There comes a time in every parents life where the inevitable times-tables learning will come up. For some children it is easier than for others but from my experience all children need a helping hand. Times tables are so important to a child's learning; they will help them conquer Maths much easier...
Read more ›Earlier this week, The Daily Mail revealed that parents of Folkestone (Kent) threatened to remove their children from school due to new rulings that students will receive homework!
More than 600 parents have signed the petition to defend the cause because of the lack of time their children will hav...
Read more ›Education experts have argued that homework is 'completely pointless', says The Guardian.
Mr Bennett, director of the ResearchEd conference announced, "I'm not anti homework- it can be a useful tool - but too often it's an exercise in back covering, or box ticking, with no real thought for the educ...
Read more ›In the 19th century more children received education in the UK from home than in schools. Nowadays, most children attend school although recent data estimates there is an annual increase of 17% of children who are home schooled in this country.
Education from the age of five is a legal requiremen...
Read more ›In the first of a new series of features about educational issues, First Tutors explores Lord Lucas's recent comments on the new Education Bill.
Addressing the House of Lords on 26th November, Lord Lucas expressed strong feelings of concern that the clauses of the Bill that seek to regulate home ed...
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