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scrap key stage 3 SATs
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to introduce greater flexibility in approaches, pupils’ learning is more stances”, with a higher proportion that all schools provide training to
Ben Allen
by Chris Parr
years 7 to 9 since the end of national relevant and engaging, it fires their of children on free school meals, ensure that teachers and support
Editor
testing at key stage 3, allowing imaginations, they enjoy the chal- showed the greatest improvement staff have the skills and confidence
Pete Henshaw – 020 7501 6771
Abolishing key stage 3 SATs has teachers to implement more crea- lenge, and feel a greater sense of in pupils’ ability to solve problems to encourage pupils to be independ-
pete.henshaw@markallengroup.
allowed secondary schools to tive and interactive approaches to achievement. by drawing on different sets of ent and creative learners.
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adopt a more creative approach to lessons. “Schools need to ensure that information. Schools should also ensure that
Deputy editor teaching, Ofsted has claimed. Most teachers felt confident in teachers are properly supported to One secondary school visited all pupils develop technology skills
David Taylor – 020 7501 6772 Inspectors visited 44 schools (19 encouraging pupils to speculate keep their main focus on the qual- used drumming with a year 8 class in order to support independent and
david.taylor@markallengroup.com secondary) as part of the Learning: constructively, maintain an open ity of learning, so good leadership, struggling to get a firm grasp of creative learning, the report said.
Chief reporter Creative Approaches that Raise mind while exploring different sharing of best practice, continu- multiplication tables. The pupils Inspectors also urged the gov-
Chris Parr – 020 7501 6750
Standards report, and found that options, and reflect critically on ing professional development, and enjoyed the activity, and it improved ernment to produce guidance to
Illustrator
almost all were making effective outcomes, the report claimed. seeking new ways to improve learn- their understanding of pattern and help schools, businesses and higher
Christos Mais
use of creative approaches. Patrick Leeson, director of edu- ing are vital.” structure and their recall of multipli- education colleges develop stronger
The report added that secondary cation and care at Ofsted, said: Elsewhere, the report found that cation tables, the report said. partnerships.
Editorial advisory panel
schools in particular had been able “When teachers use more creative schools in “challenging circum- The inspectorate recommended Visit www.ofsted.gov.uk
Paul Ainsworth, Deputy
headteacher, Belvoir High School,
Leicestershire. Mark Blois, Browne
Jacobson. Hilary Moriarty,
Essex students
National director, Boarding
Schools’ Association. Neill
Morton, Headteacher, Portora
Royal School, Enniskillen. Helen
Nurton, Assistant headteacher,
race to victory
Guildford County School, Surrey. Jo
Smith, Deputy headteacher, Long
Field School, Melton Mowbray.
Tina Stockman, Teacher, Harlaw
in F1 challenge
Academy, Aberdeen. Ray Tarleton,
Headteacher, South Dartmoor
Community College, Devon. Dr
Students from an Essex school race car design. We’ve put a lot of
Bernard Trafford, Headteacher,
have been celebrating after win- hours into this competition but it
The Royal Grammar School,
ning the national final of the has all been worthwhile.”
Newcastle upon Tyne. Simon
Formula 1 in Schools Technology The students were congratulated
Viccars, Headteacher, Leon School
Challenge. by chairman and founder of F1 in
Fifteen-year-olds Emily Latham, Schools, Andrew Denford.
F1 in Schools 2009/10: Selected winners
and Sports College, Milton Keynes.
Alex Wood, Headteacher, Wester
Edward Talboys, Michael Smith, He said: “Each time we hold UK National Champions 2009/10
Hailes Education Centre, Edinburgh
Anna MacBride and Timothy the UK finals, the judges are
Dynamic, St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School,
Tillett from St John Payne Catholic blown away by the standard of
Chelmsford, Essex
Comprehensive School were named the entrants, particularly the engi-
UK champions at the Autosport neering expertise which we are
Winners 14 to 19 Age Group, F1 Class:
Sales director
International Show in Birmingham seeing.
1. Dynamic, St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School,
Matt Govett – 020 7501 6735
Business development
on Sunday (January 17). “Dynamic are worthy champi- Chelmsford, Essex
manager
The team, called Dynamic, was ons, showing great ingenuity and
2. Mach 1, Lutterworth College, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Abdul Hayee – 020 7501 6767
challenged to design, create and professionalism.”
3. Synergy, Richard Rose Central Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria
Classified sales race a model Formula 1 car, and F1 in Schools is a not-for-
Rachel McElhinney – 020 7501 6728 develop a business plan and mar- profit organisation encouraging
Winners 11 to 14 Age Group, Bloodhound SSC Class:
keting campaign for their entry. students to apply their knowledge
1. Flare, St.Dunstan’s Community School, Glastonbury, Somerset
Subscription manager The youngsters will now go on of physics, engineering, marketing 2. Speeding Snails, Wilmington Grammar School, Dartford, Kent
Chris Hoskins
to face teams from across the globe and teamwork in a competitive
3. Bloodhounds, Castleford High School, Leeds
Circulation director
at an international Grand Prix. situation.
Sally Boettcher
Emily, the team’s manager, said: Further information about the
“I think it’s our strong teamwork competition, including details
that gave us the edge over other on entering, can be found at Fast track: (from left) Timothy Tillett, Emily Latham, Anna MacBride, Edward Talboys, and
Circulation department:
teams, as well as our innovative www.f1inschools.co.uk Michael Smith, otherwise known as Dynamic, celebrate their victory
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Students back campaign
UK annual rates:
Schools getting
Personal £50
Institutional (libraries, against world hunger
companies etc) £110 back on track
Europe annual rates:
Personal £92 Students from the International From January 25 to 29, school hunger. Everyone at our school will
Institutional £165 School and Community College in children across the country will be eat their lunch and give their 10
Rest of world annual rates: Birmingham added an unexpected able to contribute 10 pence extra to pence for The Really Good School
Personal £113
after snowfall
face to the roll call of celebrities the cost of their school lunch, with Dinner and we want all the schools
Institutional £209
supporting a United Nations the funds raised going to the United in Birmingham to raise money for
campaign against world hunger on Nations World Food Programme. kids in poorer countries too.” Schools were attempting to get run January’s modular A level
Printed by
Saturday. To raise awareness of the cam- The Really Good School Dinner back on track this week after and GCSE exams – despite the
Pensord Press, Wales
The city’s iconic Bull sculpture paign, students turned Birmingham’s is open to any school in England the disruption caused by severe fact that 75 per cent of their
joins music stars such as JLS, N- Bull into a celebrity advocate by and is led by the UN World Food weather. schools were closed.
Published by
Dubz and Pixie Lott in endorsing posing with the sculpture and a Programme and the School Food Although many schools and Andrew Harland, chief execu-
The Really Good School Dinner giant 10 pence piece. Trust. colleges were forced to close their tive of the EOA, said: “Many of
campaign, which allows students Year 7 pupil, Aqiqa Inayat, said: Chief executive of the School gates during the first week of term, the staff in the survey said that
to donate a meal to a child in the “We took a giant 10 pence to the Food Trust, Judy Hargadon, said: almost 90 per cent opened in the they had prepared contingency
developing world. Bull to tell everyone about world “This campaign highlights two second week, with only five per plans in the event of their absence
St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road
hugely important issues: the impor- cent totally closed with no lessons on exam days. However, it has
Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB
tance to children’s wellbeing in the or exams. been crucial that they were there
www.markallengroup.com
UK of eating a healthy school lunch Exams watchdogs in England, in their exam centres on the days
and the increasing problem of world Wales, Scotland and Northern leading up to the exams as well.
food security.” Ireland were urging schools to “One member of staff said
The first Really Good School contact the awarding bodies if that she had stayed overnight in a
Dinner, held in January 2009, saw there had been any significant camper van parked at her school
MA Education Ltd is an independent
118,000 school lunches eaten across disruption to exams or exam in order to be there for the exams
publishing company also responsible
the country, and the School Food preparations. and another team had stayed in a
for education titles Early Years
Trust is hopeful this year’s event Elsewhere, research by the nearby hotel.”
Educator and 5to7 Educator.
will be a similar success. Examination Officers’ Association Despite the slightly warmer
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