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Daily News
Monday 20 May 2013
JANE DEVINE: STUDENTS RIGHT TO DEMAND HIGH QUALITY – COMMENT
When my aunt’s pedigree dog entered into a clandestine relationship with a farm collie, my aunt was left with nice offspring she didn’t want and couldn’t sell for the type of fee they might have otherwise attracted had the sire been properly selected.
The Scotsman
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P*RNOGRAPHY RISKS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FIVE, SAY PARENTS
Eight in 10 parents polled by headteachers say issues around pornography should form part of sex education lessons.
The Guardian
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PUPILS 'NEED EARLY PORN WARNINGS'
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.
BBC News online
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TEACHING DYSLEXIC CHILDREN: SPOTTING THE SIGNS AND SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENTS
With many teachers not trained to spot dyslexia, Sally Bouwman shares her advice for detecting the disorder.
The Guardian
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'NURTURE NEXT LORD SUGAR AT SCHOOL' (Wales)
Young people in Wales become less keen to start their own business the longer they are in the school system, a study finds, prompting a call to nurture young entrepreneurs.
BBC News online
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WALK-TO-SCHOOL NUMBERS 'FALLING'
Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say.
BBC News online
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'FANATICAL' GOVE ATTACKED BY UNION (England)
The education secretary is like a "fanatical personal trainer" who urges schools to jump higher and run faster, a head teachers' leader is to say.
BBC News online
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TARGETS 'RISK PUPIL WELL-BEING'
Pupils' well-being and education should not be sacrificed to meet new targets, the leader of a head teachers' union will tell its annual conference.
BBC News online
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