by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2025 | News
The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic –...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2025 | News
Act ‘now or never’ to hit 6,500 teachers target, report warns The government faces a “now or never moment” to hit its target of recruiting 6,500 new teachers in England by the end of its term, a new report has suggested. Analysis by the...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2025 | News
A total of 96% of children were offered places at a secondary school of their choice in Medway Thousands of Medway children have been offered a place at their preferred secondary school. A total of 96% of children were offered places at a secondary school of their...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2025 | News
Some 2,300 students are to be involved in the pilot programme in Surrey Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Three schools in Surrey are launching a pilot programme to restrict mobile phone usage in an attempt to improve pupils’ wellbeing. The secondary...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
The first schools in Kent and Medway to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils as part of a government scheme have been revealed. Primary-aged children from 750 state schools across England have been selected to join the pilot, which is expected to run from April...
by vinnie walsh | th Feb 2025 | News
Children in Castle Hill Community Primary School in Folkestone have swapped French lessons for British Sign Language (BSL), in a move that the headteacher says they have ‘thrown themselves into and absolutely love.’ The swap was made last September with...
