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Schools urged to doodle their bit for epilepsy charity
Schools across the country are being encouraged to put pen to paper as part of National Doodle Day. The event, on Friday 2 March, raises money for UK charity Epilepsy Action. Pupils and teachers will join celebrity scribblers including Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park, David Cameron, Miranda Hart, Joanna Lumley and Rolf Harris by taking part in the event. National Doodle Day, which is supported by diary designer Dodo-Pad, aims to get as m... [more]
Babies born 32-36 weeks fare less well at school
Only 71 per cent of babies born between 32 and 36 weeks are successful in key stage 1 (KS1) tests (defined as achieving at least level 2 in reading, writing and maths), compared to 79 per cent of babies born at full term (37-41 weeks). Babies born between 32 and 36 weeks (‘late-preterm’) make up 82 per cent of all premature births and six per cent of all live births in the UK and are generally considered to be in the ‘safe zone’ of premature ... [more]
Survey finds that a quarter of pupils avoid school loos, ERIC urges the Government to introduce toilets standards
According to a new survey by a charity, a quarter of pupils in England's schools avoid using toilets. ERIC is working with the Paediatric Continence Forum, British Toilet Association, School Councils UK and the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association to implement a campaign to get the Government to introduce new regulations to make school toilets healthier and easier to use. ERIC, the UK charity helping children with continenc... [more]
Unique parent-to-parent book published to help SEN children with 'hidden disabilities' get the help they need.
A mother of two autistic boys from Farnham, Surrey has published a book aimed at helping other parents navigate their way through the special educational needs jungle. While there are other books about the SEN system available, this book, by the creator of the SpecialNeedsJungle website, Tania Tirraoro, takes a parent-to-parent approach, explaining in detail how to prepare an application for a statutory assessment of special educational needs.... [more]
Special Educational Needs Charities
The new website, www.sencharities.org, has been launched to increase the awareness of Special Educational Needs charities within England, Scotland and Wales. There are more than 200 such charities in the UK, many of which were established by the parents of children with Special Educational Needs. Typically these charities are small in size and often run by dedicated groups of volunteers. Finding support for your child with Special Ed... [more]
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Learning from eggs to trout
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Delta school district's second Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement signed
A ceremony was held at the Delta school board office Tuesday to sign the district's new Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement. Goals will be reflective of the four components of the Medicine Wheel - spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual well-being.
SchoolBook: In Harlem, a Charter School Recruits Autistic Children
The new Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem, which is modeling itself on the Department of Education's popular program for high-functioning autistic students, called ASD Nest, has given itself the ambitious task of seeking out families who may not know their children have a disorder on the autism spectrum.
In Harlem, a Charter School Recruits Autistic Children
The new Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem, which is modeling itself on the Department of Education's popular program for high-functioning autistic students, called ASD Nest, has given itself the ambitious task of seeking out families who may not know their children have a disorder on the autism spectrum.
Live and learn with distance learning
Distance learning has come far since the days of late-night TV lectures. We speak to students who have turned their lives around from the comfort of their homes Win your Future: Study for free at the Open University Andrea Goldshaw gets up at 5am, studies for three hours and then goes to work. She is in the second year of a law conversion course with Nottingham Trent University studying under ...
School Specialty to Hold Its Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Conference Call
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- School Specialty , a leading education company providing supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, has scheduled its fiscal 2012 third quarter earnings conference call for ...
School board members' campaign promises
Claims that the school system wasn’t transparent and ignored the public ran rampant during the 2010 campaign season for the Whitfield and Murray boards of education.
Charter school gains approval to continue but not expand
School gets OK, but not to grow A regional charter middle and high school in Everett has earned the right to operate another five years, but has been turned down in its plan to add elementary grades. Mitchell D. Chester, the state’s commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, renewed for five years the charter of the Pioneer Charter School of Science, a 7-12 grades regional school in ...
