Gaps in careers guidance provision hit girls, minorities and the poor 16 March 2016 Research involving 13,400 year 11 students has revealed significant gender, racial and social inequalities in careers education and work experience opportunities. Pete Henshaw reports
Chief inspector raises concerns about performance of multi-academy trusts 16 March 2016 Serious questions have been raised about the government’s ambition to make every school an academy after yet further criticism of provision within multi-academy trusts (MATs).
Special report: Music and the EBacc 16 March 2016 The focus on the EBacc and academic study is driving down music provision in many schools, campaigners say. Dorothy Lepkowska looks at the challenges facing music education 1 comment
Effective SRE ‘crucial to preventing teenage pregnancies’ 16 March 2016 The important role that effective sex and relationships education (SRE) has to play in reducing teenage pregnancies has been underlined after the publication of the latest conception statistics.
‘Scant detail’ in DfE’s fairer funding formula consultation 9 March 2016 Research has shown the extent of the funding crisis in secondary schools. Meanwhile, fears remain that the new ‘fairer funding formula’ – published for consultation this week – will see many schools losing out.
Recruitment: Schools ‘trapped in vicious cycle’ – Ofsted chief warns 9 March 2016 Schools are being “trapped in a vicious cycle – unable to recruit because they are struggling, but unable to improve because they cannot recruit”, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. 1 comment
Five years on: Evaluating the Teaching Schools project 9 March 2016 The national network of Teaching Schools has improved the sharing of good practice, according to new research. However, we cannot yet say what the impact has been on pupils’ outcomes. Pete Henshaw reports
Innovative Cambridge medicine project to run again next year 9 March 2016 Two Cambridge undergraduates have launched a scheme to encourage sixth-formers from state schools to apply to study medicine at the university.
Call for earlier puberty education in schools 9 March 2016 Schools are not discussing puberty early enough with students, with many girls already starting to have their periods before the subject is covered in PSHE.
Minister urges union to step-up 11-plus fight 9 March 2016 Teachers are being urged to take action to stop schools using unofficial 11-plus tests.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools Conference 9 March 2016 Responding to demand from our readers, SecEd is to host its first-ever Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools best practice conference.
Awards recognise huge dedication and expertise of Autism professionals 9 March 2016 The dedication and best practice of autism professionals from across the country has been recognised in the 2016 Autism Professionals Awards.
The Queen drops in to east London community school 9 March 2016 Staff and students at Lister Community School in east London welcomed Her Majesty The Queen last week during an event that showcased the work of various educational charities.
Red Arrows pilot’s legacy inspires pupils 9 March 2016 A youth engagement programme set up in memory of a brave Red Arrows pilot is helping to inspire pupils at a Dorset school.
Funding to train 1,800 middle leaders by 2020 9 March 2016 Almost 1,800 teachers are to be put through secondary middle leadership training in the next four years thanks to new funding.
Report praises impact of Teach First in Wales 9 March 2016 A Welsh training programme designed to recruit and train teachers with leadership potential is “improving pupil motivation, behaviour, attitude and engagement”, an independent assessment has reported.
‘Limited impact’ from widening access scheme 9 March 2016 A Scottish government scheme to attract more pupils from poorer backgrounds to university has failed to make much overall difference because it has “displaced” them from newer to older institutions, according to one principal.
Research identifies 10 barriers facing poor pupils with SEND 2 March 2016 Pupils from poorest families are more than twice as likely to be identified as having SEND – but are less likely to receive the support they need, according to new research. Pete Henshaw takes a look
‘Girls have been suffering in silence for decades’ 2 March 2016 One in five women say they experienced unwanted sexual contact “in or around” school when they were girls – but the majority did not report it.
‘Compelling evidence’ to support teaching assistant deployment 2 March 2016 There is now a base of “compelling evidence” to ensure that the £4 billion spent on teaching assistants every year is used effectively, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has said.
No Harm Done initiative supports schools to handle incidents of self-harm 2 March 2016 A series of short films and resources about self-harm have been published in a bid to counteract the “negative and frightening messages widely available online”.
Recruitment crisis hitting standards, school leaders warn 2 March 2016 A vast majority of school leaders have said that the teacher recruitment crisis is having a detrimental impact on the quality of education they are able to provide to students.
School place fears as pupil numbers set to hit more than 3.2m 2 March 2016 Local authorities will struggle to meet the demand for school places in the coming years unless they are given new powers, it has been warned.
Heroines outnumber heroes in World Book Day research 2 March 2016 Heroines and female villains have beaten their male counterparts in a literary poll of the most memorable children’s fiction characters.
At a glance headlines: Thursday, March 3 2 March 2016 A call for schools to create more business encounters for pupils and a chance to compare A level maths papers from the 1960s and today are among the SecEd At a glance headlines for Thursday, March 3
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