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| Education Questions; Questions on Education Policy | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 22 2007, 11:30 AM (38 Views) | |
| Admin | Apr 22 2007, 11:30 AM Post #1 |
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This is the parliamentary question time for questions to the Department of Education. Members of the Commons may question the government on its education policy. Each member is limited to one question per week. This House recognises that there is no appointed minister for education, and so opens the floor to all government ministers. This House recognises Boohistory as the Leader of the Opposition, and as such grants her the right to ask six questions per week. The government may only be asked to answer one question at a time - no new questions may be submitted until the previous one has been answered. If the government does not answer, action may be taken by the speaker of the commons. I therefore open this session with the following question: Will the government please outline to this house its education policy? |
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| Pokemaniac John | Apr 22 2007, 01:35 PM Post #2 |
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Testing shall be reformed at all levels, so that there is more teaching for knowledge and less teaching towards the exams. Grade inflation will be reduced, leading to greater differentiation between the brightest students. Also, numbers of tests will be reduced to testing just once at the end of each phase, i.e. Years 6, 11 and 13, with the strict guidelines of earlier years making way for a more flexible approach to learning. Pupils will also be streamed on ability, but not so that more divides are made, but rather to show a peer group of equal and comparable aptitude. In higher education, there will be a Continental-style approach, which will lead to movement to three main branches of 16-plus educational facilities. There will be academically-minded universities; colleges which deal under a more broad banner of arts or science, with particular specialisms; and apprenticeships available to all young people, in addition to Sixth Forms. Also, sports and art academies will be constructed to nurture talent in this country. |
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| Admin | Apr 22 2007, 04:29 PM Post #3 |
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I thank the Environment Secretary for his answer and open this session to the house. |
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