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Close to 20% of children will have SEN at some point

Describing the needs of a child with a disability or difficulty, making learning harder for them than with others their same age, Special Educational Needs (SEN), is in itself a legal term. Close to 20% of children will have SEN at some time while in their school age years while others have it throughout the [...]

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Half of Parents Unhappy With Sex Education In Schools

According to a new survey, parents are not happy about the way that sex education is taught in our schools. The independent baby product review site www.babychild.org.uk polled over 1732 parents across the UK who had children in the 5-11 age group. This was to determine their opinion on how they felt about their children [...]

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Summer School Programmes are a Great Way of Learning a New Language for Children

Long days spent with friends, lessons including their favourite topics, exciting trips to new cities, and the chance to explore the stunning English countryside. For your child, a summer spent in the UK staying at a language school filled with great facilities and loads of new friends to make sounds idyllic. So, what are the [...]

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New video helps parents with teenagers accessing pornography

One of the worst things a parent has to do is broach the subject of porn with their children. Now the free online site ParentChannel.tv has unveiled a new video which deals with this tricky scenario. It gives parents tips on how to deal with the situation, and the best way to deal with it [...]

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Alternatives to University

With an estimated 180,000 students not getting into university this September, students were faced with the uncertainty of their future.  One website helping students to explore their options is Notgoingtouni.co.uk, which aims to help young people make informed decisions about their future by showing the opportunities that exist outside of university. University is great for [...]

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How to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet

This been provided by BullGuard Internet Security who provide an all in one antivirus and internet security solution.

There are a number of things you can do to help keep your child safe when they go on the internet, and to prevent them from seeing content which is of an adult nature.

Learn to Surf [...]

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Fireman Sam promoting fire safety on UK tour

Fireman Sam is teaming up with Toys “R” Us to promote safety with the help of local fire services throughout the UK as part of the Safety First with Fireman Sam, presented by HIT Entertainment, a worldwide leader in children’s entertainment.

Fireman Sam will appear at fourteen Toys “R” Us stores across the country running [...]

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Cool Seas Roadshow - Sea Creatures Roadshow opportunity for your school

An amazing interactive roadshow that takes the secrets of our oceans and seas into the classroom is about to embark on its fifth year of touring the UK’s primary schools.  The Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Cool Seas Roadshow will give, fun, inspirational conservation presentations to primary schools throughout the UK and Ireland.

With funding from [...]

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Parents getting much fussier about school placements

Many parents are looking at schools that lay outside of their catchment area due to dissatisfaction about the education their children are receiving.  In fact, new figures show that parents are now more actively considering which school their children should attend for the first time in the last ten years.

In the 2008/2009 school year [...]

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Is it essential to get your first choice of school?

Will secondary school children in England get their first choice of schools in the 2010-11 school year, and is it really crucial that they should?  Opinion varies, but the national average is slightly down in some areas, including the London boroughs.

London typically has a lower percentage of students who get a place in their [...]

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