DfE promises final Climate Change Strategy by April 2022 10 November 2021 A model science curriculum, a Climate Leaders Award for young people, increasing biodiversity in school grounds, and supporting schools to reduce carbon emissions.
Covid: Ofsted urged to grant inspection deferrals for schools in 'crisis mode' 10 November 2021 Ofsted is being urged to grant deferral requests from schools that find themselves in “crisis mode” due to the sharp increases in Covid-related absence of pupils and staff.
CO2 monitors: Frustration grows over slow roll-out 10 November 2021 With the end of term in sight, less than half of the government’s promised 300,000-plus CO2 monitors have been delivered to schools.
Widening attainment gap shows need for more Covid recovery funds 10 November 2021 The widening disadvantage gap in GCSE outcomes between disadvantaged pupils and their peers shows just how much Covid-19 has hit our poorest students and how insufficient the government’s education recovery funding package is.
Gangs and sexual exploitation: Alert as school referrals plummet 3 November 2021 Tens of thousands of children are at risk of either gang involvement or sexual exploitation at a time when school-based referrals to social services have fallen by a third.
Pleas for government action grow louder as Covid absence soars 3 November 2021 Remember what happened a year ago? There is a palpable sense of déjà vu as teachers and school leaders issue increasing desperate pleas for government action to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 among children and young people.
Covid 'lost learning' gaps are closing, but rising pupil absence a key threat 2 November 2021 Substantial progress has been made by schools during the summer term 2021 to recover learning “lost” during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Spending Review 2021: Questions and fears remain over teacher pay rise 27 October 2021 The Spending Review has signalled the end to the public sector pay freeze, an additional £1.8bn for education recovery, and an extra £4.7bn for the schools’ budget by 2024/25. But questions – and fears – remain. Pete Henshaw reports
Levelling up? Deprived schools suffering under National Funding Formula reform 27 October 2021 The National Funding Formula (NFF) reforms have led to a real-terms fall in funding for the most deprived schools, while the least deprived are better off.
All eyes on November 5 amid calls to decarbonise schools by 2030 27 October 2021 We must decarbonise the education estate by 2030, restore sustainability as a core pillar of our curriculum, and make the school run as green as possible as part of our response to the climate crisis.
Wreaking havoc: Staff Covid-related absence hitting teaching and learning 20 October 2021 Increasing levels of staff absence due to Covid continue to wreak havoc in schools, with budgets at breaking point and the majority of heads warning that teaching and learning is suffering.
School anti-vax protestors urged to 'see sense and stop this nonsense' 20 October 2021 School leaders are appealing – yet again – for anti-vaxxers to stop targeting children and staff amid new reports of legal and physical threats.
Ofsted labelled a 'reign of terror' and 'toxic brand' 20 October 2021 Ofsted is a “reign of terror” and has become a “toxic brand”, experts have told a hearing of the Times Education Commission.
Two years and still waiting: SEND Review anger 20 October 2021 There are renewed calls this week for the government to publish its promised and long-awaited review of SEND, which has been beset by long delays.
Diagnosing DLD: Teachers urged to #thinklanguage 13 October 2021 Thousands of UK children who have trouble learning at school or communicating with others will have an undiagnosed developmental language disorder (DLD).
Covid: Those who 'peddled lies' about 'lazy' teachers should be ashamed 13 October 2021 “I won't quickly forget, nor will I fail to remind those in power, of the false and damaging narrative some of them used.”
'Sticks in the throat': Private schools spend at least £6,800 more per-pupil 12 October 2021 The yawning chasm between private school spending per-pupil and that in the state sector is a stark reminder of the government’s failure to invest in schools.
Schools battle on alone amid 'grim' Covid absence figures 6 October 2021 Some schools are reporting up to 10 per cent staff absence due to confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19.
Exams 2022: Schools frustrated at contingency plan delay 6 October 2021 “By the time these decisions are finalised, we will be halfway through the autumn term.”
Female teachers' pension pots a third smaller, analysis finds 6 October 2021 The pension pots of female teachers are almost one-third smaller than those for men, analysis has revealed.
Loneliness, sleeping problems and eating disorders drive mental health crisis 6 October 2021 Worrying levels of loneliness and sleep problems as well as rising incidence of eating disorders are feeding a wellbeing crisis that has left an estimated one in six young people with a probable mental health disorder.
Anti-vax protests: Warning over fake NHS consent form 29 September 2021 “This is outrageous. Under no circumstances is it ever acceptable to target teachers or the wider school community.”
Fire and rehire: Teachers call for an end to 'morally indefensible' practice 29 September 2021 Teachers are being asked to back an MP’s campaign to repeal laws allowing schools and others to fire and then rehire staff on worse pay and working conditions.
Malala Yousafzai wants to hear inspiring stories from deaf pupils 28 September 2021 Global education advocate Malala Yousafzai is supporting a campaign to raise awareness about the challenges faced by children with hearing loss.
Digital counselling to CAMHS – children's commissioner focused on mental health 22 September 2021 An urgent expansion of mental health support and digital counselling, help for children struggling with school attendance and anxiety after the pandemic, and stronger safeguarding to protect young people on social media.
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