Schools 'will not be punished' for using parents as stand-in teachers
5 years, 5 months ago

Schools 'will not be punished' for using parents as stand-in teachers

Dutch News  

Primary schools that ask parents to take the place of absent teachers will not be penalised if they are facing a genuine emergency, education minister Arie Slob has indicated. But Slob, who held talks with school officials two weeks ago, said the law would be applied flexibly if schools were unable to find enough teachers. Six weeks ago organisations responsible for providing education in the four largest cities plus Almere wrote to the minister outlining the ‘acute and concerning situation’ in the classroom. The ministry told Het Parool that schools would have to draw up emergency plans showing that no alternative was available and giving reasons to show that the measures taken were designed to maintain educational standards.

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Number of pupils off school around Christmas rises despite new rules
2 months, 1 week ago

Number of pupils off school around Christmas rises despite new rules

The Independent  

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Centre scraps ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8 students
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre scraps ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8 students

The Hindu  

The Centre has done away with the “no-detention” policy for Classes 5 and 8, paving the way for schools to fail students who are unable to clear year-end exams. The Ministry of Education has published a gazette notification dated December 16, titled “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2024”, which states that if a child fails to …

Parents face higher fines for taking children out of school in official crackdown on absences
1 year ago

Parents face higher fines for taking children out of school in official crackdown on absences

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Heads have ‘duty’ to drive absent pupils to school if necessary – Keegan
1 year, 8 months ago

Heads have ‘duty’ to drive absent pupils to school if necessary – Keegan

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pupil absences are at “crisis” level, the Education Secretary has …

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions
2 years, 5 months ago

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions

Associated Press  

The phone call from her son’s school was alarming. “The law was enacted 50 years ago to prevent this very outcome — that students with disabilities aren’t allowed to go to school and participate in an education.” Manwell said the calls from her son’s school felt relentless. I never knew when they were going to call or what was going …

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions
2 years, 5 months ago

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions

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Can parents refuse to send their children to school and will they be fined?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can parents refuse to send their children to school and will they be fined?

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Schools 'will not be punished' for using parents as stand-in teachers
5 years, 5 months ago

Schools 'will not be punished' for using parents as stand-in teachers

Dutch News  

Primary schools that ask parents to take the place of absent teachers will not be penalised if they are facing a genuine emergency, education minister Arie Slob has indicated. But Slob, who held talks with school officials two weeks ago, said the law would be applied flexibly if schools were unable to find enough teachers. Six weeks ago organisations responsible …

Teacher off sick? School in Hoorn asks parents to step in
6 years, 4 months ago

Teacher off sick? School in Hoorn asks parents to step in

Dutch News  

A primary school in Hoorn in Noord Holland has asked parents to help out in class if teachers are off sick for more than a day. The Het Kompas school has written to parents to explain the unusual request, stating that the aim is to stop pupils being sent home if a teacher is absent. ‘We are asking parents just …

Teacher off sick? School in Hoorn asks parents to step in
6 years, 4 months ago

Teacher off sick? School in Hoorn asks parents to step in

Dutch News  

A primary school in Hoorn in Noord Holland has asked parents to help out in class if teachers are off sick for more than a day. The Het Kompas school has written to parents to explain the unusual request, stating that the aim is to stop pupils being sent home if a teacher is absent. ‘We are asking parents just …

Teacher shortages force schools to consider four-day week
6 years, 6 months ago

Teacher shortages force schools to consider four-day week

Dutch News  

Two school organisations in Zaanstad are warning that they may have to cut down to a four-day week because of a shortage of teaching staff. We’d rather do a day less and maintain a high standard.’ The education inspectorate said it would not tolerate a long-term reduction to a four-day week if it interfered with the legal requirement to give …

Teacher shortages force schools to consider four-day week
6 years, 6 months ago

Teacher shortages force schools to consider four-day week

Dutch News  

Two school organisations in Zaanstad are warning that they may have to cut down to a four-day week because of a shortage of teaching staff. We’d rather do a day less and maintain a high standard.’ The education inspectorate said it would not tolerate a long-term reduction to a four-day week if it interfered with the legal requirement to give …

New rules issued for after-school classes
6 years, 11 months ago

New rules issued for after-school classes

China Daily  

The Ministry of Education released a further guideline to regulate after-school training institutions for primary and secondary school students. The new guideline requires local education authorities to release detailed plans by the middle of next month that reduce students' excessive academic burdens. Local education authorities should conduct a thorough investigation on all training institutions within their jurisdiction and disclose the …

Slob pledges to step up efforts to cut 'unacceptable' school absence
7 years, 1 month ago

Slob pledges to step up efforts to cut 'unacceptable' school absence

Dutch News  

Around 4,000 children missed at least three months of school last year despite efforts by the government to tackle the causes of long-term absence. ‘Children who don’t go to school can fall behind in their education, but also miss out on making friends,’ he said. Two years ago former children’s ombudsman Marc Dullaert was given the job of enacting an …

Slob pledges to step up efforts to cut 'unacceptable' school absence
7 years, 1 month ago

Slob pledges to step up efforts to cut 'unacceptable' school absence

Dutch News  

Around 4,000 children missed at least three months of school last year despite efforts by the government to tackle the causes of long-term absence. ‘Children who don’t go to school can fall behind in their education, but also miss out on making friends,’ he said. Two years ago former children’s ombudsman Marc Dullaert was given the job of enacting an …

Teachers blame obsession with exams as number of pupils being expelled soars
7 years, 8 months ago

Teachers blame obsession with exams as number of pupils being expelled soars

The Independent  

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Teachers let off due to lenient rules
10 years, 8 months ago

Teachers let off due to lenient rules

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Turns out, there are no strict laws preventing teachers from beating students. Child rights advocates have said that corporal punishment, under the Right to Education Act, does not have a special Section and the punishment to government teachers is guided only by the service rules. As per the service rules laid down by the government, teachers cannot face prosecution …

Bill proposes 3-year jail term for teachers who hit kids
12 years, 4 months ago

Bill proposes 3-year jail term for teachers who hit kids

India TV News  

New Delhi,Oct 29,2012: Resorting to corporal punishment in class or forcing students to purchase books, uniforms and other stationery from a particular shop could land one up to three years in jail, according to a draft Bill on curbing unfair practices in schools. The draft ‘Prohibition Of Unfair Practices in Schools Bill', 2012 makes it clear that no school shall …

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