By Paddy Swan "A Headteacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article" The Health and Safety Executive(HSE) as the body responsible for enforcing safety laws in our schools believes that up to 80% of accidents and incidents can be attributed to what they are calling now “Human Factors”. An indication of how Human Factors integrate with the HSE’s Regulatory function can be seen in the where they emphasise such as contributory factors. The list below shows where HSE have identified Human

By Alice Thomas, M.Ed. Heading Toward a Long-term, Systemic Solution A Boston Globe editorial stated that for "40 years, study after study on grade retention has reached the same conclusion: Failing a student, particularly in the critical ninth grade year, is the single largest predictor of whether he or she drops out" (Edley, 2002). The editorial goes on to state that "widespread retention further exacerbates the achievement gap: In Massachusetts, for example, across all g

by Bruce Deitrick Price An article about items that must be taught much more carefully, and why sometimes they are not taught at all. Alas! For some schools it's official policy, don't teach too much. The children won't be able to handle any real demands on their limited capacities. They will feel terrible about themselves when they fail, as they surely will. The only compassionate strategy is to keep them ignorant. Sounds like satire, doesn?t it? But many educators follow these insulting