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Teaching News and Events (8/9/12) Posted: 08 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Schools: All schools inspected by Ofsted must, at a minimum, be judged as 'good' to be good enough for children. One on four teachers would not send their own children to the school they teach in, a new survey has claimed. Schoolchildren's addresses, routes to school and even fingerprints are at risk of exploitation because nearly half of schools have no policy for handling pupil data, researchers have found. Teachers are hoping to harness the enthusiasm created by Mo Farah’s Olympic gold to help Somali pupils with their attainment and self-confidence. England exams regulator Ofqual breached its own rules in allowing controversial changes to the way English GCSEs were graded this summer, it is claimed. Other News: Children are reading less as their lives become more crowded with other activities, new research suggests. 17% said they would be embarrassed if a friend saw them with a book so the BBC spoke to children, parents and a children’s author about the findings. A “cotton wool culture” of over-protecting children has contributed to a decline in freedom for them to play, heath and safety watchdogs have said. Children with the worst reading skills could improve their literacy with daily supplements of fatty acids found in fish, seafood and some algae, researchers claim. The charity Save the Children has launched a fundraising campaign to help youngsters in Britain for the first time in its 93-year history. Next week's Teaching Events include: 8th September - International Literacy Day 8th September – Last Night of the Proms 8th September – World First Aid Day 13th September – Roald Dahl’s Birthday 15th September – Agatha Christie’s Birthday

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