News Archive
Reading Problems Are Emotionally Difficult For Disadvantaged Children
Tuesday 03. of April 2007By: Medical News Today
Chronic reading problems and depression appear to be related, especially among low-income children, and the reading problems precede the depression.
School tests 'exhaust' 11-year-olds
Monday 02. of April 2007By: The Guardian
The final year at primary school has turned into a "boot camp" for pupils with 11-year-olds trained to pass national tests, a teachers' union leader will warn today.
Time to play: NUT play policy
Tuesday 27. of February 2007By: National Union of Teachers
Recent developments in Wales and Scotland have shown that the time is right for a fundamental review of National Curriculum and assessment arrangements and that playbased approaches to teaching and learning should form an...
New literature review shows values of free play in early childhood
Wednesday 14. of March 2007By: Play England
Free Play in Early Childhood, a new publication launched today at the Play In early childhood provision conference, highlights concerns over recent policies that structure young children's lives in pursuit of targets and testing.
Children 'damaged by exam factories'
Tuesday 01. of May 2007By: The Daily Telegraph
Schools under Labour have been turned into "factories" that churn out exam results but fail to educate children properly, according to a leading Government adviser. In a damning indictment of Tony Blair's school reforms, Alan...
Putting the Skinned Knees Back Into Playtime
Sunday 20. of May 2007By: The New York Times
JOSEPH GALLO, 10, of Santa Cruz, Calif., is well armed in the battle against childhood boredom, with a bedroom arsenal that includes a computer hooked to the Internet, a DVD player, two Game Boys, as well as an Xbox and a...
Call to ban all school exams for under-16s
Sunday 10. of June 2007By: The Guardian
All national exams should be abolished for children under 16 because the stress caused by over-testing is poisoning attitudes towards education, according to an influential teaching body