UK News 28-04-2005 who: National Association of Head Teachers what: Says schools may have to close early on Fridays to save money when: Tuesday snippet: The association`s general secretary, David Hart, forecasts a "winter of discontent" in an interview with The Independent prior to their annual conference in Telford this weekend. The news follows the NAHT`s decision not to commit to a deal with the government that would oblige teachers to spend 10% of the working week away from the classroom, marking papers and preparing lesson plans. In other education news, Monday`s Times reports on a study by the London School of Economics which blames the abolition of grammar schools for the barriers to social mobility faced by "children from poorer families" compared to six out of seven other countries. [... more]

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