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Editorial. Talks about the significance of Great Britain's White Paper on the post-16 sector of education. Past key issues in education; Anxiety over level of skill and understanding among early school leavers, the socially excluded and others; How taxpayers' money should be used in education.

The author discusses the 2016 education White Paper in Great Britain. He mentions that the government sets high anticipations for each school and child regardless of circumstances and provides school autonomy to obtain those through any method that they opt. He states that greater autonomy on its own will not result to excellence and it is not enough to set free school leaders if they cannot access the expertise and resources they need.

The article focuses on the concerns of British examination boards about social media backlash if they set harder test questions for students. Topics include sensitivity of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) to social media complaints and predictable examination questions that lack challenges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Also noted are regulatory requirements on limiting marks.

The article reports on warnings being given by Labour Party members in concern with the white paper released by the British government. A coalition of interests in the Parliamentary Labour Party is uniting against the paper and its proposed structural change education with new independent state schools and an end to local authorities' role as providers. The news came as an influential group of educationists castigated the Government for repeatedly introducing policies which were not properly evaluated, arguing that short-term political perspectives were driving policy-making.

The article reports that backbenchers, ex-ministers and Estelle Morris, a former education secretary in Great Britain are opposing the government's white paper on education. They claim that the legislation for setting up independent trust schools would not be in favor of disadvantaged pupils. The ministers suggest that local authorities be given the power to stop schools expanding. According to the British Humanist Association trust schools would lead to segregation and sectarianism in education.

Reports on the publication of the British government's White Paper skills strategy. Features of the program; Aims of the initiative; Proposals for regional and national partnerships incorporated in the program.

Discusses the Labour Party government's White Paper `Excellence in Schools' in Great Britain. Emphasis on standards over structure; Lessons that can be applied to educational reform from the World Cup success of coach Glenn Hoddle's soccer team; Educational change tradition in which structure mattered more than standards; Characteristics of successful education systems.

Focuses on the British government's White Paper that commits to learning credits for 16 to 19-year-old students. Department for Education and Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard's proposed national targets for education and training to improve competitiveness; Drive to equalize costs in three sectors.

The article reports on the planned released of guidelines regarding educational system in Great Britain developed by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. It states that guidelines include that teachers will need a licence to teach based on recent practice and professional development, strengthened home-school agreements, and bigger role for school improvement partners. It adds that school report card to grade schools will be upgraded. INSET: Main points.

The author, a British teacher, describes her attempt to relax and enjoy her summer holiday by reading a newspaper under the shade of a tree. She notes that the news is not relaxing, and that she finds it impossible to avoid news about education. She wonders about the possible effects of the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, created by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. She contemplates the true aims of education.

Reports on the development of guidance for teaching three to five-year-olds by the government in Great Britain. Simplification of the existing education guidelines; Formulation of coherent strategy promoting a play-based approach matching each child's needs; Plans of the Department for Education and Skills' Sure Start Unit to launch a formal consultation next spring.

Analyzes the legislative proposal for improving skills and learning in British continuing education. Commitment of the government to ensuring education for every adult; Collaboration between the government and industries; Failure in reviving individual learning accounts.

Reports on the protest of King James's school headteacher David Hudson of Yorkshire, England on his paperworks as a manifestation of bureaucracy in British education. Sources of the documents; Photograph of the red tape problem sent to Education Secretary Estelle Morris; Lack of confidence in ministers to achieve the aim of cutting the excessive bureaucracy.

Reports on the opposition by some groups to the British government's proposal for greater business involvement in schools. Concerns about the plans by the Surrey County Council, the Local Government Association, the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Head Teachers.

Reports on the reinforcement of the importance of technology in the education agenda of the British government. Integration of information and communications technology (ICT) into schools; Vitality of training for teachers; Extension of the benefits of ICT to all schools.

Presents the opinion of British newspapers on the secondary education proposals of the Labor government. Insight of The Daily Mail on the after-school classes in dance, drama and music; Comment of The Observer on investment in diversity; View of The Daily Telegraph on the approach adopted by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Reports that the British government sent 3,500 pages of instructions to schools in the first seven months of 2000. Teacher union leaders' complaints against red tape; Answer to a parliamentary question from Conservative education spokesman James Clappison; Government's failure to meet its pledge to reduce teachers' workloads.

Focuses on the introduction of written home-school agreements encouraged by the British government, as part of its educational policy. Features of the agreement; Reaction of the educational system to the proposal; Details on government concerns in relation to education standards.

Editorial. Discusses the reactions of the different sectors of society to the government's educational policies in Great Britain. Reduction of the number of A-level syllabuses by 45 percent within three years; Concern of publishers for the effect on the publication of textbooks; Adjustment period to the syllabus as a problem for teachers.

Reports on the proposals of the Labour Party on the educational system of Great Britain. Findings of the report entitled `Diversity and Excellence: A New Choice for Schools'; Selection policies of grammar schools; Party position on funding and opt-outs; Status of grant-maintained schools. INSET: The right direction, says opted out head..

In this article, author presents his views on how education system is headed towards irrelevancy. It mentions need for different kinds of learning environments, when teaching and learning moved into the virtual world of the internet; and also mentions how COVID-19 pandemic has also proved that teachers are more accurate in assessing students than an exam paper.

The article discusses new steering group from Great Britain to help deliver its SEND (special educational needs and disability) review to assist the Department for Education to conclude the SEND review at pace and advise on proposals to be set out in a SEND Green Paper.

The article offers information on the education white paper of the government of Wales which focus on raising the educational standards. It states that the proposed legislation included in the white paper allow for local authorities to intervene in the school. It mentions that teachers unions warned that head teachers must not be blamed on the performance of the school. It says that the report from Estyn on the deteriorating state of the education in Great Britain contributes to the white paper.

Highlights the Government Green Paper which aims to modernize the teaching profession in Great Britain. Performance-related pay as a key element in the Government's modernization program; Opposition to the performance-related pay proposal, based on unions' surveys; Compensation to be expected by the school heads from the program; Role of the heads in implementing the proposed performance management and pay system. INSET: On the fast-track..

Reports on the actions of Ann Taylor, spokeswoman for education of the Labour Party of Great Britain. Position on educational reform as a springboard for political success; Approval of the `Green Paper' as a policy statement on education; Media campaign to discredit Taylor; Implications on her election bid to the Shadow Cabinet.

The article reports on the Great Britain's government's Green Paper on the pressing need to boost the UK's skills base which flies in the face of funding cuts to the sector. The case of funding cut of Barton Peveril Sixth FormCollege is presented and the economic and the social fallout from the funding cuts are mentioned.

The article reports on the education white paper "The Importance of Teaching," which is released by British Education Secretary Michael Gove in 2010. The white paper talks about the reform to the educational system in the country. It claims that England fails to keep pace with the best performing countries worldwide. It also indicates that a new generation of teaching schools will be based by the Department for Education (DfE) on the model of teaching hospitals.

The author reflects on the British government's white paper "The Importance of Teaching," which is released in 2010. He asserts that the white paper talks about the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), sixth-forms, school improvement, school funding, among others. He says that the paper also mentions several education-related issues including over-regulated schools and gap between poor and rich pupils. He claims that the paper is an attempt to balance autonomy with accountability.

The article presents the author's analysis about the use of the further education white paper "Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances" in Great Britain. The author observes that the creation of the white paper conforms with the tasks of the Learning and Skills Council. It is through the white paper that the role of the colleges is emphasized in government planning.

The article examines the education white paper proposed by Prime Minister Tony Blair in Great Britain. The white paper is a document outlining the plans of the Government for new laws. According to the paper there will be a new category of schools called trust schools and there will be a legal right for teachers to discipline students.

Discusses the British government's extension of plans to overhaul secondary education to include pupils who have just transferred from primary schools. Expected released of a White Paper in response to Mike Tomlinson's inquiry into 14 to 19 qualifications; White Paper's likely coverage of key stage 3 as ministers put fresh emphasis on arithmetic, reading and writing for all pupils; Ministers' expected rejection of Tomlinson's calls for the names General Certificate of Secondary Education and A-level to be scrapped under a new, all-embracing diploma framework.

The schools of the future need employ just one qualified teacher, Great Britain Government officials have said. The controversial suggestion is contained in a Department for Education and Skills (DfES) paper. Entitled Workforce Reform - Blue Skies it says that schools are able to operate under new "freedoms" brought in by the workload agreement without any qualified classroom teachers and this should be further exploited. The paper acknowledges that where, support staff are used to teach, regulators say they must be supervised by a qualified teacher.

Reports on the public and various sectors' support of the British government's skills White Paper educational program. Features of the White Paper; Provisions of the program that will provide for adult learning.

Argues that the British government's educational policy White Paper `Excellence in Schools' is distant from the harsh realities of school management and organization. Life for the parent governor as antithesis to what the White Paper urges; Parental involvement; School-business links; Establishment of a General Teaching Council; Special education.

Reports on the debate over the British policy White Paper `Excellence in Schools' in the House of Commons. Shadow schools deputy Angela Browning's questioning of local authorities' role in education; Liberal Democrat education spokesman Don Foster's reservations about the White Paper; Government defeat on a bill to abolish the Assisted Places Scheme.

Presents excerpts from the British education policy White Paper `The People's Lottery.' Channeling of funds from the National Lottery into education; Plan for a National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts; Emphasis on after-school activities for children; Help with information technology for teachers and librarians. INSET: Main points of the White Paper..

Comments on the new British government's education White Paper entitled `Excellence in Schools.' Significance of the 1943 education White Paper entitled `Educational Reconstruction'; Strategy to raise standards of literacy and numeracy; National Union of Teachers' reaction to the new document.

Discloses that the advisory body Local Schools Information (LSI) has launched a campaign against the British government's White Paper scheme to increase diversity in education. Government's plan to create new grammar schools; Main proposals contained in the White Paper; Contents of a leaflet published by LSI about the issue; Upcoming introduction of legislation to allow schools to select more pupils by ability.

Highlights some of the significant proposals for school governors in the White Paper, `Self-Government for Schools.' Compulsory annual debate on selection for every governing body; Control over a larger slice of school funding; Prospect of more secure support and training; Confirmation of the central and continuing role of governors; Nolan recommendations adopted by the paper.

Reports that a consultation paper on the future of lifelong learning will be published by education and employment ministers in Great Britain in late 1995. Ground preparation for a Green Paper; Issues to be covered; Reactions from leaders of further and adult education; Aspects of lifelong learning.

Reports on the revelation of the Green Paper, a document of educational recommendations of Great Britain's Labour Party. Suppression of the paper by the party; Specific recommendations of the paper; Controversial reaction of observers.

Opinion. Discusses the implications of the rejection of the Green Paper on educational policy drafted by the Labour Party of Great Britain. Lack of alternatives for reform; Fundamental policy defects in the Paper's formulation; Questions on the qualifications of Shadow Education Secretary Ann Taylor.

The article focuses on public school cheating scandal in the U.S. by Beverly Hall, a Jamaican-American education administrator, as of September 2014. It discusses investigation of the charges of overseeing the alteration and then certification of thousands of student exam papers in the state's standardised tests against Hall.

The article discusses the announcement of changes made to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination in Great Britain, led by education minister Michael Gove. Official changes to the exam include tougher grading to combat alleged grade inflation, a reduction in resit opportunities, and the retention of tiered exam papers for students only in the fields of mathematics and science.

The article discusses the state of the education system in Wales, particularly focusing on its poor test results from the A-level and General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations. It addresses policy decisions made in the early 2000s that eliminated formal assessments of Welsh students in favor of teacher-led assessment. It notes the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews, and underperformance in key skills. INSET: Paper problem.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "It got off to a truly terrible start, but that shouldn't blind us to virtues of Ebac" in the January 21, 2011 issue, "Gove's on the Bac foot with a white paper stuck in 1868," by Professor John White in the January 21, 2011 issue, and one on the revival of an academic subject-based curriculum.

In this article, the author discusses the implications of the education policy incorporated by the Coalition, in cooperation with Education Secretary Michael Gove, in a December 2010 white paper, which accordingly would give parity to the funding and a positive outlook toward further education or vocational education in Great Britain.

The article offers information on the proposal of the Green Paper issued by the British government for private, selective, and faith schools. It discusses a report from the Resolution Foundation about the benefits provided by educational policies and political incentives on just managing families. It mentions several core components of education that educational policies should adapt such as high-quality curriculum, assessment system, and skilled teachers.

The article offers the author's insights on the need for school admissions in Great Britain to be fair and open. Topics include the importance of fair admissions systems to support competition among institutions, the significant role of schools and parents, and the result of the white paper that proposes academies to build relationship with their local government.

The article discusses potential scenarios for education with the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) (Brexit). Topics discussed include likelihood of schools White Paper that includes initial teacher training reform, multi-academy trust accountability metrics, and national funding formula being put on hold, likelihood of some policies like Year 7 resits being eliminated by the new Department for Education (DfE) secretary, and possible decline in EU-national staff.