Childlink - England News http://www.childlink.co.uk/version_2/rss/england.php Latest News - England en-uk info@childlink.co.uk info@childlink.co.uk PHP RSS Feed Generator Rhys murderer attacked in prison The teenager who murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones has been attacked in jail, the Prison Service has confirmed. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41188 2009-01-05 16:46:40 Probability lessons may teach children how to weigh life’s odds and be winners Pupils in every secondary school should be taught the statistical skills they need to make sensible life decisions, one of Britain’s leading mathematicians says. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41187 2009-01-05 10:44:00 Failure to master maths adds up to a £2.4bn bill Children who fail to master basic maths cost society up to £44,000 by their late thirties, a report concludes. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41172 2009-01-05 09:26:13 Morning-after pills available to pupils in almost one third of schools Emergency contraception is being handed out to pupils in almost one in three schools without the knowledge of parents amid calls for the practice to be extended to ever classroom in the country. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41171 2009-01-05 09:23:00 Ofsted's new mission - to get rid of boring teachers Ofsted is to launch a crackdown on "boring" teaching in response to concerns that children's behaviour is deteriorating because they are not being stimulated enough in class. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41170 2009-01-05 09:20:42 Depression among the young at alarming level, says charity A significant number of young people are depressed or struggling to cope and the situation is likely to worsen as recession takes hold, according to a report by the Prince's Trust. http://www.childlink.co.uk/news_info.php?region=england&newsid=41169 2009-01-05 09:19:24