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Give achild
‘Behaviour
witha cleft asecond
Challenge’ set
chance at life.
for secondary
schools
‘Satisfactory’ schools
should be rated ‘good’
or better by 2012
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hampioning improvements that remain ‘satisfactory’. The
in behaviour in schools – strategy, which includes the
Ed Balls has set out plans to Government’s action in response to
raise the bar further to ensure Sir Alan Steer’s recommendations,
all schools have good, not just outlines what heads, governors and
satisfactory, behaviour. teachers can do to improve
The majority of schools have behaviour – learning from schools
good or outstanding behaviour. with good behaviour and working
Today’s behaviour challenge is part with the support of parents
The Smile Train provides life changing free cleft
of the Government’s strategy to and pupils.
surgery for children in developing countries which
raise overall standards and improve The strategy outlines what
behaviour in the secondary schools qualities a ‘good’ school has so that
takes as little as 45 minutes and costs as little as £150.
It gives desperate children not just a new smile –
but a new life.
Initial Teacher Education
I want to give a child a second chance at life.
Your support can help provide free treatment for poor children
with clefts and other problems.
(ITE) grants now available
a73£150 towards surgery for a73 £30 towards medications for
one child one surgery
a73£75 could cover half the cost a73 £ We’ll gratefully
T
he Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students and benefit from their
grants programme will build expertise. The providers of Initial
of one surgery accept any amount
learning partnerships between Teacher Education include
Mr/Mrs/Ms
museums, archives and teacher universities and school-centred ITE
training bodies. providers (SCITTs).
Address
A scheme designed to build Expression of Interest forms
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learning partnerships between should be submitted to the MLA by
Email
museums, archives and bodies that 16 October 2009 and final
Telephone run undergraduate and postgraduate applications must be submitted by
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teacher training courses, is open for 16 November 2009.
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grants programme is a professional in the right-hand menu or email
development programme, supported
ite@mla.gov.uk
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The Smile Train UK Archives Council (MLA), that aims to
previous users of the ITE programme:
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embed the use of museums and “A very mutually beneficial project.
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and archive staff can benefit from have learnt so much about the
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the ideas and expertise the teachers museum and what it has to offer. I
bring to the projects. feel that I now have potential links
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A healthy diet is a crucial part of pregnancy and can help to prevent birth defects. Make sure you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables
aimed at museums and archives with continue what we have started.
and take a multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acid every day for a month before conception and throughout early pregnancy. a strong background in education Thank you!”
Folic acid has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube defects of the brain and spinal cord (such as spina bifida) in
unborn children, and could help reduce the risk of cleft lip and palate. For more information, visit
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and those who want to host Student participant 2009
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