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To sleep, perchance to get better grades
A Tyneside school is giving pupils a lie-in, in the hope it improves their concentration in lessons.
Niel McLean: Technology can bridge the gap between parents and schools
Parental engagement is vital to a child’s learning and known to help raise attainment. Good communication with schools enables parents to learn more about their child’s progress, lesson plans and grades whilst also helping to identify any development or performance issues early on.
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- Tackling the North-South divide: How a northern sport is migrating to schools in the South
- Education Quandary: My husband and I are getting divorced. Will this harm our children's education, and what can we do to prevent it?
New chapter: How college are helping to change people's lives
The upcoming Colleges Week will highlight the many benefits that college life offers.
Bob Burgess: I hope student records make degree classes obsolete
In the next academic year, many universities will pilot new records of student achievement that could replace our 200-year-old system of degree classification.
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