News British Council: Arabic must be taught in schools Arabic is one of the top languages the British Council wants pupils to learn, even though just five per… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News New figures: 18,000 schools face funding cuts Education unions have revised upwards their predictions for the number of schools facing funding cuts to almost 18,000. The… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Cyberbullying cases double over five years The NSPCC wants the government to act on cyberbullying after the number of children seeking counselling for online abuse… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Private schools to face further hike in inspection fees Plans to hike the fees small private schools must pay Ofsted are just the start of a programme of… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Freedom of speech or damaging reputations? What schools should do about students on social media At the start of November, a certain corner of Twitter was flooded by posts from outraged teenage girls at… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Free school meals rule change will leave disadvantage data ‘completely useless’ A “triple track” of changes to free school meal entitlements proposed in the government’s benefits reforms will render school… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News 50,000 more pupils to get free school meals An extra 50,000 pupils will receive free school meals under proposals for a new earnings threshold put out for consultation… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News EEF expands early years research The Education Endowment Foundation is developing three new areas of early years’ research, including looking at the transition of pupils… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Revealed: The government’s definition of a ‘coasting’ school in 2017 The Department for Education has published its definition of “coasting” schools in 2017. Schools defined as coasting by the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Teaching School Alliances miss ‘cold spots’ of struggling schools There are “cold spots” in the support that struggling schools are getting from Teaching School Alliances across the country,… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News, Opinion Free Schools in England: What EPI’s report is actually telling us… The Education Policy Institute has published a new report, Free Schools in England, but what does it tell us… Laura McInerney 8y Laura McInerney 8y News Screen time in the classroom must be shared, says tech expert at global summit Children should not use devices one-on-one in lessons but instead work in groups of two or more, according to… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 1,003 Older