages -- IMs -- during a typical evening. So during the SAT exam, the 18-year-old found herself inadvertently lapsing into IM-speak, using "b/c" instead of "because" as she scrambled to finish her essay.

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