Mexico: 24,000 homicides in 2010
There were 24,734 homicides in Mexico during 2010, representing a 23 per cent rise compared with the previous year, according to official figures. A document released by the National Institute […]
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Jean Gross highlights ‘extreme’ cases of illiteracy
Communication champion Jean Gross has backed poverty czar Frank Field and said there are certain cases of illiteracy when a child will not even know the most basic language. Speaking […]
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Grades ‘not the only deciding factor in education’
An industry source has highlighted how there are all sorts of reasons for parents to choose to send their children to a certain school, not just grades. Dr Helen Wright, […]
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Child literacy seminar urges teachers to plan lessons ‘strategically’
Teachers have been encouraged to prepare their lessons in such a way that children can always get on with learning even when their tutor is busy. This was the message […]
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Prison conflict leads to 17 fatalities
There are 17 people dead in Mexico as a result of a recent prison conflict in Ciudad Juarez. A spokesperson for the facility has stressed that it was not an […]
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Philip Gross offers thoughts on role of poetry in education
Writer and academic Philip Gross has suggested poetry can be easier to integrate into the education of pre-teens, compared to when youngsters hit puberty. He explained to the Western Mail […]
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Mexican children to be offered measles vaccination
The discovery of the first case of measles in Mexico in four years has prompted the country's officials to offer vaccinations against the disease. According to Reuters, a nine-month-old French […]
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‘Murphy method’ making a splash in child literacy
A teacher's one-on-one child literacy sessions are making huge headway with a significant number of pupils who have previously underperformed in class. New Zealander Dianne Murphy uses 'direct instruction' and […]
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Memory a key part of child literacy, notes expert
A bad memory can hinder people at all stages of life, according to one leading expert, but particularly during the early parts of their learning. Teresa Bliss, child and educational […]
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