by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2020 | News
A teachers’ union has criticised the government’s decision to replace Key Stage 1 Sats with a new one-on-one assessment system for reception-age primary school pupils. The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) will be rolled out...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2020 | News
“It’s educated people who are causing the most damage to the planet,” says sixth-former Joe Brindle. Joe, 17, says schools need to put the environment at the heart of education. Ministers agree “it is vital that pupils are taught about climate...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2020 | News
Researchers at University College London looked at the activity levels of 4,257 12- to 16-year-olds. Those who did an additional hour of light activity each day, such as walking or chores, had fewer depressive symptoms when they reached adulthood. The...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2020 | News
A backlash from parents has forced schools to make changes to their plans to give pupils vegetarian-only lunches. Families complained about a lack of food choice for students after they said their children were hungry. One school has even introduced a meat...
by vinnie walsh | rd Feb 2020 | News
The cost of school uniforms is set to drastically reduce following the introduction of a new bill this week. Labour MP Mike Amesbury will be raising the issue of expensive school uniforms in parliament, which could see a new rule implemented on the style of uniforms....
by vinnie walsh | st Jan 2020 | News
Primary school pupils will only be served chips or roast potatoes once a week, if new proposals for school dinners go ahead. The amount of red meat products like bacon or cooked ham that pupils will be offered will also fall. That is according to Department of...
