News Archive
...detrimental effect of repeated testing...
Sunday 10. of July 2005Clear evidence of the detrimental effect of repeated testing in schools on pupils' motivation for learning is spelt out in a policy document produced by the Assessment Reform Group. The document, aimed at policy-makers in...
Today's pupils learn yesterday's games
Sunday 26. of June 2005By: The Guardian - Amelia Hill
A fear of injury and litigious parents has consigned the rough and tumble of the playground and its traditional games to history lessons at schools across the country.
Youngest Students Most Likely to Be Expelled
Tuesday 17. of May 2005By: Washington Post - Michael Dobbs
Preschools are expelling youngsters at three times the rate of public schools, according to a nationwide study by Yale researchers, prompting concerns that children are being set up for educational failure at a very young age.
Playing 'better than lessons'
Monday 18. of April 2005By: BBC News
Young children can learn more if they are allowed to play in the sand at school, rather than sitting still in formal lessons, suggests research.
Big Lottery funding is child's play
Wednesday 30. of March 2005By: Big Lottery Fund
Announcing the programmes today Sir Clive Booth, Chair of the Big Lottery Fund said: "Our new programmes will provide something for everybody and are about bringing real improvements to communities and people in need. They have...
School plague of under-seven thugs
Thursday 28. of November 2002By: Daily Mail
PARENTS were blamed yesterday for the epidemic of hooliganism hitting schools.
Ofsted chief inspector David Bell said many mothers and fathers were hampering efforts to crack down on unruly behaviour which is threatening to...
An Investigation of the Status of Outdoor Play
Saturday 20. of November 2004By: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood - Volume 5 Number 1 2004
ABSTRACT This study discusses the extent to which children in the USA today participate in active, outdoor play, compared with the previous generation. Eight hundred and thirty mothers nationwide were surveyed regarding their...