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Teaching News and Events (29/9/12) Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Schools: National, regional and local authority results for the Year 1 phonics reading check and Key Stage 1 results have been published. Fewer than 58% of the pupils passed the test. Rising numbers of lessons observed by Ofsted are being branded "inadequate" amid continuing concerns over teaching standards, it has emerged. Teachers’ leaders have criticised England’s chief inspector of schools after he said they must work extra hours if they want a pay rise. More than 100,000 pupils are to receive "catch up" teaching to ensure that those who fall behind at primary school are not disadvantaged permanently. The proportion of 14-year-olds with an exceptionally good understanding of maths has decreased in the past three decades, while the number at the lowest level of attainment has grown over the same period. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has criticised the Welsh education minister’s decision to order a regrading of some GCSE English papers in Wales. Poor results which showed pupils in Wales falling behind other countries have led to the launch of a national numeracy programme. The exam system in England is suffering from “deterioration and decay”, says a damning report from leading independent school head teachers. The director of the Tate art galleries has urged the government to include the arts in the English Baccalaureate qualifications that will replace GCSEs. Religious education is being "killed off" in schools because of Government reforms to the curriculum and qualifications, according to research. More than a quarter of children entitled to free school meals take a packed lunch instead because they fear being stigmatised, according to a study by the Institute for Social and Economic Research. Other News: Further education students are being invited to rate their college on a new website run by the watchdog Ofsted. The government is to give councils in England £100m to help meet its promise of providing free nursery places for 100,000 two-year-olds. The award-winning education journalist Mike Baker has died. Next week's Teaching Events include: 1st to 31st October – The Big Draw 1st to 31st October – Walk to School Month 4th October – National Poetry Day 4th October – World Animal Day 4th to 10th October – World Space Week 5th October – World Smile Day 5th October – James Bond Day

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