2008
- Institute of Education - best and biggest for education research
Education research carried out in UK universities is among the best in the world, according to the just-released RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) results, with the Institute of Education, London (IOE) leading the way.
17 December 2008 - Good pre-school and home-learning environment essential for later academic achievement
Attending a high quality pre-school followed by an academically effective primary school gives a significant boost to chileren's development.
27 November 2008 - Religion and nationality – the new 'race'?
Educational performance tables comparing exam results of pupils from different ethnic groups are fuelling a new kind of racism, a leading academic has warned.
25 November 2008 - National survey launched into how the Holocaust is taught
The first large scale national survey into how the Holocaust is taught in English secondary schools will be launched by the Institute of Education, London (IOE) in November.
07 November 2008 - Early assessments help to identify children at risk of blighted adulthoods
The vast majority of children who will go on to experience serious deprivation in their adult years can now be identified by the age of 10, a new report suggests.
20 October 2008 - Northern Irish mothers 'most likely to read to their children every day'
Mothers in Northern Ireland are more likely to read to their children every day than mothers in other UK countries, new research suggests.
17 October 2008 - Welsh mothers less likely to smack naughty five-year-olds
Welsh mothers are less likely to smack their children when they are naughty than mothers in other UK countries, a new study suggests.
17 October 2008 - Less than two thirds of five-year-olds living with married natural parents
Less than two thirds of UK children are living with their married natural parents when they enter school, a study has found.
17 October 2008 - Girls start primary school with two-month lead over boys
Girls are already two months ahead of boys in their learning development when they start school, a UK-wide study has found.
17 October 2008 - Five-year-olds who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese, study finds
Children who eat breakfast daily are less likely to become obese, new research suggests.
17 October 2008 - Academic writers – made, not born
Getting published is a make-or-break part of every academic's career, but how does a lecturer learn to write?
13 October 2008 - Rock-style music lessons boost popularity of GCSE music
A radical new approach to teaching music that enables secondary pupils to "jam" like rock stars has prompted a sharp rise in the number of pupils wanting to take GCSE music.
10 October 2008 - Top position at worldwide music education goes to IOE professor
Graham Welch, professor of music education at the Institute of Education, London, has been elected president of the International Society for Music Education (ISME).
10 September 2008 - Stereotypical image of school bully needs updating, researchers say
The stereotypical image of the school bully needs to be revised, researchers at the Institute of Education, London, have concluded.
28 August 2008 - Holistic education approach risks being mired in targets
The government's Every Child Matters agenda (ECM), intended as a holistic approach to education, may fail because of too much emphasis on predetermined outcomes, warns a new report.
22 August 2008 - Philosophy: the key to good thinking
Children of all ages should study philosophy in school because it is the basis of critical thinking, say leading philosophers of education.
02 July 2008 - English Bac – solution for crisis in 14–19 education?
An English baccalaureate incorporating academic and vocational subjects could overcome the crisis of a general education system that has alienated many 14- to 19-year-olds, say leading experts.
29 June 2008 - Institute of Education scores teaching hat-trick
The Institute of Education (IOE) is delighted to announce that three of its academics have been awarded the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy.
26 June 2008 - Time to remove school curriculum from government control
Control of the school curriculum should be taken away from politicians and passed to an independent education commission, says a leading educationist.
04 June 2008 - Health means more to teenagers than booze, sex and drugs
That's the opinion of young people speaking at a conference on health in school at the Institute of Education on May 14.
11 May 2008 - How the poorest readers aged six outperformed the national average in two years and reduced the gender gap
New research into the progress of 500 children published today shows that young children who were the poorest readers - and the very lowest-achieving in their class - can go on to outperform the national average within two years.
09 May 2008 - Quentin Blake is muse for teachers of reading
Specially trained teachers who work with young struggling readers are set to receive a little extra inspiration this weekend from world-famous author and illustrator Quentin Blake.
24 April 2008 - Rewards work better than punishments, pupil behaviour experts say
Clean, well-maintained toilets and separate social areas for younger and older pupils could make school-shy children more likely to attend school, suggests new research.
18 April 2008 - Employment rules could trigger London school staffing crisis
An impending government crackdown on the employment of teachers who are not fully qualified could trigger a staffing crisis for London schools, researchers believe.
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