Billy Camden | Schools Week

Kennedy’s daughter backs new curriculum

UK students will become “citizens of the world” if a human rights curriculum is introduced, says the daughter of assassinated US politician Bobby Kennedy. Kerry Kennedy, right, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, introduced the Speak Truth to Power curriculum at Lilian Baylis Technology School, south London, on Monday. The programme uses the experiences of […]

Six lessons for leaders

It is hugely rewarding to become a chief executive of a trust. Having established the first hard federation in West Sussex and now as chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, with 30 schools across the country, I know the challenges and rewards of chain leadership. Know what you are responsible for It might sound simple, […]

Week of ‘inspirational’ maths launched in 300 UK schools

A visual-based US maths initiative will be rolled out to thousands of UK pupils over the next two weeks in a bid to “revolutionise” their attitudes to the subject. Nearly 300 primary and secondary schools have signed up for the Week of Inspirational Maths programme, developed by educator Professor Jo Boaler of Stanford University. The […]

Cult classics: How the BBC is getting pupils into classical music via cinema

Popstar Pixie Lott and former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston are just a couple of the celebrities announced today as presenters for a new BBC Music film aimed to introduce secondary school pupils to classical music. The Ten Pieces Secondary film, which will launch for schools in cinemas across the UK in October, has been commissioned […]

‘Inspiring’ Jessica shines with GCSE results

Wheelchair bound Jessica Soanes, who attends Sherborne School for Girls boarding school, has excelled in her GCSE results with two A*s, six As and a C. Jess has Arnold Chiari Malformation, a condition which means she is frequently in a lot of pain, resulting in a lot of time out of school, this year in […]

Derbyshire pupil triumphs in GCSE results after near death experience

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy pupil Maxine Clay, who nearly died after falling into a diabetic coma, meaning she missed all of year 10, is celebrating after achieving four Cs, a D and an E. Maxine (pictured above) spent 10 months in hospital after being in a coma for three weeks as her internal organs began shutting […]

Cramlington School celebrates GCSE results despite inadequate Ofsted rating

Cramlington Learning Village, a teaching school which is to lose its status after it was found to be inadequate by Ofsted last month, has seen a 5 per cent rise in GCSE results this year. The academy, which caters for 2,000 pupils in Northumberland, had 58 per cent of students achieve five or more A* […]

Struggling pupils excel thanks to secondary modern’s extra support

Two pupils who struggled to focus on their studies during their time at Baylis Court School have achieved well above their GCSE targets thanks to extra support from their teachers. Inshal Javaid (pictured above) battled with attendance and punctuality issues throughout school. During year 11, following her mock exams, Inshal realised that she was going […]

Joe says no to cancer with outstanding grades

A cancer diagnosis earlier this year did not stop Joe Sims from achieving nine A* and A grades at Burnt Mill Academy. The brave 16-year-old found a lump in his neck in February and feared his chances of succeeding in the summer’s exams had been ruined. He was diagnosed with a rare form of Hodgkins […]