by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2024 | News
More sport in school and investment in youth clubs are needed to tackle the number of children regularly missing class, according to a new report. More than one in five children in England are persistently absent from school. The Centre for Social Justice...
by vinnie walsh | th Dec 2023 | News
A school in Kent is planning to make students put their mobile phones in a locked pouch during the day. The John Wallis Academy in Ashford will introduce the measure in the new year. Principal Damian McBeath explained that he hoped the rule would limit...
by vinnie walsh | st Dec 2023 | News
Going into new schools can be daunting! We wanted to share some of our favourite top tips for supply teachers so you can be as prepared as possible and enjoy your supply day. Arrive Early A great tip for supply teaching is, if possible, arrive at the school...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2023 | News
Pupils in England could sit some of their GCSE exams digitally within the next few years, under exam board proposals. AQA hopes that, by 2030, at least one major subject will be partly sat digitally in England. It said the reading and listening parts of its GCSE...
by vinnie walsh | nd Oct 2023 | News
Education secretary Gillian Keegan understood to be considering complete mobile phone ban for schools Mobile phones could be banned in schools completely under new guidance the government is understood to be considering. Headteachers may soon be told to eliminate...