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Changing times – Compulsory times tables testing at primary schools

Changing times – Compulsory times tables testing at primary schools

It’s taken long enough but at last education chiefs are recognising the need for children to get the basics right in maths. A key part of this is learning their times tables. The government has announced that all 11-year-olds will be tested on their times tables before leaving primary school. During the progressive education revolution…

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Why Weald of Kent should herald a change in the law

Why Weald of Kent should herald a change in the law

Ten grammar schools are reportedly set to submit expansion bids hot-on-the-heels of Nicky Morgan’s brave decision to let the Weald of Kent Grammar School branch out into another area of the county. And I for one welcome the snowball effect this decision seems to be having. Central Bedfordshire Council has already called on the government…

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Why is reading so important to improving my child’s reading and spelling and vocabulary skills?

Why is reading so important to improving my child’s reading and spelling and vocabulary skills?

I have spoken in a number of previous blog posts about the disproportionate focus that the CEM exam gives to a child’s skill and ability with the English language. English is the one subject where a child cannot ‘cram’ for their exam. It is a skill that needs to be developed, crafted and honed over…

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