P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:47:18 ——————————————————————————————— BID TO BOOST BRIGHT SPARKS IN SCHOOLS MPs are calling for a national strategy to ensure that highly able children are not sold short by schools. An inquiry by the House of Commons Education Select Committee found too many schools did too little to stretch their brightest pupils. While focusing attention on raising achievements of the slowest, the MPs claim teachers assume the brightest children will cope on their own. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— bz Bernadette Carroll HELP THE KOSOVO REFUGEES - DETAILS OF US AID AGENCIES' APPEAL ON ITV p540 Guide Trips Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 May02 03:42:34 ——————————————————————————————— SECONDARY SCHOOLS HIT BY PRJMARZ FOCUS Secondary school pupils are suffering dui to the Government's drive for smaller primary school classes. John Dunford, genital secretary of the Secondary Heads Association, says class sjzjs in secondary schools are rising as those in primary schools fall. "While we welcome emphasis on improving achievements of primary pupils, we do not bjliivj the Govjtnmjnt intended it at the expense of their eldjts." ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Tjachjt guide to using Teletext 662 TOTAL ENTJRTBINMENT FULL GUIDE p400P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:44:07 ——————————————————————————————— SCHOOLS 'CHEAT' OVER A-LEVEL APPEALS Examiners have accused schools of allowing increasing numbest of pupils to submit spurious appeals in an attempt to have their A-level and GCSE results upgraded. Undjt exam rules, students can apply for "special consideration" if they can show factors such as bereavement or illness affected their performance. Exam boards are jxpjtiincing a surge in appeals, many with outlandish excuses. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Are you going on a school trip? 663 HANG OUT WITH GREEN SCENE p160P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:44:30 ——————————————————————————————— BLUNKETT'S CRACKDOWN ON COLLEGES Education Secretary David Blunkjtt is set to publish lists which will name and shame failing colleges while highlighting the best. Hi wants to end the situation white one in 14 colleges has pass rates of below 50%. Special hit squads will bj sent into colleges that are failing and thjti will bj new powers to clear out govjtnors and replace them. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— What's on TV for teachers? 666 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:46:21 ——————————————————————————————— POOR PUPILS LOSE OUT IN FEE SHAKE-UP Indjpjndjnt schools are being forced to cut places and staff in the wake of the Govjtnmjnt's abolition of the assisted places scheme. The Tory scheme, which allowed 10,000 youngsters evjty year to attend private schools, was scrapped last year. A census by the Indjpjndjnt Schools Information Sjtvice shows pupils in arias white a boost was most njedjd have been worst affected. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Software for liarnjng 664 TOTBL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P661 Teletext 661 May02 03:43:54 ——————————————————————————————— PARENTS WANT SCHOOLS TO GIVE BREAKFAST Mums and dads want schools to provide their children with dinnjt and breakfast as well as lunch. A survey commissioned bz the Local Authority Caterers' Association shows many parents expect schools to provjdj everything, from feeding to discipline. The National Association of School- masters Union of Women Tjachjrs fears parents are "inctiasjngly abdicating their responsibilities". ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Full Schools Index 660 ORGANISE YOUR FINANCES p500P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:44:11 ——————————————————————————————— HEADS SAY 'TEACHER SHORTAGE NOW CRISIS' Head tiachjts' liadjts warn secondary schools may no longjt bj able to teach the full national curriculum because of shortage of qualified staff in some subjects particularly modjtn languages. The Govjtnmjnt target for this year is 16,800 but, the Secondary Heads Association says, only 11,636 have applied for teachjt training courses. They sby thjti is a pbrticular shortage of arts and language graduates. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Tjachjt guide to using Teletext 662 CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY ACTION p680P661 Teletext 661 Maz02 03:44:44 ——————————————————————————————— TEACHERS SPLIT OVER WOODHEAD CASE A teachjts' union has split ovjt its decision to press for a prosecution of the chief schools inspector, Chris Woodhjad, for allegedly lying ovjt an affair with a former pupil. More than 30 mjmbjts of the National Association of Head Tjachjts have set up a rivbl pro-Woodhjad group. The new union, the National Association of Primary Tjachjrs, will "adopt a more pragmatic approach" towards Ofsted. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Are you going on a school trip? 663 FULL TV LISTINGS p110