News Most parents ambivalent and uninformed about academy status Almost three quarters of parents would be happy to send their child to an academy, despite the fact almost… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Schools must teach ‘extrovert’ traits – or social mobility will suffer Schools are being urged to teach skills linked to the ‘extraversion’ personality trait so that disadvantaged children are not… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Sport Pupil Premium pushes out volunteers in favour of qualified coaches Extra funding for sports in primary schools has been extended to 2020, but could mean the end of volunteers… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Children ‘most worried’ as they finish primary school, research finds Children are at their “peak” worrying age at just 10 years old, new research suggests. According to an article… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Nicky Morgan pledges support for flood-hit schools following Carlisle visit Government officials will “work closely” with schools hit by flooding, Nicky Morgan said after visiting storm-hit buildings in Cumbria…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News New commission to investigate inequality in schools A new commission will be launched today to examine the cause and effects of inequality in schools. The Social… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Legal challenge to Kent grammar ‘expansion’ dropped after information ‘held back’ Two separate groups opposing the government’s decision to allow a Kent grammar school to “expand” have announced today they… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News DfE changes ‘pervasive’ accounting after audit office criticism Department for Education plans for getting its accounts in order after stinging criticism from the government’s audit watchdog have… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Primary leader creates tables to navigate complicated post-levels assessment A primary school senior leader has put together a table highlighting the complicated system planned for assessing children whose… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Religious studies: Humanism vs Christianity, What should schools teach? A High Court judgment in November has caused confusion over the new religious studies (RS) GCSE. Over the Christmas break,… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Ministers refuse to back down on decision to scrap ICT as petition passes 10,000 A petition calling on education ministers to rethink scrapping GCSE and A-level ICT has fallen on deaf ears after… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Society magazine Tatler snubs northern schools (again) Northern schools have once again been ignored in a society magazine’s list of “best state schools”. Since 2014, Tatler… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y Newer 1 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 985 Older
