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The article focuses on the process behind the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. It mentions role of examination boards towards printing of an examination paper. It presents the views of Tricia Brennan, director of delivery at the AQA exams board, on the need to reach printing, distribution and sitting of the examination papers.

Focuses on the function of paper folding as a way of learning about geometry for primary students in Great Britain. First use of metric (A-size) paper; Properties of A-sizing; Sizes of metric paper in millimeters.

Opinion. Discusses the White Paper on lifelong learning. Views of Bob Fryer, author of the paper; Reference to the White Paper being scheduled for January 1998; Information on the dismissal of the White Paper.

The article presents information on a study in which the author asked students, families and teachers in Great Britain if homework caused stress. It is noted that all agreed that homework caused stress and students from the highest-achieving schools thought that they received too much homework. The author observes that this might be because schools are putting more pressure on their students to achieve.

The article discusses how inadequate funding has forced schools to ask donation from parents for basic school supplies including teaching equipment and toilet papers. It states that surveys of parents by PTA UK reported the pressure felt by parents to donate toward school fund. Comments by acting CEO of PTA UK Michelle Doyle Wildman and Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Asso­ciation of School and College Leaders, are included.

Focuses on the condition of toilet facilities in school buildings in Great Britain. Absence of tissue paper; Smoking area of female students; Prevalence of graffiti.

Reports on the efforts of ministers in Great Britain to publish a White Paper on post-16 sector. Focus on the Further Education Funding Council, the training arm of the training and enterprise councils and the careers service; Members of the review team; Organizations called in on the review; When the White Paper will be published and implemented.

Discusses the possible impact of the British Treasury Department's attempt to revive rural economy on village primary schools. White Paper planned for 1995; Supporters of the White Paper.

The article reports on the decision of the examinations watchdog Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to call off the proposal to utilize extra checks on the standards on the general certificate of secondary education (GCSE) in Great Britain. The topics discussed include the warning of industry experts about the implications of the said proposal on the country's education system and the additional checks planned by Ofqual on science papers.

Focuses on the use of adult guidance in delivering the learning agenda of career service in Great Britain. Reason behind the idea of using adult guidance; Role of the post-16 White Paper Learning to Succeed report with regards to a strategy involving youth and career service; Effects of the privatization of career service in Great Britain.

Editorial. Talks about the significance of Great Britain's White Paper on the post-16 sector of education. Past key issues in education; Anxiety over level of skill and understanding among early school leavers, the socially excluded and others; How taxpayers' money should be used in education.

Reports that David Blunkett is set to publish his White Paper which will revolutionize post-16 education and training in Great Britain. Role of Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers; Emphasis on an integrated policy across the sector; Working title of the proposed over-arching funding body.

Argues that adult education should be the backbone of informed democracy in Great Britain. Criticism of past and present government in relation the adult education and public library service; Adult education under Winston Churchill; White Paper; Unsatisfied demand for adult education; Report from the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education.

Focuses on the use of the ancient craft of the quill to teach history to British students. History of the craft; Description of the illuminated manuscript and copied books produced by medieval monks in Cheshire, England.

Presents a photograph of a boy with paper jewelry and gift boxes as part of South Hams Council in Devon, England's efforts to encourage children's recycling of old newspapers and magazines.

The article focuses on the concerns of British examination boards about social media backlash if they set harder test questions for students. Topics include sensitivity of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to social media complaints and predictable examination questions that lack challenges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Also noted are regulatory requirements on limiting marks.

The article discusses the author's insights on the shortage of examiners for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) GCSE in Great Britain.

Reports on the thousands of nautical records, or captain's logbooks, that offer students of Britain's maritime past insights into life on the high seas. Thomas Pitcher's journal; Massive collection of Royal Navy logs kept by the National Archives; Journals by famous officers such as James Cook, William Bligh and Matthew Flinders; Author Patrick O'Brien's research using logbooks to provide authentic details to his 231-book series on seafaring adventures. INSETS: Unchartered waters.;Logbook collections..

The article presents information on the British institute Ofquals' plan to grade exams based on their value for money. Other topics mentioned in this article include examination fees in Great Britain, the British education system and possible reforms, as well as the General Certificate of Secondary Education examination (GCSE).

The article reports on the green paper reform for the special educational needs (SEN) system, which was produced by Great Britain children minister Sarah Teather and will be published on March 7, 2011. The green paper proposes to fund higher-level qualification studies of trainee teachers in special schools. Teather says that the reform will help teachers to gain skills to teach children with special needs. However, it notes that the proposal may lessen SEN classes due to government cuts.

The article focuses on the far-reaching skills white paper titled "Skills for Growth" issued by the Great Britain government that concerns higher education and learning providers in great Britain. Under the proposals made in the paper, three-quarters of people should have participated in HE or have completed an advanced apprenticeship or equivalent technician-level course by the time they are 30 years of age. The paper has set up a 75% target for further and higher education.

The article reports on the key themes in further education focused by the white paper released by the ministers in the Parliamentary Government of Great Britain. It states that the document will focus on enhancing the technical skill, level 3 apprenticeships and associate professional qualifications of students aged 18-25. It also notes that the paper aims to address the skill deficit as posted in the 2006 report made by Lord Leitch.

The article reports on the revelation of David Hopkins, former chief adviser to the Department of Education and Skills on how he clashed with colleagues over the education white paper in the U.S. Hopkins stepped down as chief adviser on school standards. He told a conference for new heads that he felt the white paper focused too little on teaching.

This article focuses on the latest white paper on education in Great Britain. It is impossible to understand the latest white paper on education unless one grasps that the Labour Party is now a middle-class party. As recently as 1964, Labour Party won an election with only 20 per cent of, the middle-class vote. The white paper further downgrades local education authorities. Schools are to be given independence so that they operate much as private schools do, but without the fees. Private schools do not compete for the difficult and less able pupils.

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.

Reports that General Certificate of Secondary Education examination papers have been recalled after question papers spilled from one delivery van and were stolen from another.

Reports the security measure on the test papers of pupils in Great Britain. Use of stickers on sealing the test papers; Objectives of the measure; Allegation on the interference of teachers on the test scores of pupils.

The article discusses efforts to increase the administration of computer-based digital educational assessments in Great Britain, particularly commenting on the opinion of pending director general of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Siva Kumari. It addresses the pace of educational innovation implementation in Great Britain, aligning examinations with pedagogical theory based on computer technology, and issues of financing fully digitized exams.

The article discusses allegations against the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), an educational quality organization in Great Britain, claiming that it failed to provide transparent information about its school inspectors. It addresses lack of records concerning inspectors' teaching experience, lack of qualified teacher status for several officers, and the treatment of the issue at professional teachers' conferences.

The article reports on the announcement in the higher education (HE) white papers "Students at the heart of the System" in Great Britain regarding the opportunity of colleges in the country to compete for an extra 20,000 low-cost HE places as the government delay the rush for the 9,000-pound-per-year degrees.

The article offers information on the key points of the Great Britain higher education white paper, including the power of the Office for Fair Access to repress institutions that failed to attract poorer students, the requirement to publish student report cards on contact hours, student satisfactions, and employment outcomes, and allowing private companies to provide sponsorship to students.

The article reports that British disadvantaged teenagers revolt over functional skill examinations. It mentions that these teenagers faced traditional pen-and-paper tests instead of online examinations. Training providers said that most of the youth walk out from exams and suffer emotionally after changes made to literacy and numeracy tests. It also points out that functional skills had much lower pass rates than the old skills system, which is valueless to progression and had fundamental flaws.

The article reports on the paper commissioned by 157 top colleges in Great Britain which proposes that further education (FE) institutions be transformed into a company structure. It mentions the federation style of management wherein a college is the parent company and runs a number of businesses. It adds that the restructuring plan will not only give the institutions the access to equity from third parties but may even promote value added tax (VAT) benefits for college subsidiaries.

The article offers the author's comments on the white paper prepared by the Great Britain government regarding skills training in further education sector.

The article discusses how Year 6 students at the Frobisher Primary and Nursery School in Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea wrote their own Sat test and presented it to Michael Gove, the Standards and Testing Agency education secretary. Tracey Caffull, principal at Frobisher Primary, arranged for students to tour the Standards and Testing Agency and for agency members to visit the school.

Reports on the 1998, launching of first Green Paper on the family in Great Britain. How long a Government taskforce, spent looking for ways to reverse the drop in popularity of the two-parent family; Why the family values paper plans to promote traditional family values.

Comments on the response of the Worker's Educational Association (WEA) to the Green Paper of the government in Great Britain. Redistribution of funds from research into higher education teaching and breaking down of institutional barriers to achieve the `learning age' that is outlined in the Green paper; Endorsement by the WEA of the findings of the Fryer report `Learning in the Twenty-First Century' which informed the government's thinking.

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.

The article presents a perspective on issues regarding the argument within the government over the education white paper in Great Britain. According to the author, the Prime Minister wants to persuade the people on the importance of his education reform. Some have criticized the reform as complicated and will have no effect on education.

Reports that General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) papers are being marked overseas in 2004 as part of a trial of electronic marking in all GCSE subjects. Edexcel exam board's setting up of marking centers in the American mid-west and Sydney; Controversy surrounding the privately-owned Edexcel.

Comments on the British government's White Paper program which aims to improve the skills of adult employees in the country. Features of the program; Challenges that will be encountered by the government in relation to making the program a success.

Reports on the publication of the British government's White Paper skills strategy. Features of the program; Aims of the initiative; Proposals for regional and national partnerships incorporated in the program.

Focuses on the dismissal of the White Paper `The Learning Age: Towards a Learning Revolution for the 21st Century.' Proposed aims of the paper; Reason the paper was dismissed; Comments from Don Foster, Liberal Democrat education spokesman.

Comments on the British government's paper on college titled 'Success for All.' Presentation of the report; Need for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to set targets for student achievement; Increase in funds for LSC; Needs of LSC units.

Reports the launch of the Springboard Six series to augment lessons for children in primary schools in Great Britain. Inclusion of advice on examination technique; Encouragement to attempt unfamiliar questions and write ideas on papers; Confirmation of positive results.

Reports on the delay in the gathering information of colleges in Great Britain due to the bureaucracy in the government. Deficiencies in data needed to improve student retention; Levels reached by the burden of paper-chases, red tape and petty bureaucracy; Most disturbing repeated claim of colleges.

Forecasts the decrease of paper-based documents in Great Britain's schools due to the growing use of electronic publications.

Features the Complete Animator software in Great Britain. Usability of software in creating computer animations; Applicability to primary schools; Availability. INSET: CZECH MATES..

Examines the aspects of online testing for educational assessment in Great Britain. Pros and cons of online testing; Implications for establishing an effective online testing; Overview on the design of some online testing.

Reports that the Department of Education in Great Britain will allow all A-level students to see their marked examination papers. Details on the initiative announced by Education Secretary David Blunkett; Purpose of the proposed scheme.