Author: Samantha Lauren King

MPs, policymakers and teachers recently joined forces to celebrate the work of headteachers across the country. Speakers included the education secretary Justine Greening, the standards minister Nick Gibb and the national schools commissioner Sir David Carter. The reception at Speaker’s House was hosted by the London Leadership Strategy (LLS), an organisation run by headteachers to […]

Pupils at Townley grammar school in Kent grilled Schools Week editor Laura McInerney at a recent debate on the government’s plan for more selective schools. The Bexleyheath school uses the 11-plus to select pupils, with some travelling up to two hours each way to attend. An eight-person panel, including pupils from the school, McInerney and […]

A Nottingham primary school has won a free felt workshop after pupils won an art competition. The half-day workshop was delivered to year 6 pupils at Eskdale junior school as a prize for winning the Dazzling Displays art competition in the summer term, which encouraged primary teachers to share their pupils’ artwork. Children in the […]

More than 400 pupils from schools across London and the southeast sang the national anthem to kick off a Four Nations England vs Australia rugby league match. The Remembrance Day fixture took place at London’s Olympic Park. The pupils aged between 9 and 18 came from 11 schools belonging to academy trust United Learning, and […]

A new online service aims to connect schools and colleges with would-be governors and trustees. Funded by the Department for Education until 2020, the free matchmaking service Inspiring Governance allows individuals to register their skills, and boards to look for governors. It also provides advice and support for volunteers and governing boards, as well as […]

Pupils at a Nottinghamshire primary are being encouraged to walk a mile every day following the installation of a new, purpose-built path. The £14,000 path at Gotham primary was officially opened by Paralympian and bronze medallist Alison Patrick in October. She then led pupils on their first lap. Pupils are encouraged to either walk or […]

A multi-academy trust is celebrating the launch of its own glossy magazine, with senior staff at the helm and the trust’s chief executive acting as editor. Connected, created by Salisbury Plain academies trust, will be available free to pupils and their families, staff and stakeholders. The trust is made up of four schools across Wiltshire: […]

Primary school pupils from across London met Paralympic medallist Andy Lapthorne at the first Disability Tennis Festival. About 90 pupils aged between 7 and 11, with a variety of intellectual and physical impairments such as autism and deafness, turned up at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in east London for the chance to […]