Comment    With teachers unions calling for reduced class sizes (amongst other demands) one has to ask-what impact class size has on performance?  The short answer seems to be more at the Primary level, than at secondary. Large class sizes are not to » Read More

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   FOURTH REPORT:SCIENCE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS   Summary  In the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) 2007 the Science Budget has increased to £11.24 billion; the increase from 2007/08 to 2010/11 is 17.5%. We welcome the Government's decision to maintain its c » Read More

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Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what freedoms have been granted to academies over the pay and conditions of their staff; and if he will make a statement. [201044] Jim Knight: It is the responsibility of the governing body of each academy to agree le » Read More

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TEACHERS: QUALIFICATIONS   PQ 29 April  Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers had the equivalent of at least three A levels at grade B or better upon entering the profess » Read More

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  Working Adults’ Perceptions of and Orientation to Higher Education   Emma Pollard, Peter Bates, Will Hunt and Anne Bellis   This study explores the attitudes and intentions towards higher education (HE)  amongst working adults in England. W » Read More

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  PQ 28 April   Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of teachers in each local authority area was classed as unqualified in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [201191] » Read More

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TEACHERS: CAREER STRUCTURE PQ 28 April  Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to enhance continuing professional development opportunities for teachers; and if he will make a statement. [201045] Jim Knight: Ongoin » Read More

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   29 April   - 20,100 more teachers and support staff than 12 months ago - - Year-on-year falls in teachers per pupil in primary and secondary schools - - Average class sizes fall -  Schools Minister Jim Knight has welcomed new figures showing th » Read More

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  Comment  Ministers have announced they will remove funding for a wide range of vocational qualifications that enjoy only a small take-up among teenagers, as part of a bigger shake-up of the qualifications system. The announcement sent shockwaves through the FE and skills sector. » Read More

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  Comment  Barry Sheerman MP recently, in the  DCSF Select Committee, expressed his worries over leadership in education. Quite apart from the recent reorganisation and renaming of the department from  DfES  to  the DCSF  and it splitting in two he worrie » Read More

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