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Issue 2.3

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Is the Early Years Foundation Stage too restrictive?

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Margaret Edgington, Dr Richard House and Lynne Oldfeld argue for a more open approach to learning for early years children.
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02/07/2010
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Editorial - The myths of leadership

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There are five myths of leadership according to a large scale study of successful organisations across industry, sport and education partly funded by the NCSL and announced at their recent annual conference in Birmingham...
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02/07/2010
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Heads and schools – finding the perfect match

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With no end in sight to their difficulties in finding headteachers who have the right credentials, schools are increasingly turning to recruitment agencies. Crispin Andrews reports.
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02/07/2010
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How unhappy are our children?

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The mainstream media have seized gleefully on ‘evidence’ that Britain’s children are unhappy but, as Keith Savage explains, the real situation is not nearly as simple as that.
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02/07/2010
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The magic ingredient: parents!

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It’s not just your Ofsted report that’ll benefit from closer involvement with parents – teaching and learning will improve too. Margaret Booth has the winning formula.
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02/07/2010
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Understanding the impact of technology

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New research throws an intriguing light on the effectiveness of ICT in supporting the learning of individual pupils.
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02/07/2010
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Positive discrimination

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Should school managers 'bend the rules' to make learning more appealing to disaffected or uninterested pupils – even if it risks alienating some staff?
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02/07/2010
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Primary File

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The section of SLT dedicated specially to issues concerning primary schools.
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02/07/2010
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The role of body language in teaching

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The complex unconscious signals sent out by our posture can have a huge impact on teaching and learning, as Kieran Robinson recently discovered.
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02/07/2010
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Search me

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Where do schools stand in regard to searching and screening pupils? Chris Lowe advises on how to act within the law.
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02/07/2010
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Social enterprise for schools

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Social enterprises can have lasting benefits for students and staff as well as the community. Neil McIntosh explains.
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02/07/2010
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The hidden cost of free schools

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The new government is dashing headlong into the 'free schools' model adopted in Sweden – but evidence suggests that putting parents in charge may do more harm than good. Raspal Chima reports.
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02/07/2010
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Towards a coaching culture

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In the sixth of this series of articles on coaching, Nick Austin and Richard Churches outline some factors that should be considered in developing a coaching culture in your school.
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02/07/2010
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Why I want to start a free school

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Toby Young argues his case for setting up a school identified by its commitment to 'intellectual freedom, not political dogma'.
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02/07/2010