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Teaching News and Events (9/3/13) Posted: 09 Mar 2013 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Hundreds more primary schools in England could be labelled as underperforming as the government raises its test result targets. Almost half the schools inspected in England last term improved their overall rating, the chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has said. The government is trying to improve maths skills across England by recruiting thousands of “maths champions” to teach classes in the workplace. People who were good at maths as young children go on to earn more than other similar children by the time they are 30, a study has found. Tens of thousands of children living below the poverty line in some of the wealthiest parts of England’s home counties may be unable to afford a proper lunch but fail to qualify for free school meals, according to a study by the Children’s Society. Children born in the summer who are put in to ability streams when young can suffer educationally as a result, academics say. Prosecutions of parents in Wales for truancy by their children have risen 700% over the past five years. A new tablet for schools has been unveiled by Rupert Murdoch’s education group Amplify, reigniting the debate about how children will learn in future. Teenagers are selecting “easier reads” in their book choices, rather than more challenging classics, according to a survey published for World Book Day. Ministers have recommended that schools enlist the services of employment experts in an attempt to identify teachers who are breaking their contracts by taking part in the long-running industrial action. Ofsted has produced a toolkit for schools to help them promote Parent View, its online questionnaire for parents to give their views on their children's schools. This video from the BBC investigates Michael Gove’s plans to change the way History is taught in schools in England. Childhood is over for many children by the age of 12, according to members of a parenting website. One of Britain's top universities has become the first institution in the country to award large numbers of places to bright students irrespective of their final A-level grades. Next week's Teaching Events include: 10th March – Mothering Sunday 14th March – Pi Day 17th March – St. Patrick’s Day

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