by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2025 | News
Some 2,300 students are to be involved in the pilot programme in Surrey Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Three schools in Surrey are launching a pilot programme to restrict mobile phone usage in an attempt to improve pupils’ wellbeing. The secondary...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
The first schools in Kent and Medway to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils as part of a government scheme have been revealed. Primary-aged children from 750 state schools across England have been selected to join the pilot, which is expected to run from April...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
Children in Castle Hill Community Primary School in Folkestone have swapped French lessons for British Sign Language (BSL), in a move that the headteacher says they have ‘thrown themselves into and absolutely love.’ The swap was made last September with...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
Plans to convert a disused school block into a £2.5m facility for children with Special Educational Needs have been given the go-ahead. Snowfields, part of the Leigh Academies Trust, will now be able to transform the two-storey building at its Minster site....
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
EPI report sets out 7 policy recommendations to tackle special needs ‘postcode lottery’ Pupils who frequently miss class or are suspended during primary school should be assessed for special educational needs, a new report into SEND support recommends. The...