by vinnie walsh | rd Sep 2019 | News
Labour says it would scrap England’s education watchdog Ofsted, accusing it of being “unfit for purpose”. It would mean the end of grades for schools such as outstanding, good or inadequate. It will also be seen as a symbolic shift towards the...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
Education and health bosses have voiced their approval for plans for future SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) provision in Kent. Kent County Council and the NHS submitted a joint Written Statement of Action (WSoA) to Ofsted (Office for Standards in...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
A quarter of teachers in England work more than 60 hours a week, far in excess of their counterparts elsewhere in the world, research reveals. The study by the UCL Institute of Education said that five years of government initiatives to reduce excessive...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
English Language GCSE should be scrapped to ‘end the misery’ of a system which labels more than a third of 16-year-olds as failures, according to an inquiry set up by a headteachers’ union. The qualification is ‘not fit for...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
A total of 1,600 schools from around the country are taking part. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the new health curriculum would give every child “the chance to learn life-saving skills”. The British Red Cross said up to 59% of deaths by injury...
by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2019 | News
Smart watches, connected to the internet, are already banned from use by students taking public exams. But the review, commissioned by exam boards, says it is becoming difficult to distinguish between hi-tech and traditional watches. Review chairman Sir John Dunford...
