teach1st
06-05-2006, 09:03 AM
'Fewer children' doing homework (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5048170.stm)
BBC News, 6/5
The proportion of schoolchildren not doing homework every night has fallen since the 1990s, a survey suggests.
The Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) found it had risen to two-fifths last year from one-fifth in 1997/98.
But the Department for Education and Skills said homework remained an "essential part" of education.
SHEU researchers asked 17,743 pupils aged 10 to 15 in England, Scotland and Wales whether they had done any school work the previous night.
More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5048170.stm)
BBC News, 6/5
The proportion of schoolchildren not doing homework every night has fallen since the 1990s, a survey suggests.
The Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) found it had risen to two-fifths last year from one-fifth in 1997/98.
But the Department for Education and Skills said homework remained an "essential part" of education.
SHEU researchers asked 17,743 pupils aged 10 to 15 in England, Scotland and Wales whether they had done any school work the previous night.
More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5048170.stm)