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DESIGN & BUILD
IT & COMPUTING
EDUCATIONAL PLAY
FINANCE
ACADEMY AUDITS Avoiding the common pitfalls
SPORT & FITNESS
THE ‘INACTIVITY TIME BOMB’
Play your part in getting the UK’s youth active and see your school benefit ERGONOMICS
HEALTHY BODIES AND MINDS
The need for ergonomics in a pupil’s ‘workplace’ LEASING
AVOIDING THE SCAMS
Why BESA is calling for revised leasing guidances
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MORE STRIKE ACTION PLANNED According to a spokesperson for the Department for Education, only around a quarter of schools in the targeted regions were closed during strike action on October 17. This compares with 60 per cent who walked out in the national strikes of November 2011, but NUT and NASWUT plans another national one-day walkout before Christmas. NUT secretary Christine Blower said: “Make no mistake Michael Gove’s reforms to teachers’ pay are about paying teachers less, not more. A YouGov poll commissioned by the NUT showed that only a quarter of parents (25%) thought schools should set their own pay system with 60% supporting the continuation of a national pay system for teachers.” Schools Minister Lord Nash wants more businesses to get involved and help raise standards of education in Yorkshire and the Humber. Three events hosted by the Department for Education, the Diocese of Wakefield and the Gorse Academies Trust were held this month in Leeds, aiming to attract businesses, schools, community leaders and others to become academy sponsors. See page 7 for details. Career Colleges for 14-19 year olds are the latest attempt to combine the curriculum with hands-on, vocational learning. Local employers will help shape what is taught. Read more on page 9. And the past two years have seen fair success in reducing truancy. According to the latest figures, almost 140,000 less children missed 15 per cent or more of school than two years ago. This is attributed to the reduced definition of ‘persistent absence’ but could also be down to the use of technology. Read more on page 7.
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