P662 Teletext 662 Dec22 23:33:16 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— SIZE ISM'T EVERYTHING Wj are shortly moving house and need to find a primary school for our daughter. The village school has 40 children in it and we wonder whjthjr it is too small. C Cross, Sheffield Wendy replies A school of 40 is very small. If there are other primary schoos within easy access, it could bj vulnerable to closure because of the high cost of running small schools. cont... ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Frame it 669 Chess 478 KICK-START YOUR CAREER p665 Schoolbox News Special child Working UpP662 Teletext 662 Dec22 23:31:54 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— SIZE ISM'T EVERYTHING Wjndz replies Schools with fewer than 80 pupils may not bj able to provide the specialist skill njedjd to teach the nine curriculum subjects. The teaching of science and technology is a particular problem bjcausj only a minority of primary school teachers are specialists in either. It may bj worth asking the head teacher what arrangements have been made to enszre full coverage of the curriculum. cont ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Secondary/primary pupils' essays 667/8 TV WORTH WATCHING: SCHOOLBOX p663 Schoolbox News Special child Working UpP662 Teletext 662 Dec22 23:24:23 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— SIZE ISM'T EVERYTHING Wendy replies On the other hand, small schools are generally very happy places where everyone knows jvjrybodz else. Children of all types can grow in confidence in that sort of environment But remember, a child moving from a very small primary school may have more problems adjusting to the next school, which is bound to bj much larger. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Secondary/primary pupils' essays 667/8 TV WORTH WATCHING: SCHOOLBOX p663 Schoolbox News Special child Working UpP662 Teletext 662 Dec22 23:22:59 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— EDUCATION ADVICE WENDY BERLINER is a freelance education journalist with regular articles published in The Guardian. Wendy is sorry she cannot enter into personal correspondence. All replies will appear on screen only. Write Wendy Berliner to Teletext Ltd PO BOX 297 or fax LONDON SW6 1XT 071 386 7808 ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Kick-start 655 Benefits help 653 TRY YOUR LUCK! FUN & GAMES p450 Schoolbox News Special child Working Up