CHILDREN could be damaging their backs by carrying heavy schoolbags, a new study has found. As youngsters prepare to go back to school parents and carers are being warned of the dangers of heavy backpacks and the damage they can cause to children’s spines. The warning comes following a study which looked at why back …
Category: Education
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Dec 08
WALES – School banding shows best and worst performers in Wales
Almost a quarter of Wales’ 22 councils have no schools in the top band of a system which identifies the best and worst performers. Schools have been placed into one of five bands based on GCSE exam performance and pupil attendance. In more than a third of areas, there are no schools in the bottom …
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