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Education Yearbook
The Oxford Times Education Yearbook 2008/2009
Here is some information for students and parents alike on what is happening in Oxfordshire's Education in 2008/2009.Much remains to be done . . .
12:54pm Monday 30th June 2008
Last year I was grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the yearbook, soon after my appointment as Oxfordshire County Councils Director for Children, Young People and Families
Raising standards
12:52pm Monday 30th June 2008
Schools could face takeover in new Government initiative to boost GCSE exam success
Oxfordshire school's events
12:39pm Monday 30th June 2008
The first six months of 2008 have been eventful for Oxfordshire schools . . .
Why parents should embrace opportunity
11:53am Monday 30th June 2008
Mark Turner, headmaster of Abingdon School, discusses bursaries and whether they achieve their aim of widening access to independent schools
Putting academics in the picture
11:43am Monday 30th June 2008
Gill Oliver meets Dr Alison Kahn, founder of the Oxford Academy of Documentary Film
Battling the bullies
11:40am Monday 30th June 2008
Suzanna Bain reflects on the impact of bullying on the victims and on the bullies themselves
New way to escape the straitjacket of A-Levels
11:34am Monday 30th June 2008
Sami Cohen, principal of dOverbroecks College, Oxford, outlines the advantages of a new way to study
How tough is ‘tough love’?
11:32am Monday 30th June 2008
All children misbehave sometimes but what should parents do when that misbehaviour escalates from plain naughty to downright criminal, asks Lisa Salmon
Unlocking hidden history
11:27am Monday 30th June 2008
Dusty files in a forgotten cupboard or a valuable resource? Pam Champion, archivist at the School of St Helen and St Katharine, highlights the importance of archives and their value to schools
Young shoots of an enduring passion
11:23am Monday 30th June 2008
Award-winning gardening writer (and former infant teacher) Val Bourne explores the value of encouraging young children to develop a love for all things bright and beautiful
Who do they think they are?
11:18am Monday 30th June 2008
Anti-social behaviour has become a norm in our society. Michael St John Parker argues that it is time for schools to radically address the problems of a seriously disaffected generation of adolescents
A last chance for learning
11:16am Monday 30th June 2008
Gill Oliver talks to John Diamond of the Mulberry Bush School about giving troubled children a real opportunity to rebuild their lives
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