by vinnie walsh | th Sep 2017 | News
“Historic” changes to the schools funding formula in England will make it fairer and more transparent, says Education Secretary Justine Greening. Changes announced last December sparked protests from parents concerned their schools were set to lose out. Ms...
by vinnie walsh | st Aug 2017 | News
Some 11,180 students were placed on undergraduate courses in the UK through clearing in the first 24 hours after yesterday’s A-level results. Figures from the university admissions service, Ucas, show it was the highest number for five years. Students placed...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2017 | News
Teachers must stop trying to wrap children in cotton wool with over-the-top health and safety policies, the chief inspector of schools has said. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Amanda Spielman said it stopped the children developing resilience and grit. She wants the...
by vinnie walsh | st Jun 2017 | News
Maidstone Schools put on lockdown following police advice. A number of Maidstone schools were put on lockdown, after a threat was made on Wednesday 20th June. Officers visited the nursery at the centre of the threat and as a precaution provided advice to other...
by vinnie walsh | th Jun 2017 | News
Charlie and Lola author takes over role and hopes to spark ‘random acts of imagination’ among children Lauren Child, award-winning author of the best-selling Charlie and Lola books, has been named as the new children’s laureate,...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2017 | News
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has voted against balloting members on a boycott of primary school tests, known as Sats, in England. Delegates at the union’s conference rejected a resolution to ballot members over a protest against primary school tests for...
