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The article focuses on British government releasing several policy papers related to education and children's welfare in England including introducing T Levels and progress report on The Best Start for Life program and the government's efforts to improve services for families.

This section offers information on research works about educational policy published in Great Britain since January 1, 2020. These include a report by Robert Long on school meals and nutritional standards in England, a research by Nerys Roberts about assessment and testing in primary education in England, and a paper by Susan Hubble, et. al, on student accommodation.

The article lists the education policy papers published in Great Britain on September, 2021, on topics including setting of school hours; increase in repayments of any income group; and requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance.

The article discusses Policy papers published last week, which includes Children in Need and Looked After Children Statistics: Proposed changes; Children's Social Care Services in England and School Places in England: Applications, allocations and appeals.

The article focuses on the "Educational Excellence Everywhere" Department for Education White Paper, Cm 9230. Topics discussed include future of statutory education in England set by the White Paper; vision of educational excellence and great teachers in England; encouragement of leadership development training including teaching school alliances and mule-academy trusts (MATs); and preventing underperformance and helping schools.

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 presents a study on the effects of changing from marking on paper to marking on-screen in Cambridge. It focuses on marking assessment judgments and considers issues of assessor consistency when marking essays in different modes. Moreover, he discusses the results of the study which include the variance across modes to be non-significant and the reliability of the marking was not affected by the difference in mode.

The article reports that the long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper was finally released earlier this year. And although the White Paper included some very welcome proposals on education, skills and employment, I set out here some top-line challenges and recommendations for the policy makers charged with levelling up 18-24 year-olds in England.

Reports on the examination papers lost in the theft of a Parcelforce van in 2004 in England, according to examination board AQA. Cost of replacing the examination papers; Police investigation into the theft; Statement issued by AQA CEO Kathleen Tattersall.

The article discusses the White Paper "Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future: Building a 21st century schools system," which applies to England's schools. According to the article, the paper, which is over 100 pages long, discusses the government's approach to local authorities, schools, and increased autonomy. The response to the paper from Great Britain's Education secretary Ed Balls and from the National Union of Teachers General Secretary Christine Blower are given.

Presents information on several education-related stories which appeared in newspapers in England in November 2003. Story of bullied teacher Margaret Menzies; "Failing' Exams System to Get £100m Update," which talked about reforms to the examination systems used in England; Article about a special education program for deaf children in Iraq.

Presents information on several newspaper articles that comment on the 14-19 examination system reform recommended by Mike Tomlinson, former chief inspector of England. "CBI Threat to Boycott Flawed Exam Reforms," published in "The Times"; "For Our Children's Sake Charles Clarke Should Bin This Exam Report," by Melanie Phillips in the "Daily Mail"; "Plan to Scrap Most Exams," published in the "Daily Telegraph."

Highlights several articles about education featured in various newspapers. Introduction of Montessori elements to primary schools by Italian educationist Caroll Powell; Background on the Durand primary school in Stockwell located in south London, England; Information on a film about education in Lagos, Nigeria, involving professor James Tooley.

The article focuses on a programme to improve prison education in England. The goal of the programme is to reduce offender recidivism. A criticism from the Adult Learning Inspectorate on prison education is provided.

Outlines education-related issues published by various newspapers in Great Britain. Information on the increasing number of students going to higher education; Problem of bullying Asian governors at schools in Birmingham; Details of the progress of Rowan class.

The article offers information on several events related to education in Great Britain for fall and winter 2011-2012, including the conference "Widening Participation & Fair Access After the White Paper" in London, England on October 18, 2011, the Anthony Walker Memorial Lecture in Bristol, England on October 21, 2011, and the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in Birmingham, England from March 23-24, 2011.

Reports on the adoption of a fingerprint registration system by the Loughborough Grammar School in England in 2004. Effects of the system on the teachers; Results of a trial conducted by the school on the system; Use of biometric scanners in the registration process.

Presents updates on issues concerning education in Great Britain as of June 2003. Plans of Education Secretary Charles Clarke to implement new educational tests on 14-year-olds; Reason for the rejection of Amber Rust at Goldsmiths College, London, England.

The article focused on the publication of the White Paper related to education in England, and presents views of Nicky Morgan on the publishing.

The article discusses the United Kingdom government's plans to improve education for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP). It mentions that plan includes investment in training for workers, additional specialist school places for those with the greatest needs, and the approval of new special free schools in England.

The article presents views of Alison O'Sullivan, President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, on the government's new education White Paper, and mentions about effective and sustainable education services.

The article reports on the British Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill in the House of Commons to establish a new method for calculating the maximum level of tuition fees so that providers could charge students for higher education courses in England. The Government hopes this method will encourage the study of modules and short courses by ensuring that the maximum level of tuition fees for such courses is proportionate and consistent with traditional three-year degree courses.

In this article, the author discusses the significance of higher education White Paper entitled "Students at the Heart of the System" to higher education students in England. The author says that the White Paper aims to improve the teaching quality of universities and allows higher education expansion despite of the financial condition faced by the government and private sectors. David Willetts, the Minister of State for higher education, adds that the paper offers a better deal to students.

The article reports that the British National Curriculum assessments were introduced following the introduction of a National Curriculum to schools in England and Wales under the Education Reform Act 1988. Governments of all persuasions have seen them as an essential tool for raising standards and holding schools, in particular primary schools, accountable. It mentions that teacher unions which represented majority of primary school teachers wanting them replaced by teacher assessment alone.

The article highlights education system in England and compares it with countries including Finland. Topics include the Education Policy Institute's 2019 annual report on the achievement gap between young people from advantaged and disadvantaged backgrounds; the need for an overhaul of education system; and new ‘Education Investment Areas' and recommendations including need to recruit and retain the best teachers and leaders at schools and colleges s in the communities that need them the most.

The article informs that the Government's schools White Paper, "Opportunity for All: Strong schools with great teachers for your child," contained within it an aspiration that by 2030 all schools in England would either be part of a "strong" Multi-academy Trust (MAT) or in the process of joining one. It mentions research from NFER criticised the Government's claim that large MATs can manage their finances more effectively than other types of structure.

The article discusses a research paper presented in the international educational leadership conference that was held in Scotland in July 2013. It reports the findings of the paper which suggest that schools in England fall into four categories including confident, cautious, constrained and concerned. It also discusses several themes that emerged during discussion which includes accountability, school autonomy and government policies.

The article reports on a paper published by the Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies which suggests the need for every young person in England to be offered state funding of £10,000 to spend on a university or training course of their choice after they turn 18. The idea is made to be eligible also for adults who had missed out on university. The report recommends the cost of tuition to students to effectively be cut through the suggested new system.

The article discusses the susceptibility and transmission risks of the SARS-CoV-2 disease in children and young people and their impacts on the educational settings in England. Also cited are the Public Health England (PHE) study on the seroprevalence of the virus among children, as well as the international contact-tracing studies on the odds of secondary infection in children in countries like France, China and Canada.