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Looks at the British government's national childcare strategy. Green Paper consultation that brought together plans for a massive expansion in nursery places, after-school clubs, and training and regulation of childcare workers; April 1999 when all local authorities must have childcare plans in place which set out how needs will be met; Increased cooperation between social services and education departments; List of steps towards a child-friendly nation.

Discusses the Labour Party government's White Paper `Excellence in Schools' in Great Britain. Emphasis on standards over structure; Lessons that can be applied to educational reform from the World Cup success of coach Glenn Hoddle's soccer team; Educational change tradition in which structure mattered more than standards; Characteristics of successful education systems.

Reveals the disparity of funding allocated for further education students and their school sixth-form counterparts in Great Britain. Dampening of enthusiasm on proposals in the government's White Paper; Agenda for education and training for 14 to 19-year-olds.

Focuses on the British government's White Paper that commits to learning credits for 16 to 19-year-old students. Department for Education and Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard's proposed national targets for education and training to improve competitiveness; Drive to equalize costs in three sectors.

Reports on the British Arts Council's publication of a consultation paper designed to ensure that education and training form the foundation of British culture.

Reports that teachers in England were denied access to view papers and mark schemes in advance for the 1996 national curriculum test. Announcement of these security measures from the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority; How the tests for 11 year olds are being published as national tables for the first time; Why this publication is annoying teachers.

Reports that one-in-seven secondary schools in Great Britain have sent back national curriculum English test papers for re-marking. Complaints on overly hard or inconsistent markings for English tests.

Offers advice concerning the purchasing or leasing of photocopiers. Why photocopiers are important for primary schools; How the Derby Inner City Consortium decided on the specifications of the photocopier it will buy; Where to purchase a second-hand machine.

The article throws light on the periodical "The Paper," the first newspaper in Great Britain, written and produced by children and for children. It is a unique project with a truely co-operative enterprise characteristic. Children aged from 10 to 18, from 52 schools in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, think up story ideas, write the copy and put it altogether. At monthly Saturday editorial meetings, section editors are elected, story ideas thrashed out and finer points of page design and photography discussed. Furthermore, they also communicate via their web site www.the-paper.org, which enables correspondents all over the world to file copy and swapstory ideas.

The article reports on the planned released of guidelines regarding educational system in Great Britain developed by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. It states that guidelines include that teachers will need a licence to teach based on recent practice and professional development, strengthened home-school agreements, and bigger role for school improvement partners. It adds that school report card to grade schools will be upgraded. INSET: Main points.

The article outlines the government plans for the introduction of school report cards which will classify every primary and secondary school with a single grade in Great Britain. The government suggested that the report cards should be launched for a wide range of areas. However, it is still unclear how the cards will be administered. The government is also expected to introduce legislation giving teachers more power to keep order in the classroom.

The article discusses research that was conducted by Ipsos Mori on the percentage of examination grades given in Great Britain that are either higher or lower than the student deserved. In March 2009 the British Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) found that only 45% of students were correctly graded on the 2007 key stage 3 English composition test.

The article focuses on the grading and marking of national tests in Great Britain. It explains that the examiners are behind schedule in the marking, according to the National Assessment Agency (NAA). Information about the number of manuscripts to be marked and the workload of markers is provided and the difficulties faced in completing the process are described.

The author, a British teacher, describes her attempt to relax and enjoy her summer holiday by reading a newspaper under the shade of a tree. She notes that the news is not relaxing, and that she finds it impossible to avoid news about education. She wonders about the possible effects of the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, created by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. She contemplates the true aims of education.

The article provides advice to educators in the British job market, with a focus on beginning teachers. She warns job seekers to read instructions carefully and follow them completely. She explains how to respond to requests for a Department of Education and Skills teacher reference number when the applicant does not yet have one. Advice on obtaining references, emailing resumes and applications, and noting special interests is included.

The article reports that educational psychologists in Great Britain suggest that a child's drawing can offer insights into their emotions. Anne Fry and Jane Sarmezey, educational psychologists, advise using caution when interpreting a drawing. Fry thinks that drawing is an emotional expression and may be an indication of how the child is feeling. Details are offered for decoding a child's drawing.

The article addresses the way in which examinations in Great Britain are graded. The author suggests that grading may be based on the educational experience of the reviewer. An unidentified educator is cited as saying that grades are based on school categorization. The author also provides a hypothetical situation wherein "Ukrainian Assessment Solutions Ltd." provides grading services. The author questions the logic behind the evaluation system for examinations.

The article reports that teachers in Great Britain have welcomed the Writing tests, which have proved the most controversial since being rejigged in 2003. During this 45-minute test, children are required to write diary entries. According to Mike Scriven, head of Portishead primary, North Somerset, this is the best set of writing tasks since the introduction of the new format. According to Chris Davis, head of Queniborough primary near Leicester and chair of the National Primary Headteachers' Association, the diary is effectively a story, giving opposing views of the same day out.

Reports on the development of guidance for teaching three to five-year-olds by the government in Great Britain. Simplification of the existing education guidelines; Formulation of coherent strategy promoting a play-based approach matching each child's needs; Plans of the Department for Education and Skills' Sure Start Unit to launch a formal consultation next spring.

Analyzes why bad further-education news in Great Britain is not on the front page of every newspaper every day of every week in light of the observation that bad news sells. Recommended headlines for bad events in further education, such as the cash crisis in education.

Reports that English teachers are complaining against key stage three English tests for 14-year-old students. Criticism of the language of the question; Complaints about Macbeth questions; Problems with the reading task; Claim by the National Assessment Agency that all Shakespeare questions were of equal standard.

Reports on the results of a survey of part-time lecturers by the Learning and Skills Council in Great Britain. Reliance of colleges on part-timers; Cases of lecturers spending; Low-cost measures that could improve the morale of part-timers; Hourly pay for part-timers.

Reports on the benefits reaped by teacher Andy Ross-Smith from the workload agreement with the British government. Reduction of time doing administrative work; Contribution of high technology tools in making his work easier.

Focuses on the revision of school policies and the school improvement plan in Great Britain. Role of teachers in implementing the plans; Consideration of the learning policy for the students; Management of children in school.

Reports on school reports in Great Britain. Assessment and reporting arrangements for key stages 1, 2 and 3; Downloading of the autumn package from the Department for Education and Skill's website; Performance and assessment data which compare schools in similar circumstances.

Reports on the forecast that pupils in Great Britain will take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations electronically by year 2005. Subjects to be piloted; Approval to be required by the on-screen GCSE from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Comments on the commitment of the British government in providing a skills strategy in continuing education.

Analyzes the legislative proposal for improving skills and learning in British continuing education. Commitment of the government to ensuring education for every adult; Collaboration between the government and industries; Failure in reviving individual learning accounts.

Reports on the complaints of teachers and pupils to the English tests for 14-year-olds in Great Britain. Topic of the test; Impetus to the confusion suffered by the pupils in answering the test; Response of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to the complaints.

Presents tips for school governors concerning paperwork in Great Britain. Quality and relevance of paperwork; Minutes of governing body meetings; Legal powers of minutes and reports.

Reports on a junior school's use of CD-ROM to reduce the paperwork of teachers in Great Britain. Laptop computers provided to teachers; Curriculum support materials and lesson plan templates included in the CD-ROM; Training of head teachers concerning the use of the scheme.

Comments on the efforts of the government to reduce bureaucracy in adult education in Great Britain. Proposal of using electronic data collection; Citation of the process of getting research funds; Failure of the government to implement successful initiative.

Focuses on the problem faced by the colleges due to the resignation of managers and lecturers in Great Britain. Increase of the recruitment crisis; Effect on the pay of the teachers; Impact of the issue on the education standard.

Comments on the paperwork of school governors in Great Britain. Level of paperwork governors should accept; Type of paperwork; Designation of internal paperwork to clerks.

Reports the reduction in the amount of information demanded from colleges in Great Britain. Functions on the taskforce on college information gathering; Reasons in the requests for information; Initiative to lessen bureaucracy.

Lists the winners of the 'Times Educational Supplement' periodical's Newsday competition for the best school newspapers in Great Britain. Best primary and secondary newspapers; Best international newspaper; Feature writers; Best web site.

Comments on the speech presented by Great Britain Education Secretary Estelle Morris on adult education during the conference of the Learning and Skills Development Agency in Great Britain. Emphasis of the speech; Implications for adult education policy; Issues with the funding of adult education.

Reports the proof-reading error in the key skills test for communication in Great Britain. Defense statements of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority over the errors; Value of the offending question in the test; Inevitability of mistakes in examination system.

Reports the aims of the Learning & Skills Council on college paperworks in Great Britain. Simplification of the audit and data collection systems; Views of Learning chairman Sir George Sweeney on the duplication of data gathering; Private session of the Skills Council on the bureaucracy.

Focuses on the computer-assisted education systems in Great Britain. Introduction of the 'Paperless School' project; Envision of a school equipped with Web-pads linking to the Internet; Provision of outside publishers and educators on the project network.

Comments on the significance for implementation of quality assurance in schools during the meeting of school governors in Great Britain. Status of school administration; Demands of teachers on salary; Importance of quality assurance to the pupils.

Reports on the protest of King James's school headteacher David Hudson of Yorkshire, England on his paperworks as a manifestation of bureaucracy in British education. Sources of the documents; Photograph of the red tape problem sent to Education Secretary Estelle Morris; Lack of confidence in ministers to achieve the aim of cutting the excessive bureaucracy.

Comments on the continuing bureaucracy in the workload of college teachers in Great Britain. Absurdity in letting teachers write the same lesson plan four times in longhand; Situation in colleges; Government justification of the bureaucracy.

Reports on the opposition by some groups to the British government's proposal for greater business involvement in schools. Concerns about the plans by the Surrey County Council, the Local Government Association, the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Head Teachers.

Explains how a selected group, the National Teacher Research Panel ensures that teachers influence the future of education research in Great Britain. Providing teachers perspective on proposals for new studies; Encouraging teachers to become involved in research work; Background of the group; Conducting a conference that showed how teachers can use research to improve their professional effectiveness.

Cites several published articles about education in Great Britain. `Mail on Sunday's article about the General Teaching Council's issuance of a draft `code of practice' which tells teachers what opinions they should have; `Sunday Times' article about the British government's strategy to encourage religious schools on grounds that Muslims deserve the same treatment as Catholics or the Church of England.

Presents the views of British newspapers regarding the need for the country to recognize the role of teachers in the community and the performance of Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Richard Caborn.

Presents education issues discussed in various periodicals published in Great Britain as of May 25, 2001. Stand of Liberal Democratic Party on education; Observation on the Labour government's obsession over the economics of education and its indifference to human beings.

Presents excerpts of articles about education published in newspapers in Great Britain during the week of May 18, 2001.

Presents excerpts from various British newspapers focused on education compiled as of April 27, 2001. Duty of citizenship courses of reminding the youth of the ideals and sacrifices that have made present broad-mindedness possible; Stand of the government on education standards; Issue of the value of inspection reports in assessing whether schools have good standards of teaching and discipline.