by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2017 | News
The proposals follow years of campaigning from teachers, parents and industry leaders who say children in England are under too much stress from being tested at too young an age. Controversial national curriculum tests taken by six and seven-year-olds in England are...
by vinnie walsh | nd Mar 2017 | News
This is how many pupils are set to miss out on their first-choice Kent secondary school in 2017 One in five pupils who applied for a place in a Kent secondary school for this September will not be offered their first choice. More children than ever before have applied...
by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2017 | News
There is widespread confusion about England’s new GCSE grading system, says the exams regulator Ofqual. Starting this summer, GCSE grades A* to G will be phased out in favour of grades numbered from nine to one. However, around 70% of more than 400...
by vinnie walsh | th Jan 2017 | News
Join us for a recruitment day at a highly successful Medway Academy on the 28th January. We will be recruiting Teachers, TAs, Cover Supervisors and NQTs across Primary, Secondary and SEN. Contact us today on 01622...
by vinnie walsh | nd Jan 2017 | News
The New Year 2017 Honours list published on Friday 30 December 2016 recognises over 120 people for their contribution to education or children’s services, and those who have made a difference to equality and diversity. The list of award recipients covers...
by vinnie walsh | th Dec 2016 | News
Lack of access to grammar schools is not confined to the poorest children, those from “just managing” families are also left out, research suggests. “There is a strong indication that families on below average earnings are not being helped by...
