End of SEN statements could result in 'bias' to physical needs - News. Last Updated:21 April, 2011Section:News Major Government reforms to the system for supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) could lead to pupils' difficulties going undiagnosed, teachers have warned. The scrapping of the long-established legal SEN statement could lead to under-identification of those with emotional or social problems and a "bias" towards those with physical or medical issues, according to new research. The survey of 1,500 teachers in primary, secondary and special schools - commissioned by the NASUWT - shows concerns about the axing of school-based SEN assessment. Children's minister Sarah Teather wants to end the current system of using "school action" and "school action plus" registers to choose which pupils need extra support.
Instead the statement will be replaced with a single education, care and health plan, according to plans set out in a green paper last month. The survey of NASUWT members will be launched at its annual conference this weekend. Conducive classroom environment. Schools spare the rod to boost behaviour - News. Comment:Last Updated:12 October, 2012Section:News But a national survey uncovers issues with mobile phones and bullying Behaviour in Scottish schools is improving overall as teachers rely less and less on traditional punitive methods and switch to more positive, values-based approaches, the latest national behaviour survey finds. But secondary teachers say the use of mobile phones in the classroom has become a frequent distraction in the classroom, while their potential use for cyberbullying is also a major concern, according to Behaviour in Scottish Schools 2012, published this week by the Scottish government.
Mobile phones have emerged as one of the few low-level disruption problems to get worse since the last survey in 2009. Overall, primary and secondary staff are “very positive” about pupils’ behaviour. Teachers are more concerned about low-level disruptive behaviour than the rare incidents of serious disruptive behaviour or violence. Henry.hepburn@tess.co.uk bit.ly/PvEonq.
School rules checklist aims to improve behaviour. 19 October 2011Last updated at 14:09 A checklist for classroom discipline is being recommended by a behaviour adviser Pupils in England should be punished as soon as they break school rules, even for minor transgressions, says the government's adviser on behaviour. Charlie Taylor, who is head teacher at Willows Special School in Hillingdon, north-west London, says teachers and staff should also be disciplined if they break rules. Mr Taylor recommends schools introduce "checklists" to improve discipline. He says this will ensure everyone knows the ground rules at the school. Mr Taylor says the checklist is based on a similar scheme introduced to hospitals by surgeon Atul Gawande. The surgeon was concerned at the number of patients suffering serious complications after operations and realised many of the cases were down to staff failing to follow basic procedures, such as not washing their hands.
Poor teaching "If he gets away with it, the threat of detention will be no deterrent in the future. Behaviour modification - 15 ebooks - free download. Poland scores late goals in education. 12 June 2012Last updated at 19:02 ET By Bill Hicks BBC Knowledge economy League rankings: Poland has overtaken many western European countries in education results The eyes of the football world have turned to Poland, as it plays co-host to Euro 2012. But the country has been winning international approval for a different kind of league table success - as Poland has become one of the rising stars in education. Among eastern European, former-Communist countries, Poland has been the biggest education success story - following modernising reforms launched at the end of the 1990s. It has also been more successful than most countries at one of the holy grails for education reform, equality of opportunity.
Poland's schools are succeeding, more than many others, in narrowing the gap between the weak and the strong, the gifted and the challenged. More for less Warsaw 1981: The roots of education reforms go back to the hardship of martial law So what is it that Poland has been doing so well? “Start Quote. World education rankings: which country does best at reading, maths and science? | News. World education rankings show how countries do atreading, maths and science. A pupil in a science lesson. Photograph: David Sillitoe/Guardian The world education rankings from the OECD are out. The UK is slipping down in maths, reading and science , and has been overtaken by Poland and Norway, this major study of 65 countries reveals today . Around 470,000 15-year-olds across the world sat a numeracy , literacy and science test last year, the results of which inform the latest Pisa study by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) .
PISA rankings within OECD. The Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) is highly respected across the globe, and enables politicians and policy-makers to assess how different country's education systems compare. It shows the UK's reputation as one of the world's best for education is at risk, and has tumbled several places since 2006. The UK is ranked 25th for reading, 28th for maths and 16th for science. Canada. UK education sixth in global ranking. 27 November 2012Last updated at 03:31 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Parents in South Korea, earlier this month, pray for their children's exam results The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson.
The first and second places are taken by Finland and South Korea. The rankings combine international test results and data such as graduation rates between 2006 and 2010. Sir Michael Barber, Pearson's chief education adviser, says successful countries give teachers a high status and have a "culture" of education. International comparisons in education have become increasingly significant - and this latest league table is based upon a series of global test results combined with measures of education systems, such as how many people go on to university. The weightings for the rankings have been produced for Pearson by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Global competition Teacher quality. Schools Parents - The National Curriculum and Key Stages in England. Education & Family. UK schools 'most socially segregated' 11 September 2012Last updated at 05:07 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent The OECD highlights a growing economic divide between those who succeed and fail in education Schools in the UK are among the most socially segregated in the developed world, according to a major annual international education report.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report warns disadvantaged children are too often concentrated together in schools. This applies both to the children of poorly educated parents and to those of immigrant families. The OECD's Andreas Schleicher says this is the "biggest challenge" for schools. The Education at a Glance report from the OECD is the leading publication of international education statistics - comparing the performance of education systems among developed countries. Growing divide The chances of poorer children in the UK getting into university are "relatively high", in comparison with other developed countries. Degree premium. BBC History - Margaret Thatcher. 400 primary schools to become academies, says prime minister.
There are 2,456 academies in England. 'The driving mission ... is to build an aspiration nation,' says David Cameron. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian The government will improve the UK's 400 weakest primary schools by turning them into academies, the prime minister will say. David Cameron will announce on Monday that by the end of next year he wants the schools to be paired with sponsors to turn them into academies as part of coalition efforts to improve education in the poorest-performing schools. The move comes as the cabinet prepares to attend a special meeting at an academy later. "We have seen some excellent progress with our reforms, including turning 200 of the worst performing primary schools into sponsored academies, and opening more academies in the last two years than the previous government opened in a decade.
"It is simply not good enough that some children are left to struggle in failing schools, when they could be given the chance to shine. "