| Teaching News and Events (6/7/13) Posted: 06 Jul 2013 02:00 AM PDT  Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: - Allowing all state schools in England to set their own term times could cause “chaos” for families booking holidays, a teachers’ union is warning.
- Changes to teacher training in England may mean a shortage of recruits, suggests a study.
- With sky-high salaries compared with cost of living, Luxembourg and South Korea are the best countries to be a teacher, research suggests.
- A "significant minority" of children are not ready for school at the age of five because of poor standards of early education, according to Ofsted.
- Rising numbers of parents are raising children in "chaotic homes" with no discipline, structured meals or proper bedtimes, according to Michael Gove.
- Education Secretary Michael Gove has told religious leaders Religious Education has “suffered” in England’s schools amid government changes.
- Mental health lessons should be on the timetable in every secondary school in the UK a new charity has urged.
- Girls who take certain skills-based science and technology qualifications outperform boys in the UK, suggest figures from an awarding body.
- Schools in England could be stripped of the top Ofsted “outstanding” ranking if their poorer pupils fail to make good progress, the government has announced.
- Poorly performing governors in England’s schools should be removed from office, an MPs’ committee says.
- The Department for Education has strenuously denied it has plans to allow academies and free schools to make a profit.
- Technical courses for 16 to 19-year-olds will gain the same status as A-levels from 2014 but only if they attract business or university support, the government has announced.
- Pupils from overseas could be allowed to access places at state-funded academy schools in England, a letter from an aide to David Cameron suggests.
- Stress at school is the biggest contributor to depression, self-harm and attempted suicide among young people, according to research.
Next week's Teaching Events include: - 9th July - Start of Ramadan
- 11th July - World Population Day
- 14th July – Bastille Day
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