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Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter. This month we include reviews of new research on teacher perceptions of their role across 23 countries and young people’s views of the place of technology in their lives in 6 countries
New research has been published on how technology has impacted on the social lives of young people in five countries.
Twitter is making headlines for informing and educating wider society – criteria enough for it to be used in schools....
The Nuffield review has taken six years to complete and holds different conclusions for England and Wales.
The Canadian Institute of Learning has published a comprehensive review of studies of the value and use of homework in several countries.
One in five secondary school students in England are using a private tutor to help with their studies.
Ofsted concludes schools have been successful in engaging students and introducing new dimensions to teaching and learning through the new curriculum but more needs to be done to create whole school ethos of skill and competency progression.
A summary of events and developments in education from June 2009.
Some interesting opportunities, consultations and free resources for learners and teachers available now.
A new strand added to the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey focuses on teacher views on the impact of pupil behaviour on their teaching.
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