The Ministry of Defence said it was already working with the Department for Children, Schools and Families on a scheme to encourage more ex-military personnel to consider secondary-level teaching.

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For instance, the American Association of School Administrators, a national research and advocacy group, is projecting cuts of 227, 000 local education positions for the 2011-12 school year, a figure that includes teaching jobs as well as entry-level posts such as classroom support.

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It serves as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognised researchers and teaching staff of the University and the higher education sector and other institutions in Africa, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, North America and in other regions of the world.

UNESCO: Purpose/Objectives of the Chair/UNITWIN Network

Ofsted praised history teaching at GCSE and A-level, but said attainment was "weaker" among younger secondary pupils.

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"Good teaching and positive engagement is about high-level challenge to learners of all abilities including our most able youngsters, " he said.

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Teaching a subject at the same level to bright 13-year-olds alongside struggling 17-year-olds, for example, is not a recipe for classroom harmony.

ECONOMIST: Exams

But teaching was found to be broadly satisfatory and A-level results were in keeping with national trends.

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Teaching to tests is utterly wrong-headed, especially when those tests are crafted at the state level and devoted almost solely to math and reading.

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