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Teaching News and Events (12/1/13) Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Schools: Children’s laureate, Julia Donaldson, has raised concerns over the government’s preferred method of teaching children to read in England. The rising number of schools in England with academy status could fuel rather than improve social segregation, says a report by the Academies Commission. Private companies could operate state schools for profits under a plan championed by a "progressive" think tank which has links to the Conservative Party, it has emerged. Shops and businesses are being asked to provide “safe havens” for children being bullied en route to school as part of a crackdown in Denbighshire. A major shake-up of education funding could dramatically cut the number of schools offering science A levels. Thousands of teenage pupils are to be given detailed questionnaires to analyse their levels of depression and anxiety in a bid to boost young people's well-being. An online anthology representing eight centuries of poetry in English has been published – to be used as part of a National Poetry Competition for secondary school pupils. Under a new three-year agreement, all schools in the UK will be able to take advantage of improved discounts and better licensing terms across a wide range of Microsoft's academic software. Staff at nurseries in England should be allowed to look after more children at once, Schools Minister Elizabeth Truss has urged. Free breakfasts for all primary school pupils are to be provided by a council, in a three-month pilot project to stop children starting the day hungry. Next week's Teaching Events include: 15th May to 12th June - Makar Sankranti 16th May to 20th May - World Day of the Snowman

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