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Teaching News and Events (10/3/12) Posted: 10 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Schools: Headteachers are to be given greater discretion over how much homework should be given to pupils. More than a third of schools in England were rated not good enough by the schools watchdog, Ofsted, during the last three months of 2011. Secondary school pupils are so scared of looking stupid in maths lessons they will not tell their teachers if they do not understand, suggests research. Referral units for disruptive pupils who have been removed from mainstream schools in England should become academies, says a review by the government’s behaviour expert. More than 100 of the worst primary schools are to be pulled out of local authority control and turned into academies under new leadership. 12 School Reporters had the opportunity to interview Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. A new report from Ofsted is now available, looking at the approaches that best help children progress from counting and calculating to developing reasoning about numbers, and acquiring the skills that will help them with mathematical learning in school and beyond. New teachers will be invited to become specialists in managing disruptive behaviour following a review commissioned by the government in the wake of last summer’s riots. The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales have been promised more funding to improve standards. Almost half of mathematics teacher training places are still unfilled, despite the introduction of £20,000 rewards to encourage the brightest graduates into the classroom. Children in the UK prefer using Google to asking their parents or teachers when they have a question, a snapshot survey suggests. A leading historian has picked out 31 key events in Britain’s history that all students should know. This video report asks if lessons in the great outdoors can improve children’s performance in the classroom. Exams and Further Education: Education Secretary Michael Gove is to discourage what he says is the “damaging trend” of struggling pupils taking GCSEs early. The changes to GCSEs could also mean that pupils around the UK could be sitting different versions of them. People planning to go to university this year are being encouraged to get their applications for student loans in early so they do not miss the deadline. Bright students are starting university unable to structure an essay because of the "damage" caused by test-driven schooling, Cambridge academics have warned. Other News: Children are being denied the enjoyment of the outdoors and nature with consequences for their health, the head of the National Trust has warned. Children at risk of "going off the rails" and descending into a life of crime can be spotted at the age of two, the Government's adviser on discipline has said. Many parents would like to see a ban on the advertising of unhealthy foods and sugary snacks before the 2100 watershed, a survey suggests. Next week's Teaching Events include: 27th February to 11th March – Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 9th to 18th March - National Science and Engineering Week 11th March - World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film 12th to 18th March - Brain Awareness Week 14th March - Staffordshire Humanities conference 14th March - Pi Day 14th March - No Smoking Day 14th March - International Day of Action for Rivers 15th March - Ides of March 15th to 17th March - Education Show 17th March - St. Patrick’s Day 18th March - Mother’s Day

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