Government re-emphasises personal tuition for lagging students
Education Secretary Ed Balls today re-iterated the government’s commitment to personal tuition for students falling behind in literacy and numeracy, reported today by the BBC. The £315m already allocated to the scheme would be disbursed amongst the local education authorities. Parents who felt their children were falling through the cracks, and not getting the needed [...]
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Nice snippet of a news item from Oxford, about using golf lessons to boost numeracy. Kirtlington professional Andy Taylor will coach in six local schools after receiving an £800 grant from the Golf Foundation. Taylor’s sessions will teach the sport and look to improve numeracy skills by applying a scoring system relevant to times-tables. Practitioners [...]
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“Almost £1.5bn was lost in the UK last year, due to Britons struggling to master the basic skills when it comes to managing money.“ This is, apparently, the staggering cost of poor maths skills in the UK. Maths and English (as even Dizzee Rascal would tell us) are essential for every-day life and, as we reported in June, will keep you [...]
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