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The article discusses the decisions by some parents in Great Britain to educate their children at home. Parents who prefer home schooling have been criticized for ignoring their children's interests. In response, some parents have claimed that schools were not meeting their children's needs. The concerns about the child's welfare or educational provision are also addressed.

The article offers author's opinion on exclusion from school and it's connection to increase in violence in London. It is mentioned that in the recent years that number of exclusion has increases that has indirectly lead to increase in criminal offence. The article adds that how teachers and school administrations can help in identifying troubled youth and help them gain more stability in life.

In this article, the authors share their farewell letters expressing their gratitude to staff and teachers for helping them to cope with the most challenging of school years.

In this article, the teachers must look and find purpose of the life are creating an effective teaching experience.

The article offers tips for handwriting in children in the technical age. It highlights the significant of handwriting in as part of child's education and must be actively and discretely taught for children's personal development. Also emphasized is the need to provide plenty of opportunities in younger children to enhance gross and fine motor skills.

The article discusses efforts by the St. Columb Minor Academy primary school in Newquay, England to increase environmental sustainability including installing a wind turbine and solar panels, appointing student "energy monitors" to encourage energy-saving practices, and incorporating sustainability into lessons. The successful application of St. Columb's program to other schools is also commented on.

The author discusses a more professional attitude students and prospective students show toward their university studies and introduces the journal's annual survey for 2016.

The article presents suggestions for teachers who wish to form a choir at his/her school. It is suggested that teachers choose songs that they feel comfortable with, practice singing the songs in private, choose a time for the choir to meet that does not conflict with other after-school activities, and advertise. Suggestions for getting boys to join the group are provided as are suggestions for songs.

The article focuses on autistic children. The article discusses symptoms of autism and characteristics of people with different kinds of autism. The article discusses how autism can affect a child's education, reporting that autistic children may not be able to concentrate on schoolwork or take part in group activities. The article also offers advice on teaching autistic children and provides a list of resources on autism. INSET: Teaching tips to use with autistic pupils.

The article presents information helpful to British teachers whose students include children with emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBDs). The author notes that the high level of anxiety commonly experienced by students with EBDs makes concentration difficult, and these students often are restless and find it difficult to follow directions. She provides suggestions for cooperation among parents and educators, describes teaching strategies, and suggests resources for further help. INSET: General teaching strategies.

The article presents information helpful to British teachers of students with dyslexia. The author explains the difficulties in identifying students with dyslexia, including the large range of symptoms and the students use of other strengths to cope with their difficulties. She notes the need for individualized instruction due to these factors, and she provides lists of symptoms, resources, and teaching strategies for reading and writing. INSET: Untitled.

The article presents information on working with hearing impaired students in Great Britain's schools, in recognition of deaf awareness week beginning May 7, 2007. The author explains the experiences of children with varying degrees of impairment related to environment and reading ability. The author discusses lip reading and British sign language, noting that schools that teach sign language to all enhance inclusion and the lives of all students. A list of classroom strategies is included.

The article presents information helpful to British teachers working with visually-impaired students. The author recommends beginning by learning the extent and history of the child's impairment. He discusses the use of Braille and/or Moon writing and reading, the necessity of describing graphic representations, and the importance of tone of voice. The article includes practical suggestions and specific information for use with younger children.

The article discusses the new approach to bullying in schools, which place focus on community responsibility. According to the author, around the world, an approach is being formulated in new anti-bullying programs where it involves inspiring children who witness incidents of bullying to take action. Further, the approach shifts the treatment of bullying as an individual problem to seeing as a social one. How the schemes work and how other schools respond to the matter are presented.

The article focuses on the art students of Squirrels Heath Junior School in Romford who, after winning the Persil Hands-on Art Award in 2005, have got stuck into sculptural design. According to Lauren King, the art coordinator, he wanted the children to understand that art is not always about the obvious. The students started designing leaves from colored paper and copied the work of Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist, in a variety of media. According to Zoe Hayward from the Persil Hands-on Art Awards, the Awards encouraged pupils to embrace creativity through art by learning together and developing art in a fun and creative way.

The article presents the CSI Workshops that feature fingerprinting, a thorough safety grounding and practical examination of blood spattering, footprint casting, and other crime scene practices at the Debenham E of C High School in Suffolk, Virginia. According to Tina French, who manages the CSI Workshop, her own children's curiosity in the forensic science degree she was studying made her realize that it could be useful in the classroom.

The article looks into the motivating effects of a work-related language curriculum. The author pointed out that there is an increasing number of schools that are discovering the benefits that working towards vocational language qualifications can bring. School administrators and educators talked about the various aspects and features of the language curriculum implemented in various schools. Pilot centers have worked hard in devising engaging learning activities to switch on their learners and encourage them by the level of interest in the new qualification.

The article focuses on the vanishing way of life of travelers and gypsies in Canary Wharf, London, England. Soon the bulldozers will be clearing the area for the 2012 Olympic Games. By 2012 the Olympic village will stand but the families and gypsies who lived there are not included in the plan. A new exhibition of photographs taken by traveler children that captures their disappearing way of life are shown.

Focuses on the launch of Genetics and Citizens, a project for key stage 4 in science, English and citizenship in Great Britain. Instruction of genetics in a classroom of students from different cultural background; Introduction of a new science curriculum; Creation of different scenarios based on genetic technology.

Reports that creating mosaic inspired students in Liverpool to learn about the culture of the city. Contribution of immigrants to the maritime community; Pride of the participants at the construction of the square structure; Collaboration of Gladstone House with Safe Productions. INSET: Making a mosaic..

Reports on the GCSE core course of the Twenty First Century Science syllabus being piloted by Haggerston Girls School in Hackney, England and science head teacher Sheila Curtis. Development of the syllabus by York University and materials by Oxford University Press; Inclusion of experiments measuring the radiation levels of mobile phone base stations; Curriculum requirements; Activities for students.

Presents a visit to the local church, All Saints, in England which gave children some lessons in art and design. Small Group who have been following changes taking place over the past year; Developments in the 12th-century church; Account of how education officer Virginia Johnston teach the children finger-made architecture.

Profiles the science teachers in Britain who were recognized for their contributions to the advancement of chemistry studies. Natasha Jovanovic Callaghan of the Ravensbourne School in Bromley, Kent; Ian Bellamy of the Birchgrove Comprehensive in Swansea; Angela Brown of the Long Road College in Cambridge.

Focuses on the implications of the school's arts-led teaching on raising the local community's appreciation of art. Recipient of the Artsmark award for raising profile of arts in the community; Activities of the children involving arts; Techniques in creating batik design.

Focuses on the strategies used in mathematics teaching at Charnwood Primary School in Lichfield, England. Use of a number square for multiplication; Impression of parents on the written methods using a matrix; Employment of a number stick in teaching division to the children; Details of the mathematics trails or a session playing games involving shapes.

Features several materials for the study and teaching of foreign language. Combination of multimedia compact discs and teacher's book in "Chatterbox Primary French"; Content of the "Houlala" multimedia compact discs; Support of the "Pilote mon école interactive" CD-Rom produced by Kent County Council to a primary French program.

Provides practical tips and ideas for teachers in Great Britain. Variety of activities to accommodate visual, auditor and kinaesthetic learners; Selection of songs for local primary schools; Basis of citizenship program.

Evaluates some books designed to integrate French language learning in British primary education. 'Action French,' by Catherine Bruzzone; 'Carte Blanche Primaire,' by OIiver Gray; 'Talking Dice.'

Presents the procedure of a game based on speaking activities which can be applied in a language class of A-level and advanced supplementary level students. Main areas targeted by the game; Recommended time frame; Viability of the activity to promote the speaking confidence of the students.

Features several textbooks for learning the French language. 'Equipe'; 'Voyage'; 'Camarades.'

Relates the visit of a poet to a local education authority in England. Responses to the tour of the school; Acquaintance with the staff, librarian and the head of English; Interest generated by the presence of the visitor among Year 9 pupils.

Comments on the effect of league tables of education on schoolgirls in Great Britain. Utilization of pregnancy as an escape route from the pressure of achieving; Inquiry on the cascade of pressure to achieve; Advice to other exclaiming horror at teenage pregnancy statistics.

Discusses the different inclusion concerns of multicultural communities in Great Britain. Minority communities' access to less information on the issues and services of special educational needs; Lack of support minority ethnic families get when it comes to statementing.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in January 9, 2015 issue including "We've not done enough to ensure reliability" by Sean Harford, "Call a truce on notion of private school eclass war" by Neil Roskilly and "Take pupils for a walk on the wild side of art" by Phil Scott.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including post-secondary education, survey regarding the improvement in higher education and polling of student's opinion on 21 aspects of university life in Great Britain.

A personal narrative is presented of the author's experience of recognizing her limitations and contacting her teachers' union when she was taught a nursery class with 36 children.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author, who is a teacher, shares the memory of the worst parent with which he has ever had to deal.

The article presents information on how to teach literacy to adults in Great Britain. It discusses various resources available to teachers including the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy (NRDC) and mentions the publishers New Leaf, Sandstone, and New Island. Classroom activities are also suggested.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles from the February 15, 2008 issue of the journal including one titled "Plan to measure creativity" another titled "Disputed Marks," and a third regarding discipline in British schools.

The article discusses an instructional activity that can be used for a variety of educational disciplines. The activity involves creating a number of questions and answers related to the topic of instruction and facilitating and environment wherein students interact with each other on an individual basis in order to match the questions with the answers. Examples of how the author has used this activity to teach William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar," and German language are offered.

The author relates her experience preparing for an inspection from Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). She describes the detailed lesson plans, curriculum references, differentiated worksheets, and individual learning plans she had ready for a full week of lessons, due to not knowing when the inspector would arrive. She relates the success of the lesson and her colleague's suggestion that she reuse it on the day the inspector actually appears.

The author relates her experience tutoring a student with learning difficulties. She notes the he gives lessons his attention for only short periods of time before he is distracted by text messaging on his cellular telephone or playing online snooker. She describes his poor diet and the day he arrived without having taken his medication, when he became verbally abusive and self destructive. She explains that in spite of this, he thinks she needs tutoring because she cannot play video games.

The article presents information on helping special needs students with their social skills. The author, a British Special Educational Needs governor, offers suggestions including assigning play buddies, consulting with students' parents, and allowing students to test their physical limits. She notes the importance of play in children's social and emotional development, and she recommends teaching all students sign language to help with communication.

The article presents suggestions for working with students with special needs. The author, a special needs governor in Great Britain, cautions educators not to underestimate the physical or mental abilities of students and reminds them that students benefit from appropriate challenges. She notes the need for students with disabilities to have a comfortable work space that accommodates their abilities. She includes a list of suggestions for areas such as writing, reading, and memory problems. INSET: Understand what you're working with.

The article presents the author's experience interviewing for a mentoring position in a British school. The author is an experienced educator but new to mentoring. She notes that a food spill on her interview suit distracted her, but blames herself for faltering during a surprise role-play exercise during the interview. She recognized a friend in the character the interviewer was trying to portray and let herself speak as a friend instead of a mentor, which did not impress the interview team.

The article presents a narrative of the author's experience with her basic skills students in Great Britain. She describes a class in which she uses brochures promoting Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World in Florida in an effort to teach students how to use a matrix to compare data, and she notes the increased level of enthusiasm that results from the dream of a Disney vacation. She ends with a reference to the less exciting practice in phonics.

The article explains the usefulness, beyond the obvious, of British libraries to literacy programs and students in general. The author notes that 80 percent of library authorities have staff trained in adult literacy and that librarians are aware of the literacy core curriculum for Great Britain. She notes that libraries in 2007 offer services such as comfortable space for reading, learning, and job searches, computers for public use, and recommendations for emergent readers. INSET: Graham Fowler eavesdrops on a discussion between an Education Min.

The author explains her experience attending a 2007 professional development workshop on communication and presenting a family learning course, and the changes to her attitude that resulted from both. She recalls dreading the examination of individual bad practices at the workshop but acknowledges the learning provided by the role playing involved. She admits to having preconceived ideas about the parents in her class, which were proven wrong during productive discussion.

The article presents a British teacher's scenario representing the day-to-day challenges of teaching. She follows her description with information that she is co-presenting a session at a 2007 Skills for Life conference, where she will discuss the book "How to Change Your Life in Seven Steps" with the author, John Bird. She notes Bird's recommendation to set small, manageable targets and uses the tactic to get through the presentation.