France pushes on with pension plan despite renewed strikes
President Emmanuel Macron’s signature reform has unleashed 51 days of strikes.
World News|Jan 24, 2020
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The Hyde family and helpers do lunch for 70 people
THE true spirit of the festive season was on show at the Salvation Army Fortress at L’Islet on Christmas Day as volunteers cooked a feast for around 70 people.
News|Dec 27, 2019
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French telecom company Orange convicted over employee suicides
Orange is France’s first big company to be tried on a charge of institutionalised ‘collective moral harassment’.
World News|Dec 20, 2019
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CFE students prepare story sacks for under 5s
GROUPS which cater for the under 5s will be receiving story sacks to help youngsters develop their skill sets.
News|Nov 23, 2019
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£27.4m. a year to run Education’s favoured model
THE annual revenue costs of the proposed new secondary education system will be about £27.4m, Education, Sport & Culture has stated in its programme business case.
News|Aug 19, 2019
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Lisbon Lion goalscorer’s boots sold for £18,000 at auction
Tommy Gemmell’s Adidas boots were purchased by an anonymous private collector.
UK News|Jul 19, 2019
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Judge Curriculum for Excellence on whole senior phase, SQA boss tells MSPs
Representatives from the examination board gave evidence to Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee.
UK News|May 22, 2019
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Nicola Sturgeon denies parents are being ‘left in the dark’ on school standards
The First Minister rejected claims from the Scottish Conservatives that parents have ‘no idea’ if standards are going up or down.
UK News|May 16, 2019
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Delivery of Curriculum for Excellence to be reviewed by MSPs
The move follows concerns schools in more deprived areas are placing greater restrictions on subject choice for pupils.
UK News|May 1, 2019
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Narrowing curriculum putting education of generation of pupils at risk: experts
MSPs were warned about the decreasing number of subjects students can study under the Curriculum for Excellence.
UK News|Apr 24, 2019
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Primary pupil assessments to be reformed after teacher feedback
Education Secretary John Swinney said changes will be made to ‘enhance the experience of both learners and educators’.
UK News|Apr 18, 2019
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Work to constantly improve education system is my mantra: John Swinney
But teachers and unions have been critical of the use of standardised assessments for pupils in Scottish schools.
UK News|Feb 20, 2019
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Children from deprived areas struggling to meet literacy and numeracy targets
The pupil-teacher ratio and average class size remain ‘at an absolute standstill’ from last year.
UK News|Dec 11, 2018
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Swinney announces independent review of P1 testing
The Education Secretary said the review of standardised national assessments for four- and five-year-olds would be ‘evidence-based’.
UK News|Oct 25, 2018
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Cuts in S4 subject choices impacting on pupils, committee told
MSPs heard there is evidence of a narrowing of the curriculum at that stage.
UK News|Sep 19, 2018
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