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Wednesday 2 May 2012
An interesting article in The Guardian about maths anxiety. Although the concept of maths anxiety has been in the public arena since the 1950’s, new research from Stamford University has revealed what is happening in a child’s brain as they freeze in front of a maths question. It has shown that fear of maths replicates the […]
Monday 26 March 2012
About one in seven pupils in England have not got into their first-choice secondary school, official data shows. The latest government statistics reveal that 74,000 – or 14.7% – of 11-year-olds failed to get a place in their preferred school. Overall, 4.1% did not get an offer from any of their top three schools. This […]
Wednesday 14 March 2012
The Encyclopaedia Britannica, in print for 244, is to stop publishing its 32-volume print edition to focus on its digital efforts. The rise of the internet decimated sales of Britannica. From a peak of 120,000 sets sold in 1990, sales fell sharply, with just 8,500 sets of the 2010 edition shipped (FT, 14TH March 2012). […]
Wednesday 14 March 2012
New research, carried out by The Guardian, has shown that the intake of church (or faith) schools fail to mirror the social mix of the local community. Using a standard measurement, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, it shows that Anglican and Roman Catholic schools tend to have a more affluent and […]
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Boys are catching up with girls on reading ability, according to a study into the book-reading habits of school children. What Kids are Reading 2012 states that the difficulty level and complexity of language in books read by boys is no longer generally lower than girls. There have long been concerns that boys lag behind […]
Friday 24 February 2012
GCSEs in four key subjects are to be made tougher. Exams watchdog Ofqual wants changes to English literature, maths, history and geography GCSEs to ensure students cover the full breadth of the subjects. Education Secretary Michael Gove has suggested some GCSEs can be passed with too narrow a grasp of the subject. This change comes […]