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RSS teacherIR35 will lead to brain-drain, says Hague
News Why should a person earning £100,000 per annum be taxed less than a teacher or a plumber? Conservative Party leader William Hague has launched a scathing attack on the UK government over its controversial IR35 legislation. [16 Mar 2000]
Stoke-on-Trent youngsters go online for free
News The system has already been piloted and pupils found it easy to navigate and genuinely useful for project research and general education, according to Peter Taylor, head teacher at participating, St Peter's High School. [26 Nov 1999]
Blunkett not teacher's pet over laptop offer to heads
News The heads will find having a laptop very useful, as the average head teacher works in excess of 60 hours per week," commented a NUT spokeswoman. Teachers unions say they are unimpressed with the government's plan to... [25 Oct 1999]
Classroom IT set for upgrade
News The move will also call for much more IT expertise from the average teacher. The annual conference of IT teachers is today discussing changes in the National Curriculum and how IT is taught. Run by the National... [15 Jul 1999]
Text book learning: Can teachers cope with the IT burden?
Comment The New Opportunities Fund (NOF) was set up this year to offer free training to any teacher who wants it. Since May 1998, all teacher trainees have had to pass a compulsory IT module. Up until now,... [29 Apr 1999]
Students buzz their way to wireless exams
News The system, which is portable between classrooms, is administered by a teacher via a notebook computer. Careers teacher, David Lawrie, said: "It saves teachers over 150 hours in marking time during... [02 Feb 1999]
Intel ploughs $1m into electronic education
News The majority of the cash will fund the development of educational software and teacher training projects. Intel is to donate $1m to an electronic education project run by Oxford University. Long term research into how... [23 Sep 1998]
High-tech youngster sets up shop
News Way, a dyslexic, was described as "unteachable" at school and told by one teacher that he would never learn to read or write. Britain's youngest IT entrepreneur is all set to open for business first thing on Monday morning. [21 Sep 1998]
