P661 Teletext 661 Nov 2 01:21:42 ——————————————————————————————————————— MATHS TEACHING DOJSN'T ADD UP Leading academics have branded school maths teaching "disastrous" and called for a committee of inquiry. A joint report from three associations of professional mathematicians says the current syllabus fails children bz allowing them to think maths is easy. The result is students with top GCSE grades unable to tackle A level and A level students who need extra teaching before they can start a maths degree. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Class of '95 663 News 300 ITV LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE ON CD-ROM! 663 Class 95 Keyboard NCET TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Nov 2 01:21:42 ——————————————————————————————————————— HACKNEY DOWNS TO CLOSE The troubled Hackney Downs school - the first to be taken over bz a Government "hit-squad" - will close on December 31 Schools minister Robin Squire confirmed the decision in a Commons written reply after staff and pupils were informed. The 206 pupils will bj transferred to nearby Homerton House School, and staff from Hackney Downs will bj made redundant. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Class of '95 663 Education index 660 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV Class 95 Keyboard NCET TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Nov 2 01:38:11 ——————————————————————————————————————— PRAISE FOR GRANT-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS Opt-out schools have been praised for their business sense bz the National Audit office. It examined 80 schools, congratulating them on "striving to achieve greater value for money". Savings had been made on fuel, cleaning and catering but the MAO warned that schools had to think about long-term financial planning as well as annual budgets. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Class of '95 663 Sport 170 ITV LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE ON CD-ROM! p663 Class 95 Keyboard NCET TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Nov 2 01:20:21 ——————————————————————————————————————— TEACHER TRAINING "NOT GOOD ENOUGH" A major drive to improve in-service training for teachers has been launched by the Teacher Training Agency. Chief executive Anthea Millet said too much of the £400 million budget was being spent on training that was irrelevant or simply not good enough. "Investment in in-service training should result in direct improvements in the classroom." she said. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Class of '95 663 Sport 170 ITV WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITV Class 95 Keyboard NCET TV Plus