Tough new "world class" school performance targets achievable with right investment, say heads

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT heads' union, said today that there was "no reason" to believe that in the long term schools could not reach the ambitious new standards called for today by the think tank Centre Forum.

The organisation, which is chaired by former schools minister David Laws, has today published a report urging the government to bring in tough new targets for schools' GCSE and key stage 2 results, in a bid to raise England's education system to a "world class standard".

02/12/19Video Bullying: Teachers share their stories in video for pupils

A group of secondary school teachers has made a powerful video highlighting the impact of the bullying they suffered at school, to the pupils they now teach.

29/11/19Plans for new school and 200 homes in Medway revealed

A former quarry and listed buildings could be redeveloped to build a new school and up to 200 houses.

22/11/19Parents of pupils at some Kent Catholic primary schools told they cannot take the Kent Test

Parents of children at some religious schools in the county have been told youngsters will no longer be able to sit the Kent Test.

20/11/19Children who rarely eat breakfast secure lower GCSE grades than classmates, study finds

‘Britain has growing problem of food poverty,’ academics warn

19/11/19Good grades and a desk 'key for university hopes'

Having a desk to work at, good grades and high expectations from parents, as well as being happy at school, are key factors in encouraging children to go on to university, a study suggests.