by vinnie walsh | th Nov 2019 | News
MPs have been warned there will be a “genuine childcare crisis” as figures indicate hundreds of nurseries and childminders are closing. Early years leaders urged politicians to invest more money into the sector as Ofsted data indicated that...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2019 | News
The government has announced £400m investment to repair school and college buildings in England, but the money will only be available to academies that can demonstrate pay restraint on executive salaries. Academies and sixth form colleges have been invited to bid for...
by vinnie walsh | nd Oct 2019 | News
It’s Sunday night and it’s chaos. Your youngest forgot to mention their spelling test on Tuesday. Your eldest hasn’t finished their report on the Second World War — and’ due tomorrow. As you enter a screaming match and then attempt to scramble...
by vinnie walsh | st Oct 2019 | News
The Reach2 trust is going to put “community fridges” in its schools to provide food for families who otherwise would not be able to afford it. The project is being launched in five schools in the east of England, with the aim of expanding to all of the...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2019 | News
Only one out of every 25 pupils in schools for those with behavioural difficulties or exclusions managed to gain passes in English and maths GCSEs this year, according to national data which also shows little headway being made in improving overall exam...
by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2019 | News
Students who take part in physical exercises – like star jumps or running on the spot – during academic lessons do better in tests than classmates who choose sedentary learning, research has shown. Incorporating physical activity has a significant...