by vinnie walsh | th Oct 2019 | News
It’s an achievement for any child to be able to claim 100% attendance throughout an entire academic year, but these siblings have managed it throughout their whole school career. Hannah Brice, 18, and her younger brother Ottie, 16, both have perfect attendance...
by vinnie walsh | st Oct 2019 | News
Four in five state schools in England will be financially worse off next year than they were in 2015 despite promises by Boris Johnson’s government of a multibillion-pound funding boost, according to research by teachers’ unions. The School Cuts coalition...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
Vocational and technical training could become more popular than going to university, according to education secretary Gavin Williamson as he prepares to announce £120m in extra funding for a new wave of specialist institutes. Williamson will tell the...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
More than 2,500 children have been registered for homeschooling in Kent this year. A total of 2,615 youngsters are currently taught in their homes, which has increased by almost 13% since April last year, a report written by Kent County Council (KCC) reveals. This...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
Children are lashing out in the classroom because they are hungry, teachers have said. Nearly two in five teachers have seen a child become violent towards other pupils or staff and they put it down to a lack of food, according to a survey. Pupils become...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
Could Labour really abolish private schools? That’s the big question after the party’s conference voted to “integrate” private schools into the state sector. The plan would see the assets of private schools “redistributed”....