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Public Schools in the UK

Information :

• Government sets out how to establish 'free schools'
  "The government in England is setting out how parents, teachers, charities and other groups can apply to set up their own "free school".
  Free schools will be independent but funded by central government."
  + a VIDEO
  (BBC)

• Pupils 'give feedback on iphones’
  "iPhones were handed out at a secondary school in Kent as part of a "quality assurance" week."
  (BBC)

  

• Truancy in schools in England reaches record high
  (BBC)

  

• Teachers 'lack violence training'
  "A union calls for compulsory training on dealing with violence in class as a study suggests new teachers are ill-prepared...
  Guidance by the Department for Children, Schools and Families lists the types of force teachers can use on children.
  This can include passive physical contact such as blocking a pupil's path and active contact such as leading a pupil by the hand or arm.
  In more extreme circumstances, "appropriate restrictive holds, which may require specific expertise or training", may be used, it says."
  (BBC)

• Curriculum for 'changing society'
  "An updated secondary school curriculum, offering skills and languages relevant to modern learners, has been announced.
  It will give pupils "social and cultural flexibility" and a "feeling for justice and fairness", says the QCA curriculum watchdog.
  + a VIDEO : Pupils will be taught modern subjects
  (BBC)
  
  

• Pupils 'to take allegiance oath'
  "School-leavers are to be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen under new government proposals being unveiled on British citizenship."
  (BBC)

  

   

Directory :

• UK Schools & Colleges Database - Search by Geographical County
  schools & colleges websites.

• Understanding the National Curriculum (direct.gov.uk)

Listening :

• British School system
  (archive.org)

Clothes :

• School uniform 'competition' call
  "There are calls for more schools to allow children to wear cheaper "off the peg" uniform."
  (BBC)

• Academic dress (Wikipedia)
  1 British academic dress : 1.1 The gown / 1.2 The cap / 1.3 The hood / 1.4 Dress and Undress
  2 United States : 2.1 Opposition to academic attire / 2.2 Inter-Collegiate colors
  3 See also
  4 External links

  

   

• A pictorial survey of uniforms worn by British schoolboys over the years (archivist.f2s)
  
  

• School Uniform Improves Behaviour (text with symbols) - (Symbol World)
  
  
  
  
  

• Clothes - British Culture (learnenglish.de)

• School uniform's not that bad (BBC)

• School Uniforms
  "If everyone wore the same thing, there would be nothing to talk about."
  (Youth Radio)
  
• Children say no to school uniform - Hear the story (BBC)

• Dress Codes in Learning
  "Others argue that those not wearing uniforms are so distracted, it hurts their academic performance."
  Listen to this Commentary!
  (Youth Radio)

• Uniform Policy
  "Am I truly going to succeed in life because I wore a white shirt instead of a brown one in high school?"
  Listen to this Commentary!
  (Youth Radio)

Lesson plans :

• Parents Face Fines In New School Rules - a lesson plan
  "British parents could soon face a fine and prison if their children misbehave at school. Britain’s government wants to introduce tough new laws
  to improve discipline in schools."
  WARM-UPS : School rules / Punishments / Fines
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  

• Jean-Pierre Palasse (formateur TICE et anglais - IUFM de Bourgogne)
  vient "de mettre en ligne une nouvelle maquette de cours dans la série 'Raw Carrots'
  à ranger dans la catégorie 'organisation d'idées pour donner du sens'
  à propos d'un document iconographique.
  L'exemple ici concerne le port de l'uniforme dans les établissements anglo-saxons :
  il s'agit par 'cliquer/glisser' de trier les données textuelles
  et classer des idées issues d'une petite base de données facilement modifiable.
  http://www.dijon.iufm.fr/~jppalass/RawCarrots/an/clikglisgb/_starthere.htm

  En tant que maquette, ce programme peut facilement être adapté à d'autres thèmes par l'utilisateur :
  voir la présentation que j'en fais ici:
  http://www.dijon.iufm.fr/spip.php?article330

  

Webquests :

• see Webquests

• Kids in British Schools (Jürgen Wagner)
  It "consists of 10 self-contained tasks that highlight various aspects of British school life."
  
  

  School life in an English school - Truancy & Term-time Holidays - Bullying - Mobile phones - Independent schools - Healthy Living - Texting - School in Victorian Britain - School uniform / dress codes / hair-styles - Discipline

  
  
  
  

Child labour :

• Victorians - Child Labour : Work / School / Play (Learning - Games - Worksheets) - (BBC)
  
  

Gangs :

• Schools urged to tackle gang culture (tes.co.uk) - LIEN MODIFIE

Videos :

• Northbourne Park School - a video
  It "is one the leading independent prep schools in Kent offering nursery, day and boarding facilities to girls and boys aged from 3-13."
  (northbournepark.com)