| Teaching News and Events (29/9/13) Posted: 28 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT  Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: - A new National Curriculum introduced by the Coalition will narrow pupils' horizons by failing to give them the "knowledge, skills and experience" needed in all subjects, it was claimed.
- Everyone in the UK should learn at least 1,000 words of another language, urges a new campaign.
- Getting young children to take an hour-long nap after lunch could help them with their learning by boosting brain power, a small study suggests.
- Nielsen Book data suggests that 32% of children read books every day, and 60% every week. But these percentages are falling as digital entertainment rises.
- Children who are top of the class in primary school are likely to do better in exams later on because they are more confident, research suggests.
- Schools are being told to organise parenting classes for the pupils' parents to ensure teenagers have a stable home life under official health guidelines recently published.
- This report from the BBC investigates how schools are using computer games in classrooms.
- Children as young as seven should be tested in school for their mental health, a Cambridge academic has said.
- Schools should teach pupils to "lose graciously" because too many children are growing up with an inhibiting fear of rejection, leading headmasters have warned.
- The government has blamed an “administrative error” for schools being told they would receive almost £500 less than promised for PE.
- Arts education can help schools boost literacy and numeracy instead of being seen as a luxury, the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) claims in a new report.
- Pressure on pupils to do well in exams at top independent schools has led to an increase in children being treated for anxiety, a psychologist has warned.
- English teacher, Alan Gilespie, has shared his five top tips about how to teach creative writing in this Guardian article.
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