Call to use FSM history to better target Pupil Premium 7 February 2018 An influential report on education in the North urges reform of the Pupil Premium policy to link the level of funding to the length of time a child is on free school meals. Pete Henshaw takes a look
Questions raised as DBS modernisation plan overuns 7 February 2018 Modernisation of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is running more than three-and-a-half years late and the new DBS update service has not seen the take-up or the cost savings originally anticipated by the Home Office.
Widespread opposition to reforms in Scotland 7 February 2018 Headteachers, parents, the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and local authorities have all been highly critical of planned legislation to change the way schools are run.
Echo Eternal project focuses on Holocaust survivors' stories 7 February 2018 An arts education project is to use Holocaust survivors’ stories to teach about where prejudice and hatred can lead.
Campaigners demand mandatory online code for websites 7 February 2018 More than 1,300 cases of sexual communication with a child have been recorded in the six months since a change in the law to target offenders.
Collaboration has led to schools ‘taking ownership’ of improvement 7 February 2018 ?Collaboration between schools and local authorities has resulted in significant changes across the education sector in Wales, a major assessment by the schools’ inspectorate Estyn has concluded.
New technologies CPD 7 February 2018 ?Fujitsu is launching an OCR-backed course to help teachers develop their understanding of a range of new technologies.
Sharp fall in Apprenticeship take-up sparks debate over Levy 31 January 2018 Industry and education clash over the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy after the latest figures show yet further decline in the number of new apprentices
Almost 50,000 children missing from education 31 January 2018 Too little is known about the thousands of children who are missing education. Anna Feuchtwang explains
Child poverty warning as benefit freeze bites 31 January 2018 There are some areas of the UK where more than half of children are growing up in poverty.
OCD students suffer from widespread memory problems 31 January 2018 ?Teenagers with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) experience widespread learning and memory problems, research has found.
Resource offers ideas and materials to help tackle Islamophobia 31 January 2018 ?Pupils from one of Wales’ most diverse schools have used their own experience of racism to help teachers tackle Islamophobia.
Universities embrace city schools to offer key qualifications 31 January 2018 ?Pupils in Scotland are increasingly studying for key qualifications at universities since some schools are struggling to offer their subjects of choice.
Online safety survey launched 31 January 2018 ?Schools are being invited to evaluate their pupils’ skills in online safety while also helping to inform wider education policy by signing up to the Pupil Online Safety Survey.
Funded Mental Health First Aid courses on offer 31 January 2018 ?Schools are being urged to sign up to a government-funded Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) one-day course.
The Pupil Premium: Fifteen lessons learned 24 January 2018 Fifteen lessons learned during six years of work to narrow the Pupil Premium attainment gap have been published.
STRB under pressure to take a stand against pay austerity 24 January 2018 With the recruitment crisis continuing, the STRB is being urged to call for an end to years of real-terms pay cuts for teachers. Pete Henshaw reports
Government pledges pilot projects to tackle holiday hunger 24 January 2018 The government has promised to introduce a series of pilot projects to deliver meals and activities to poor children during the school holidays.
Schools invited to 'borrow the moon' 24 January 2018 ?A free programme allowing students to hold a piece of outer space has been revamped and is offering new teaching resources and meteorite samples.
The curriculum and religion 24 January 2018 New research is seeking to understand the processes by which parents withdraw their children from parts of the curriculum for religious reasons.
Coding and biology competitions open 24 January 2018 The sixth annual Raspberry Pi competition is now open for entries, as is the annual Biology Challenge...
Mental health charities merge 24 January 2018 Two mental health charities offering support for children and families have merged.
'A cut disguised as kindness’ – concerns over free school meal reforms 17 January 2018 Despite Department for Education claims, campaigners fear that thousands of families will lose out on free school meals under planned Universal Credit reforms. Pete Henshaw reports
Headteachers given 101 suggestions to help manage the pressure of Ofsted 17 January 2018 Schools should avoid “mocksteds”, remove Ofsted banners from the school gates, and protect staff from increased workload.
Government brands 2018 ‘Year of Engineering’ in bid to inspire young people 17 January 2018 The government has launched the “Year of Engineering” – a campaign aimed at filling the estimated annual shortfall of 20,000 engineering graduates.
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