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Teaching News and Events (16/11/13) Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:00 AM PST Here is a summary of the latest education news headlines: A quality music education only reaches a minority of pupils in England’s schools, an Ofsted report has said. Rising numbers of former soldiers will be sent into schools to improve discipline and fitness levels under a £5 million Government programme. Teaching unions have accused Education Secretary Michael Gove of “game-playing” after they failed to agree a basis for talks in their dispute. Richer teenagers are three times more likely to go to top universities than working class pupils, even if they have the same grades, research suggests. A website launched on Thursday aims to help parents navigate the application process to pick a school place for their sons and daughters. The headteacher of a Black Country school has defended banning the local dialect from classrooms, arguing it will help raise literacy standards. Scientists are to begin collecting data on flu outbreaks from UK schools this winter to better understand its spread. Some upcoming Teaching Events include: 19th November – International Men’s Day 21st November – World Fisheries Day 21st November – World Television Day 28th November – Hanukkah The post Teaching News and Events (16/11/13) appeared first on Teaching News.

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