In the past Mr Schmidt has said ICT teaching in the UK puts too much emphasis on using, rather than creating, software.

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Special emphasis is being given to teaching practices that put in perspective the interrelationships between environments, cultures, developments and education relating to the environment for sustainable development in the countries of the region.

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But the emphasis on Christianity in religious education (RE) lessons does not mean that teaching is always "challenging and vibrant" say the researchers.

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But look who it has appointed to carry it out: Jim Rose, former Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools in England - knighted this summer following his 2006 report into the teaching of early reading, with its emphasis on synthetic phonics.

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