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| Tens of thousands of children from England’s poorest areas are missing on average a day of school each week, according to official figures. Persistent absence is five times higher in the most deprived 10 per cent of neighbourhoods compared to the richest 10 per cent, according to conservative analysis of Government statistics. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – 28th December 2009 |
| Labour is facing increasing pressure from its own MPs to take a stand against a hike in university tuition fees. Some 22 Labour members have signed up to a National Union of Students (NUS) pledge to vote against any rise. A review into the student funding system, which could pave the way for higher fees, began in November. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – 1st January 2010 |
| An extra £100 million has been allocated by the Government to provide around 15,000 extra primary schools places, it was announced today. Schools Secretary Ed Balls said the cash had been added to £200 million from rising birth rates or unexpected population rises in some areas, resulting in high demand for places. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – 30th November 2009 |
| Parents will lose the right to withdraw children from sex education lessons once they reach 15, the Government has announced. Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) will be mandatory in primary and secondary schools from 2011. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – November 6th 2009 |
| Faith schools have received a firm endorsement from the government following the publication pf a new report by Ofsted, the office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. “Independent Faith schools give pupils a strong sense of personal worth and help them understand the importance of being a good citizen,” said the Ofsted report, Independent Faith Schools. | |
| Education | The Church of England Newspaper - November 6th 2009 |
| Religious symbols in classrooms could be banned after a human rights ruling in Strasbourg. Judges backed a parent who complained that displaying crucifixes in Italian state schools breached religious freedoms enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Italian government to pay damages of £4,500 to parent Solie Lautsi. | |
| Education | The Sentinel – November 4th 2009 |
| A second Sussex Catholic school has placed a ban on pupils consuming caffeine-rich, high-energy drinks, believing them to have a significant effect on behaviour. Cardinal Newman School in Hove implemented the ban in conjunction with local shops after recent research showed the drinks could cause poor concentration in class. | |
| Education | The Universe – October 18th 2009 |
| It is clear from surveys and quiz programmes that elementary knowledge of the Bible is much less common than it was a century ago. Younger people are less likely to recognise Bible names than a generation ago. The majority of people today are appallingly ignorant of the basic facts of Christianity, the nature of the Christian life and the contents of the Word of God. | |
| Education | The Flame - October – December 2009 |
| Ministers are facing renewed pressure to scrap Sats tests as new figures show the number of people reaching the required standard in English has fallen for the first time in the history of the exams. A fifth of primary school pupils, around 115,000 in total, failed to reach Level 4 in the subject, according to results published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). This is down one per cent from last year, from 81% to 80%, and the first time there has been a drop since 1995. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 5 August 2009 |
| Pupils from top private schools make twice as many applications to the UK’s leading universities as state schooled teenagers with similar A level results. As a result, private school pupils who score the equivalent of two B grades and an A at A-level are almost 10% more likely to get a place on the 500 most selective degree courses, according to a study by the Sutton by the Sutton Trust, and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 12 August 2009 |
| More than half of parents say they can not afford “back to school” costs, a survey showed. The majority of parents (51%) with an income of £30,000 or less are concerned about the cost of school supplies and more than a quarter of parents are worried their children’s education will suffer as a result of financial hardship, according to research by charities Save The Children and Family Action. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 17 August 2009 |
| Students pay less rent to live and study in Stoke-on-Trent than anywhere else in the country. A new survey has shown that the Potteries have the lowest average accommodation costs of any university city within the UK. At only £41.90 per week, the figure is almost £20 less than the £62.61 national average. It is only 40% of the typical £104.13 typically paid out by students to live in London. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 19 August 2009 |
| A teacher who called his pupils “ugly” and “fat” and asked if their mothers were attractive when planning parents’ evening, has been suspended for two years. James Cairney, who did not attend the General Teaching Council hearing, was accused of unacceptable conduct at The Causeway School in East Sussex between September 2004 and August 2006. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 22 July 2009 |
| Plans to raise the school leaving age are causing anger and resentment among some teenagers who believe they will be confined to classroom studying subjects they are not interested in. A third of teenagers (31%) are against studying in education until the age of 18, a study by the Youth Commission found. Under new legislation, the school leaving age would be raised to 17 by 2013, and 18 by 2015. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 21 July 2009 |
| A London teacher who was suspended after he complained that a staff training day was used to promote gay rights has been allowed to return to work. Kwabena Peat, 54, who is head of year at a north London secondary school, was upset that that the training day was used to promote gay rights and that the speaker, Sue Sanders, marginalised those who disagreed. Mr Peat walked out of the session, with other teachers, but when he wrote to complain, the school suspended him after recipients of his letter felt ‘harassed and intimidated’ by it. | |
| Education | Church of England- July 2009 |
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