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Academies programme branded a ''failure''
National Union of Teachers is critical after it was announced that 32 schools have converted
School closures are 'inevitable'
One in nine Scottish primary schools is operating with at least 60 per cent of its places unfilled, and a leading authority on local government has predicted widespread closures
Teachers must teach for longer
The head of Scotland's largest council has called for teachers to spend longer in the classroom to help reduce the effect of public spending cuts
Schools admissions ''fail poorest children''
But Education Secretary Michael Gove said he ''wouldn't want to overstate the importance'' of the admissions system
Data sharing on children 'ineffective'
Information exchange systems on school children are 'ineffective', but technology has proven useful, Ofsted has said
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Can we stop re-offending through e-learning?
May Surgeoner, Operations Director of learndirect, asks whether e-learning in prisons can play a significant role in rebuilding the lives of offenders…LATEST EDITIONS
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August 2010
Issue 8
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