P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:15:20 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— CHILDREN SET TO MAKE THEMSELVES HEARD Bedlam broke out in schools across the US this week — but only for a minute. Children banged drums and sang songs in a campaign called One Minute's Noise to underline their right to be heard. The NSPCC-organisjd demonstration aims to boost children's self-confidence in making themselves heard and encourages adults to listen more carefully to what children have to say. ——————————————————————————————————1/11— by Bernadette Carroll TOP SPORT FEATU5ES p480 ITVP661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:1 :04 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— GOVERNMENT BID TO CUT TEEN PREGNANCIES A radical £60 million Government campaign to halve the numbjt of teen pregnancies was unveiled this week. Around 93,000 teenagers, 8,000 of them undjt the age of 16, become pregnant each year in Britain, making the country's teen birth rate the highest in Europe. However, the Government believes this figure can bj reduced bz broadening the horizons of young people in schools. ——————————————————————————————————2/11— Tjachet guide to using Teletext 662 TOP SPORT FEATURES p480 ITVP661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:18:43 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— 'IT'S GOOD TO TBLS — AND LJSTJN TOOW Tjlecom giant BT has launched a major schools project aimed at helping more than one million children improve their communication skills. Using drama and workshops in 3,500 schools across the US, FutureTalk will promote better speaking and listening skills among children. Its aim is to help pupils realisj how traditional communication skills will still bj essential in the next century. ——————————————————————————————————3/11— Are you going on a school trip? 663 HANG OUT WITH GREEN SCENE p160P661 Teletext v61 Jun20 05:19:07 ————— THE WEE 'S BIG SRO ES —— GOVT BOOST FOR CHILDREN IN CARE The Govjrnmjnt has called on local authorities to ind the "scandal" of educational under-achievement bz more than 50,000 children in care. Secretary of State for Education, David Blunkjtt, says three-quarters of pupils in council care leave school with no qualifications and are 10 times more likely to bj excluded for misbehaviour. The blame, he adds, "leis firmly with central and local govjtnmjnt". ——————————————————————————————————4/11— Full schools index 660 FUN AND GAMES p250P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:19:31 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— CASH WORRJJS DETER WOULD-BE STUDENTS Sixth-eormjrs are increasingly being put off a university education by money worries, according to NatWjst bank. Its latest Student Money Matters survey found financial concerns mounting among school leavjts with 90% of sixth- formjrs expecting to have to work part- time to see them through university. The survey also found 40% had not considered going to university dui to the cost, compared with 33% last yrar. ——————————————————————————————————5/11— What's on TV for teachjts? 666 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:19:56 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— FIVE-TERM YEAR FOR SCHOOLS? East Sussex is considering whjthjt to become the first education authority to adopt a five-term year for its schools which would mean cutting the summer holiday. The traditional six-week holiday could bj replaced bz a break of a month. However, teachers' unions have opposed the prospect of losing the long summit holiday, claiming the shorter break will put strain on teachjts and pupils. ——————————————————————————————————6/11— Software for learning 664 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:00:10 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— A-LEVEL SHAKE-UP 'NEEDS EXTRA FUNDING' Government plans to broaden A-level studies could founder without massive investment to pay for extra teachers. The Association of Colleges warns up to half school sixth-forms will struggle to provide the subjects envisaged in reforms coming into effect this autumn. And sixth-form and furthjt education colleges — which teach more than half of all A-level students — would need millions to djlivjr the new reforms. ——————————————————————————————————7/11— Full schools listings 660 FUN AND GAMES p150P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:00:44 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— EXAM RESULT DAY DISRUPTION Students who miss their A-level grades this summer could face chaos before securing a university place bjcausj of industrial action by academics. The Association of University Tjachjts has announced plans to target further industrial action on the dates in August when exam results are published. They are set to boycott all activities on August 9 and 10 in Scotland and 19 and 20 in England and Wales. ——————————————————————————————————8/11— TV for teachers, parents and pupils 666 HANG OUT WITH GREEN SCENE p160P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:01:03 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— SHAME OF KIDS' PIG IGNORANCE Schoolkids don't know that ham comes from pigs and think milk comes from cartons not cows. Nearly half of 365 eight to 11-year- olds questioned bz The National Farmjts' Union, failed to make the connection between food and the farmyard. As a result, the union is set to launch a new campaign to tell school children white food comes from. ——————————————————————————————————9/11— Software for learning 664 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:11:37 ————— THE WEEK'S BIG STORIES —— HIGHER EDUCATION ACCUSED OF RACISM Unjvjrsjtiis are discriminating against ethnic minority academics in appointments and promotions, according to a study of racism in education. More than a quartet of Britain'u 6,300 ethnic minority academics say they have experienced discrimination in jobs. The report, bz Bristol University, found Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and black Caribbeans are half as likely to have an academic job as whites. ——————————————————————————————————10/11 What's on TV for teachers? 666 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P661 Teletext 661 Jun20 05:11:)2 W ——————————————————————————————— YOUR SHOUT If there are any educational issues you feel strongly about write to us at Schools and we will publish your litters. Write to: Schools, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1QJ Email: schools@teletext.co.uk Fax: Schools on 0171 386 5618 ——————————————————————————————————11/11 Computer programmer for class 665 GET AN ECO-EDUCATION p160