Doubts over direction for Diploma
BBC 18th September - Mike Baker
This month thousands of new students enrolled on Diploma courses. They, and their parents, have put their faith in a new qualification, which they are told can lead to either jobs or to university.
The early indications are that Diplomas are motivating many young people who otherwise find little inspiration in [...]
Teachers TV News - 18 - Sept- 09
News report on the use of cover supervisors in schools
Maths ‘no better than in 1970s
From the BBC news website.
Pupils are no better at maths now than they were 30 years ago - despite a rise in exam grades, a study suggests.
Researchers asked 3,000 11 to 14-year- olds in England to sit maths exams taken by pupils in 1976, and compared their scores with the earlier results.
Analysis suggested there was [...]
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