Education in the News

Parents bring their children to Kip McGrath because they are concerned about their education.  One of the first things we realised is that there is a lot of so-called "information" out there and, quite honestly, some of it seems designed to confuse parents, whose only concern is what's best for their children.

Well, call us odd, but we read this stuff on a daily basis.  So, we thought, "Why should our Kip parents have to trawl the news channels for information, when we can bring it to them?"  This page is the result, and we'll update it with any stories that we believe you'd want to know about. We'll trawl the print and online media - so that you don't have to!!

****NEWS****  Admission "free-for-all" fears.  Parents face a school admission system fraught with confusion, according to a former advisor to Tony Blair.  More here... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7207434.stm

****NEWS****Government climbs down over plans to claw back money from schools - see here for details...  http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20071030/tuk-school-budget-surpluses-climbdown-6323e80_1.html

****NEWS****The death-knell for GCSEs and A Levels?  The latest news about the inexorable rise of Diplomas.. http://www.tes.co.uk/2450236

****NEWS****August is the cruelest month.  How summer babies suffer in the "birth draw." This article suggests that children should be tested at the same age, based on research from the IFS. http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2198524,00.html

****NEWS****  Research shows one in six children miss words because of noise in the classroom.  Well, not here they don't!!  The full story is here.... http://www.tes.co.uk/2447429

****NEWS**** OFSTED Report says that 10% of secondary schools are inadequate, while 39% are "satisfactory".  See this link for more....  http://education.guardian.co.uk/ofsted/story/0,,2193038,00.html

****NEWS****  Pressure time in the school race.  The scramble for secondary school places is approaching its deadline and parents are feeling the pressure.  More info, including parents views, is right here....  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7033607.stm


****NEWS****  Minister says that the gap between schools is narrowing, with schools in disadvantaged areas doing improving most.  However, there is still concernthat 50% of children are still under-performing at GCSE level.  The full article is here.... http://education.guardian.co.uk/gcses/story/0,,2194678,00.html