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An introduction is presented on the Advanced British Standard (ABS), discussing government claims regarding education reforms, the need for changes in the post-16 education system, and ambitious proposals to introduce the ABS as a unified qualification for 16 to19 year-olds.

The article offers information on the eight chapters of the white paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere," that was published on March 17, 2016. Topics discussed include the education excellence base on the capacity to improve and performance in England, the recruitment of talented teachers, and the empowerment of parents, communities and pupils of high performing maintained primary and secondary schools towards the academisation by 2020.

The article focuses on the White Paper, "The Importance of Teaching," which outlines school system reforms in Great Britain. The reaction of teachers' unions is noted. The White Paper's foreword which includes explanations from the Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Minister Nick Clegg is discussed.

The article mentions five points for improving a school system that are explained in Great Britain's White Paper on education reform.

The article reports on warnings being given by Labour Party members in concern with the white paper released by the British government. A coalition of interests in the Parliamentary Labour Party is uniting against the paper and its proposed structural change education with new independent state schools and an end to local authorities' role as providers. The news came as an influential group of educationists castigated the Government for repeatedly introducing policies which were not properly evaluated, arguing that short-term political perspectives were driving policy-making.

The article reports that backbenchers, ex-ministers and Estelle Morris, a former education secretary in Great Britain are opposing the government's white paper on education. They claim that the legislation for setting up independent trust schools would not be in favor of disadvantaged pupils. The ministers suggest that local authorities be given the power to stop schools expanding. According to the British Humanist Association trust schools would lead to segregation and sectarianism in education.

Focuses on the media coverage of issues concerning education in Great Britain. Plan of the Labour party manifesto for public service reform in education and health; Emphasis given by the Conservative party manifesto on school discipline; Possible merger of Association of University Teachers and National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.

The article presents information on an appearance made by British Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, before the Select Committee. During the two-hour session, Morgan talked about the White Paper, the proposal of the British Government to reform the school system in Great Britain, and the prominence of education in the budget of Great Britain.

The article reports on the white paper presented by the Prime Minister of England, David Cameron, to parliament that signaled a radical reform to their schools. The prime minister proposes that education should continue to raise the quality of new entrants to teaching and reform initial teacher training. It also emphasizes teacher-to-teacher professional development and the creation of schools outside of local authority control.

Comments on the significance of the Green Paper on the education sector in Great Britain. Educational aims; Smokescreen of academic and vocational parity; Significance of the Green Paper for those whom early entry into vocational studies is the most motivating and engaging educational strategy.

Analyzes the Green Paper on 14-to-19 education and training in Great Britain. Fundamental reform in post-compulsory education; Agreement between the Association of Colleges, the Secondary Heads Association and the National Association of Head Teachers to work together for the reform of education and training; Proposals for an overarching matriculation diploma at three levels.

The announcement that the Government has effecively abandoned its 'Educaion for All' Bill, unveiled in the Queen's Speech on 18 May, was made quietly via a writen Parliamentary statement. Its demise, however, does not come as any great surprise. The doomed Bill's origins were in the widely-trumpeted White Paper, Educaional Excellence Everywhere, announced on 17 March by Jusine Greening's predecessor as Educaion Secretary, Nicky Morgan. The most controversial aspect of the White Paper was the proposal that all schools either had to have converted to academy status or have plans in place to do so, by 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on BELMAS, which is the British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society. BELMAS brings together a wide cross-section of those in leadership positions in education. Its new chairman is a secondary school head, its outgoing chairman a distinguished academic and researcher and his predecessor was an LEA inspector. This breadth of membership made for a particularly good conference in Milton Keynes at the beginning of October. Keynote addresses from speakers as diverse as Welsh Education Minister Jane Davidson AM and the distinguished American academic, professor Karen Seashore of the University of Minnesota, complemented a wide range of papers.

Provides information on the "Children's Workforce Strategy," a consultation paper published by the British Department for Education and Skills, which would completely reorganise what early years teachers do. Goal of the government in publishing the paper; Level of change stated in the paper; Comment of John Bangs, assistant secretary responsible for the education department at the National Union of Teachers, on the paper.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the guest editor discusses the changes in the education by the government of Great Britain which turn all the schools to become academies.

The article discusses the release of "The Post-18 Review of Education and Funding: A review of a lifetime" by the National Character Education Foundation (NCEF) and the Campaign for Learning on the future of post-18 education in Great Britain in 2018. The contributors are well known experts on skills and post-18 education, such as adult further education, adult apprenticeships and higher education.

The article discusses proposed reforms to further education as contained in the paper "How to shift power to learners," by Alison Wolf of King's College, London, England such as allowing learners to make their own decisions about the training and qualifications which best suit them.

The article focuses on the government policies and legislations related to education in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the several bills that are presented before the House of Lords and House of Commons of the British parliament including the Higher Education and Research Bill, the policies regarding further education in Great Britain, and the need for reforms related schools in the region.

The article focuses on the move of the coalition government to release a 46-page glossy that captures its achievements towards improving the education system in Great Britain. It outlines the contents of the paper, aimed at improving the national curriculum and entrench a culture of high expectations for every child. It also mentions the commitment of the paper to set out reform in schools and provide greater freedom over the curriculum and holding schools.

The article presents the author's views on the British government's White Paper which includes the plan to transform all schools into academies by 2022. The plan is reportedly a large structural change in the educational system's history, however it has overshadowed the paper's wider strategic shift. Also examined is the lack of support for headteachers which is creating uncertainty among them.

The article offers observations on media coverage of current issues related to education in Great Britain as of January 2006. The story of sex offenders working in schools was reported by almost every newspaper. Television and radio show also gave great coverage to the issue. "The Guardian" did not run the story on its front page, instead it reported that the former Labour leader Lord Kinnock makes a startling attack on Tony Blair's education reforms.

The article discusses the release of a government education document titled "A World Class Education System - the Advanced British Standard (ABS)" and raises questions about its timing and content. It mentions skepticism about the document and its focus on reforms in 16 to 19 education, suggesting that it may not adequately address the challenges faced by the education sector.

The article explores the challenges being faced by Great Britain's traditional education system in the competitive second half of the Twentieth Century. The country's education system is based on Nineteenth Century concepts of training a ruling group from the upper and middle classes. The overhaul of the education system has emerged as a critical issue in the 1964 parliamentary elections. The British are currently evaluating U.S. and Russian education systems.

Focuses on primary schools in Great Britain. Features of educational reforms in Great Britain; Importance of an alternative approach to teaching in Great Britain; Observations on characteristic innovations in British primary schools; Reasons for U.S. interest in Britain's primary schools; Discussion of the slow progress of the junior schools, both in Great Britain and the U.S.

The article reports on the plan of British Prime Minister Theresa May to expand grammar schools in Great Britain. It mentions the proposal of headteachers to remove the selection ban that will prompt independents to convert. It notes that headteachers who chose to be independent will face greater pressures under plans contained in the Green Paper on grammars of the government.

States that if the government of Great Britain is to improve educators' salaries, then the profession must be prepared to modernize. Aim to reform the structure of the teaching profession; Case for modernization; Need for improved leadership; Claim that high quality teaching is not rewarded; Establishment of a General Teaching Council; Increased pay for advanced skills teachers; Proposed publishing of a Green Paper on the future or education; Goals of the Green Paper.

The article discusses the announcement of changes made to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination in Great Britain, led by education minister Michael Gove. Official changes to the exam include tougher grading to combat alleged grade inflation, a reduction in resit opportunities, and the retention of tiered exam papers for students only in the fields of mathematics and science.

The author discusses the changes in the education in England, following the budget speech of Chancellor George Osborne. Topics discussed include the merger of education department of local councils and social services for children into one children's services department, the academisation of schools in the country which existed between Balfour Education Act of 1902 and Forster Education Act of 1870, and the prevention for local authorities to provide support to primary and secondary schools.

The article offers news briefs about education in Great Britain. Low-performing schools are expected to undergo improvement programs which would bring in expert leaders. Research shows students from low-performing schools have achieved equal academic success as students from higher-performing schools in universities and colleges. Secondary school admission is increasingly competitive for students and their parents.

The article reports on the Conservative Party's proposed education policies for British schools. A "green paper" from the Conservatives includes proposals for replacement of key stage 1 English assessments with a reading test at age six, unannounced teacher observations by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), and increased numbers of academy schools. National Union of Teachers (NUT) general secretary Steve Sinnott believes the proposals will harm education and teacher motivation.

The article lists consultations concerning education in Great Britain released in June 2014 by government departments, which include such topics as teachers' pensions and national curriculum reform in England for key stage four science programs.

The article lists consultations concerning education in Great Britain released in May 2014 by government departments, which include such topics as headteacher standards reform, National Curriculum Reform for KS4 English and mathematics in England, and government regulation changes regarding school governing bodies.

This article discusses the development of education policy under the Labour Party in Great Britain. A white paper released by Ed Balls, the secretary of state for children, schools, and families, on June 30, 2009 describes education reforms designed to increase the scope of student evaluation, provide students with remedial and advanced classes, and create a teaching license renewal system. The Labour Party plan for school reform is criticised for micromanaging teacher performance.

The article focuses the SATs national tests in Great Britain. It explains that thought the tests have undergone several problems, the resignation of Ed Balls, the secretary for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), is not necessary. Comments from the former Education Secretary Estelle Morris are included.

The article provides commentary from a British teacher who feels short of time to complete her work. She comments on the paper generated by government initiatives, planning documents, learning objectives, and resources. She wonders why, with the resources available to help, planning still takes so much time. She laments the change from days when she looked forward to the day ahead and the lessons to be learned to 2007, when she is overcome by pressure to track achievement and meet targets.

The article examines the status of education in Great Britain from 1996-2006. It is noted how, despite the appearance of fundamental change in education, there are undercurrents of the reforms of the late 1980's and middle 1990's. For instance, there is little difference between the 400 Academies proposed by the Prime Minister and grant-maintained school status introduced by the Conservative Party.

The article reports that October's education white paper set out a vision of "independent state schools" managing their own admissions and finances, competing to attract parents and free to expand to meet demand. Private schools, including religious ones, will find it easier to move into the state sector, and failing schools will have to improve within a year or risk being closed or taken over. These proposals are facing strong opposition from many Labour MPs.

The article reports that in Great Britain private Muslim schools likely to be fast-tracked into the state system have been identified. These schools have been praised for offering a broad and balanced secondary education. The government's white paper include plans to encourage more independent faith schools to give up their status. Director of the Association of Muslim Schools Idris Mears said that at least five schools would be fast-tracked from the 28 shortlisted schools.

The article discusses recent events related to the educational system in Great Britain. The white paper on education had to be pulped and a new version printed overnight because of poor spelling and punctuation. The style of what remains is still pretty awful. It has been recently reported that unruly behaviour has spread to Sunday schools. Young Christians have been flooding toilets and setting off fire extinguishers, report the Scripture Union, in a less than forgiving tone. And in church, tearing hymn-books, whispering and climbing over pews are just a few of the sins. One reason given is the growing popularity of the sleepover.

The article informs that Lifelong Education Commission, in a report published at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, has called for "whole-system reform" of Adult Learning in Great Britain. It mentions that report pointed out that the proportion of British adults in learning was declining rapidly as participation rates were currently at their lowest ever level in the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.

Reports on the changes imposed to the grading scheme of General Certificate of Secondary Education in Great Britain. Comments on the deprivation of pupils to enter high school among pupils with a C marking; Coverage of the examination; Range of test paper scoring.

Focuses on efforts of Prime Minister Tony Blair to reform public services in Great Britain. View that Blair has spent little on education reform and secondary schools; Discussion of the paper 'Achieving Success'; Hopes of the government that a number of secondary schools will specialize in subjects such as math and science.

Focuses on mix and match academic and educational qualifications in Great Britain. Comments from students who are taking combination courses; Consultation paper where the tailor-made courses were first published; Comments from Baroness Blackstone, British education and employment minister; Key reforms in courses.

Reports on the formalization of the British government's school curriculum review. Authorization of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to carry out the sort of a review that it was already conducting; Main conclusions of the advisory paper from the QCA to ministers; Timetable for implementation of the school curriculum; List of appointments to the government advisory committee on personal social and health education.

The article focuses on issues related to the educational policies in Great Britain. It is the government's central aim in education to promote excellence and equality. Providing more personalized support to children and young people, giving them strength in the basics of literacy, stretching their aspirations, and focusing on their individual strengths, weaknesses and interests, are some of the measures that must be taken by the government. The school reforms that Great Britain's government have introduced since 1997 have achieved a lot.

The article presents the debate on educational reforms in grammar schools in Great Britain, examining whether they aim at offering effective education in the nation or are about the preferred values in education. It states that many educational decisions are necessarily and properly based on values, philosophies, and ideologies rather than on empirical evidence. It states that politicians cannot impose decisions with weak evidence If they want to maintain that their decisions are managerial.

The article discusses the state of adult education in Great Britain, highlighting the author's opinions on problems with the British government's policies on adult education. Topics addressed include a lack of resources devoted to pursuing government plans of securing adult learning entitlements for people over the age of 50, as well as the views of Alan Tuckett, the former chief executive of the British National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.

The article reports that the British government is planning to introduce reforms that will require grammar schools to offer lower pass marks to children from poor families in an effort to increase the ratio of poor students over middle class students attending grammar schools. Topics discussed include the government's plan to compel grammar schools to increase the number of poor students being accepted in their schools and the reasons why the plans are expected to generate public hostility.