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Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners

Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.

The parents using play to stop children getting 'trapped' by screens

Researchers say more speech and interaction around children can aid the development of young brains.

I got a £10,000 loan for my nursing degree. Now they say it's an error and I have to pay it back

Students and graduates have described their shock at being told they were not eligible for the loans they received.

How do student tuition and maintenance loans work?

There has been a growing debate around the repayment terms of Plan 2 student loans in England.

22,000 students told to pay back 'mis-sold' maintenance loans

Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans

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Education 2.0?

Welcome to my Classroom 2.0 page.

Back in the day people used to write on slate with chalk.

Nowadays, we're creating subject wikis, podcasts of Shakespeare and giving lectures over Second Life.

Education 2.0 - and so it should be!

Lets keep our children interested in education by using all these new and wonderful ways to promote learning!

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At 4:25am on March 11, 2008, Custom Essays said…: I am a real person, and I do work for the company I've linked in my profile.

I welcome any kind of comments about my line of work, and would like to point out that last week on an English radio station we asked educators to work with us, and use our plagiarism scanners to ensure students aren't handing in our research.

At 2:36pm on March 10, 2008, Steve Hargadon said…: Well, so far you're on OK ground... but I don't envy you the reaction educators are going to ahve when they go to your website.

Are you a real person? I'm thinking we should amend our commercial policy to insist that those representing companies actually put their real name and photo up...