11 March 2004
Mobile phone cameras have been banned in all primary
and secondary schools in West Lothian. Pupils will be able to carry their
phones switched off in their bags, but will...
11 March 2004
'Labour councillors are looking for a national pay rate
of £25,000 for boring each other in council meetings. If a national rate
is all right for them, why is it...
11 March 2004
A self-evaluation guide for headteachers and staff to
help improve education for pupils with additional support needs in mainstream
schools has been produced by HM Inspectorate of Education. Inclusion and...
11 March 2004
The Children Bill unveiled by the Government last week
is 'the legislative spine for much wider reform to achieve better outcomes for
children', according to children's minister Margaret Hodge. Speaking...
11 March 2004
(Photograph) - Early years professionals from across
Northern Ireland were undeterred by torrential snow across the province and
managed to flock to the Ramada Hotel at Shaws Bridge in Belfast...
11 March 2004
* A company that introduces children in nursery schools
to computers has been awarded Best Mobile Business in the Orange 'Small is
Beautiful' awards.
11 March 2004
The six-term school year appeared to have come a step
closer to reality last week after it was endorsed by the education secretary.
In a letter to the Local Government...
11 March 2004
All teachers need to be properly trained in child
protection, says the NSPCC after its research found that half of all teachers
are involved in at least one child protection...
11 March 2004
Two new voluntary aided schools in Wales were among 11
building projects announced last week by Welsh Assembly education minister Jane
Davidson. Primary schools at Pontypool and Abersychan are to...
11 March 2004
Laing and Buison has pointed out two statistical errors
in its Children's Nurseries 2004 report (News, 4 March). Philip Blackburn,
senior economist at Laing and Buisson, said, 'The total capacity...
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