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Teaching News and Events (11/1/14) Posted: 11 Jan 2014 02:00 AM PST Here are links to some of this week’s education-related news: Children must be given time to be bored as pushy parents who force youngsters into too many extra-curricular activities are stifling their development, a leader of prep schools has said. More than 1,800 champions will be on hand from this September to help parents navigate the new special educational needs process following a £30 million funding boost. Two-thirds of UK children feel under pressure to cheat at sports because of a “win-at-all-costs” culture on the playing fields, a survey suggests. Competitive parents are taking the joy out of sport by "hysterically" yelling at their young children from the touchline, a private school headmaster has warned. All Scottish P1-P3 pupils will get free school meals from January 2015, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced. Students in England taking science A-levels should have more assessed experiments, says an exam board. A £6m fund has been launched to make better use of neuroscience in classrooms in England. A row has erupted between Sir Tony Robinson and Michael Gove after the education secretary claimed “left-wing academics” were using Blackadder “to feed myths” about World War One. The charity ChildLine says it has seen a large increase in the number of children contacting it with concerns about online bullying. Schools in England which opted to become academies have improved more quickly than those staying as local authority schools, according to an analysis of Ofsted inspections. One of Wales’ biggest councils will increase the age children can start full-time education – but has delayed when the change comes into force. Almost a third of young people said they did not learn about sexual consent in sex education lessons, says a survey from the National Children’s Bureau. This BBC video show children in Estonia who have been learning about computer programming. Research from the Institute of Education finds that seven-year-olds exposed to classical music at primary school develop better concentration levels and social skills. Next week's Teaching Events include: 14th January - Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday 14th January - Makar Sankranti 18th January – World Day of the Snowman 20th January – Martin Luther King Day The post Teaching News and Events (11/1/14) appeared first on Teaching News.

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