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The article reports that the launch of the Green Paper, Schools That Work for Everyone, has resulted in more parliamentary debates on grammar schools as the Secretary of State for Education made a statement in the Commons. Lady Pinnock addressed the claim by the Government that more grammar schools would mean more parental choice. He welcomed the Government's commitment to a meritocratic society and to increasing the number of good school places.

Presents reviews on teenage magazines and educational journals. Information on a 2004 survey published by "Bliss," on the views of pupils on their teachers; Details of a headline report in the April 29, 2004 issue of "Daily Telegraph"; Data on a report about a secret examination board study by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.

Presents an update on issues related to education in Great Britain for the year 2004. Facts about the key stage 3 English tests; Observation on learning culture in schools; Information on the launching of the National Union of Teacher's policy statement, Bringing Down the Barriers.

Focuses on the media coverage of issues concerning education in Great Britain as of March 2005. Content and tone of a speech delivered by Secretary of State, Ruth Kelly, at the Secondary Head Association conference; Responses of secondary head teachers to the speech of Kelly; Comment of Tim Andrews, Secondary Head Association president, on financial issues involving parents and state schools.

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 reports that the Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trust (ASPECT) has led a debate on the schools White Paper at the House of Commons in Great Britain. John Chowcat, general secretary of ASPECT, said that admission policies were important, but the White Paper was fundamentally about a wider separation between schools and local authorities.

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.

Presents updates on documents published as of April 30, 2004. Aim of the A-level guide for students published by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance; "Registered Childcare Providers and Places in England, 31 March 2004," by Ofsted; LEA inspection reports by Ofsted.

Highlights the arguments on the integrated children's agenda outlined in the Green Paper Every Child Matters, at the Confederacy conference of education service managers association in Birmingham, England. Criticism against the integrated children's agenda; Benefits of the agenda to children services and education.

Reports on the suggestion of the National Association of Head Teachers to enhance the salary compensation of head teachers allocated to serve failing schools in England. Coverage of reward packages for head teachers; Allocation of rewards through bonuses; Average salary increases for teachers in secondary schools.

The article focuses on the research papers presented to the annual conference of the British Education Research Association which show that many of the government policies have failed. Researchers found that Great Britain's specialist school policy did not succeed and sports colleges did not perform better than non-specialist schools.

Information about the annual conference of the British Educational Research Association which was held at the London University Institute of Education in England in September 2007 is presented. The event disclosed that government policies on education since 1980 has been ineffective. The event featured several speakers including Rebecca Allen, Joannie Leung and Professor Herbert Marsh.

Presents an update on the teachers pay reform proposal of the School Teachers Review Body in Great Britain as of February 2005. Concerns of the National Union of Teachers regarding the proposed reforms; Overview of the proposal; Remarks from Education Secretary Ruth Kelly regarding the issue.

Reports on the National Deaf Society annual conference in Great Britain on June 18, 2004. Theme of the conference; Speaker at the conference; Workshops that will be executed in the conference.

Focuses on the seminar held by the National Autistic Society in Great Britain on December 4, 2003. Topics discussed; Participants targeted by the conference.

Focuses on the policy paper "Towards Intelligent Accountability in Schools: A Policy Statement on School Accountability" of the Secondary Heads Association (SHA) in Great Britain. Basic point that schools accountability is far greater than necessary; Desire by the SHA that the new Implementation Review Unit limit the growth in accountability; Recommendations to reduce the burden of over-accountability.

This article focuses on the annual conference of the British Education Research Association (BERA) was held at Exeter University. A huge number of papers were delivered at a conference almost entirely taken up with paper presentations. The "Journal of Research in Reading," celebrated its 25th anniversary with a reception at the BERA conference. The latest issue carries articles on developing audience awareness in writing and an awareness of reading and writing abilities of new university students.

Reports several developments involving the Hong Kong Council for Educational Administration (HKCEA). Official name of the Council after it was successfully incorporated in 2004; Organization of an international conference by the Council, in collaboration with the Division of Continuing Professional Education of the Hong Kong Institute of Education; Publication of papers written by HKCEA members in the local journal, "New Horizons of Education."

Highlights the symposia at the meetings of the British Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration Society in Milton Keynes, England and the American Educational Research Association in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management to the events; Focus of the symposia on new technologies and educative leadership; Papers presented to the registrants.

The article highlights the conference of ConfEd entitled "The Many and the Few" in Great Britain. The incoming president of ConfEd, Robert Garnett, said that the choice of theme for the conference was a deliberate reference to the rhetoric they once had from government leaders about governing on behalf of the many not the few. Garnett questioned the creation of trust schools which will diminish parental representation on governing bodies.

This article focuses on recent developments related to the field of education. The Institute for Research in Integrated Studies (IRIS) has just published its second pamphlet, on school admissions. IRIS was formed only in July 2005 but already it has made a big impact. Its launch document, Capital Idea by Children's Services Editor Chris Waterman, explored ways in which capital projects could be coordinated across different departments to improve service delivery and cost effectiveness. A number of well-known organizations have now decided to change their name, feeling that the changing times call for a new nomenclature that more accurately reflects their current role.

Reports on the participation of the Cyprus Educational Administration Society (CEAS) at the 2004 Commonwealth Council for Education Administration and Management Conference held on October 2004 in Hong Kong and Shainghai, China. Papers presented by CEAS at the conference; Impact of the conference to the CEAS delegation; Comments of Yiannis Savvides, CEAS president, regarding the conference.

Reports developments in the National Literacy Trust organization in Great Britain. Availability of the next issue of the journal "Literacy Today," produced by National Literacy Trust; Creation of a new logo of the Trust; Publication of a position paper which brings together the evidence on how to help the most disadvantaged improve their literacy skills by the Literacy and Social Inclusion Project, a three-year Basic Skills Agency national support project being delivered by the Trust.

Invites proposals for papers to be presented in a symposium held during the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Montreal, Quebec. Theme of the symposium; Resource for additional information on proposals.

This article covers educational activity from April 7 to 11, 2003 and future activity planned beyond that in Great Britain. On April 9, Rosie Winterton, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Lord Chancellor's Department, made a written statement on the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), which has published its Corporate Plan for 2003 to 2006. The Plan contains details of CAFCASS's Key Performance targets set by the Lord Chancellor. On April 14, the Education and Skills Select Committee published its report on A level standards.

The article looks into the status and conditions of the politics of teachers' unions in Great Britain. The issues tackled at the Association of School and College Leaders have been the parliamentary debate on the White Paper and the Bill. The author contended that some will argue that the teacher unions always oppose educational changes. The marketization of education has culminated in the education has culminated in the Education and Inspections Bill.

Presents information on several published reports on education in Great Britain. "Improving Mathematics," by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education; "Children in Trouble Matter," by the Local Government Association; "Learning Behaviour: The Report of the Practitioners' Group on School Behaviour and Discipline," by the British Department for Education and Skills.

Reports on the launch of Engage, a network introduced by the General Teaching Council for England (GTC) to support newly qualified teachers through their first five years in the profession. Services provided by the network; Remarks from GTC Professional Networks Manager Elizabeth Gowing on the network.

Reports on a study which revealed that majority of awarding bodies believe that e-assessment is more, or equally as robust, as traditional paper and pencil delivery. Organizations which supported the study.

Presents several brief news involving the National Literacy Trust. Objective of the Literacy and Social Inclusion Project organized by the Basic Skills Agency; Organizers of the Premier League Reading Stars scheme; Longevity of the Talk to Your Baby campaign.

Provides information on the review "Exclusions From School 2002/03," published by the Scottish Executive in February 2004. Number of exclusions from local authority, secondary and special schools during the year under review in Scotland; Percentage of exclusions which involved verbal abuse of members and staff.

Provides information on the two reports presented by the Education Management Information Exchange division of the National Foundation for Educational Report in July 2003. "Good Practice in Scotland," by Ronald Arnold; "Education and the Human Rights Act 1998," by Simon Whitbourn.

Introduces two periodicals. Aim of the 'Studies in Educational Administration,' published by the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management; Features of the 'Development Education Journal,' published by the Education Development Association.

The article looks back at the membership in the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in the U.S. in 2016. Members of the ASCL hope to return to normality in 2017. They were shocked by the election of the next general secretary. The executive of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) recommended David Hawker to replace David Hart.

Focuses on the visit of Jo Howse, immediate past president of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, to Malta as a member of the Commonwealth People's Focus Steering Committee on October 2004. Topics and issues shared by Howse to principals and deputy principals during her visit; Activities that have transpired during the meeting; Emphasis on the importance of distributed leadership among schools.

Highlights the 2004 Commonwealth Council for Education Administration and Management Conference held on October 2004 in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. Theme of the conference; Programs and activities; Keynote speakers.

The article reports on the virtual address by new Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) president Charlotte Ramsden in April 2021, in which she outlined the association's policy priorities in 2021-2022. Among them are supporting children, young people and their families in addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening partnerships while navigating through recovery.

Reports on the British National Union of Teachers' (NUT) 2005 healthy schools and healthy learning seminar. Introductory speech by Martin Reed, chairman of the NUT’s education and equal opportunities committee; Participating organizations, which include the Child Poverty Group, the Hyperactivity Children’s Support Group, the Soil Association and other teacher associations.

Highlights the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting to held on April 11-14, 2005 in Montreal, Canada. Theme of the conference; Topics that will be addressed in the conference; Contact information.

Highlights the conferences to be conducted by the National Literacy Trust for both the primary and secondary school sectors in the summer terms in Great Britain. Locations of the conferences; Inclusion of strategies for designing whole-school Inset on cross-curricular literacy and demonstrations of practical activities to use with students; Focus of the Primary conferences.

Focuses on the operations of the British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society (BELMAS). Missions of the organizations; Activities launched by BELMAS; Advantages of being a BELMAS member.

Presents information on the launch of the newsletter of the National Educational Research Forum. Aim of the newsletter; Features of the first issue of the newsletter; Contact information for subscription.