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Teaching News and Events (23/11/13) Posted: 23 Nov 2013 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Boys are more than twice as likely as girls to say they hate writing and find it embarrassing, according to a National Literacy Trust poll. Michael Gove is to appoint new regulators to oversee free schools and academies. The UK has an “alarming shortage” of people able to speak the 10 languages vital to our future prosperity and global standing, warns a report. Pupils are struggling with advanced science because of a lack of time spent undertaking traditional experiments, according to Ofsted. Children risk descending into crime and violence because of a recruitment crisis in youth groups such as the Scouts, Girl Guides and Boys’ Brigade, according to the Prince of Wales. The government should introduce tougher punishments for parents, siblings and friends who buy alcohol for children, left-wing think tank Demos has urged. Many children cannot run as fast as their parents could when they were young, a study of global fitness says. Next week's Teaching Events include: 28th November – Hanukkah 30th November – St. Andrew’s Day 1st December – World AIDS Day 1st December – Advent Sunday The post Teaching News and Events (23/11/13) appeared first on Teaching News.

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