By Richard Alleyne Telegraph
17 May 2012
The BBC has been accused of “fragmenting” family life by moving Blue Peter and other children’s programmes off mainstream television channels
Critics also warn that the move will make it harder for parents to regulate their children’s television viewing.
The corporation announced that all shows aimed at children will be moved off BBC One and BBC Two and onto digital channels dedicated to young viewers.
They claim the move will save money while at the same time maximise audience figures for both the flagship and children’s channels.
But the …
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By Julie Henry, Education Correspondent
18 Mar 2012
Thousands of children are to sit new national tests designed to stretch the brightest pupils.
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor
6:10AM GMT 01 Mar 2012
Public confidence in GCSEs and A-levels has been “undermined” by grade inflation as schools are encouraged to play the system to boost results, the former head of one of Britain’s biggest exam boards has admitted.
Employers and universities are increasingly unable to “discriminate the very best from the average and the poor” because too many teenagers leave school with A grades, it was claimed.
Jerry Jarvis, managing director of Edexcel for four years, said top marks had grown year-on-year because of bite-sized modules, exam …
