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Children 'should be allowed to learn from own mistakes'  May 2013 BBC News

Children should be encouraged to take risks and make their own mistakes while they are still young enough to learn from them, a heads' leader says.

Teachers are the happiest workers in Britain, says survey  May 2013 The Telegraph

Despite grumbles over pay and mountains of admin, teachers are the happiest workers in Britain, a study has revealed.

Busy parents 'failing to teach children right from wrong'  May 2013 The Telegraph

Busy middle-class parents are abdicating moral responsibility for their sons and daughters because of the mounting pressure of work, a leading author has warned.

Cambridge academics baffled by teacher-training shake-up  May 2013 The Guardian

The illustrious secondary PGCE course at Cambridge University is one of those facing an uncertain future after the government's changes to teacher training

Performance pay may increase fraud, experts warn  May 2013 TES

Lawyers say staff could try to win salary hike by cheating test scores