School Survival


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'I saw teachers cheating'

A teacher from East Sussex says she witnessed other members of staff unfairly helping pupils with primary school tests.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

The national teacher of the year is a retired army colonel

Chauncey Veatch, a retired army colonel who began teaching at his California high school in 1999 is the 52nd National Teacher of the Year. He tells his students "... our class is like a wagon train heading out ... to reach our goal...an education. No one will be thrown overboard; no one will be left […]

Education jargon 'baffles parents'

The parents of school age children are often baffled by terms given to education initiatives, a survey suggests.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Killer's secret behind revenge attack

German police yesterday began piecing together the secret life of the teenage killer who killed 16 people before shooting himself in a classroom bloodbath.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Airgun shooting at PM's former school

A teenager at Prime Minister Tony Blair's former school shot another pupil with an airgun, it was confirmed today.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

High court overturns ban on 'virtual' child porn

The government went too far in trying to ban computer simulations and other fool-the-eye depictions of teen-agers or children having sex, the Supreme Court ruled April 16. Many opponents of the ruling claim it will put schoolchildren at greater risk from pedophiles.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Spotting criminals from the age of three

Efforts should be made to spot problem children at the earliest age - so they and their families are given help, the Home Secretary has said.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Busy parents add to teenage angst

Parents who do not make time for their children risk turning them into teenage delinquents, a study says.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

It's back

School Survival is pretty much back in business now :) If you want to contribute anything, like news, articles, opinions, essays, or anything that'll fit here, please do. Since all links to this site no longer work, I'd very much appreciate if you'd link to School Survival from your site (if you have one). Use […]

Risk posed by aggressive pupils

Teachers are demanding that schools carry out "risk assessments" of pupils with behavioural problems, to protect other pupils and staff from violence. By Gary Eason BBC News Online at the NASUWT conference They say the risk starts young. Helen Tunn, a primary school teacher from Oldham, said children as young as four could display "very […]

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