20/01/2022 - 09:44
The move on banning school closures is proposed by senior Tory MP Rob Halfon, the chairman of the education select committee, who wants school closures to be banned unless they are voted for in parliament.
20/01/2022 - 09:38
State school teachers were far more likely to offer a gloomy forecast of how long it would take pupils to catch up compared to teachers in private schools, according to a survey of 4,690 teachers for EdTech event, Bett.
19/01/2022 - 11:17
Ministers and campaigners have backed a new pledge to end the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements within universities to silence complainants in sexual harassment cases.
19/01/2022 - 10:48
Guidance has been published to ensure food served outside lunchtimes, such as at breakfast clubs and after school clubs, adheres to school food standards.
18/01/2022 - 10:50
School staff in England and Wales are to be included in draft guidance on how to identify people who have self-harmed for the first time.
18/01/2022 - 09:34
A new report by NFER warns that recent and anticipated changes to free school meal (FSM) eligibility will make it ‘almost impossible’ to track the attainment of disadvantaged pupils relative to their non-disadvantaged peers over the next decade.
17/01/2022 - 10:33
A new initiative to divert young people away from criminality has been launched after cyber attacks designed to block access to schools’ networks or websites more than doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
17/01/2022 - 10:16
State school teachers are almost twice as likely to report that one in 10 or more of their colleagues were absent due to covid.
14/01/2022 - 10:01
The Department for Education’s revisions to the subjects’ content will ensure students understand what vocabulary and grammar skills will be needed in their exams.
14/01/2022 - 09:39
The Welsh Government has announced £46m to help post-16 education and community learning providers reduce their carbon footprint and improve their digital connectivity.
13/01/2022 - 12:33
Nearly four in five school leaders say mental health and wellbeing was the biggest challenge for their organisation in the last year, according to a new report, which highlights the scale of the mental health crisis facing schools.
13/01/2022 - 11:22
The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) statutory guidance.
