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Teaching News and Events (7/12/13) Posted: 07 Dec 2013 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: The UK is falling behind global rivals in international tests taken by 15-year-olds, failing to make the top 20 in maths, reading and science. Pupils in England should be prepared for international education tests, the chairman of a group of hundreds of secondary schools has argued. Education Minister Elizabeth Truss has announced £11 million for new maths hubs to drive up the quality of maths teachers - as international test results showed England's performance had stagnated. Young people must improve their maths and English skills or lose their benefits, the Chancellor has said. The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has announced £1 billion for the Department of Education to fund the free school meals commitment. Funding of £1.1 million has also been announced to allow the development of a computing readiness programme aimed specifically at primary school teachers with no prior experience of computer science. Young people in Wales feel angry about “having to live in a sexist peer culture and society”, researchers say. Some of England’s poorest teenagers have suffered “stealth” cuts to grants aimed at helping them stay in education, a group of charities says. Harry Potter author JK Rowling is among 10 people – both famous and non-famous – to be honoured for helping to boost literacy or promote a love of reading. Upcoming Teaching Events include: 8th December – Bodhi Day 11th December – International Mountain Day 14th December – Monkey Day 16th December – Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birthday The post Teaching News and Events (7/12/13) appeared first on Teaching News.

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