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Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds
Thursday 21st November 2024Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform betterPupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, according to a new study...
Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade
Thursday 21st November 2024Mum Jo says Jacob is very caring but sensory issues led to him being excluded for disruptive behaviour...
Parents in court over children's school absences
Wednesday 20th November 2024Two parents say their child was absent because of the school's policy on toilets during classes...
As a child I needed free school meals, as mayor, I provide them. And this policy works – here’s the proof | Sadiq Khan
Wednesday 20th November 2024Critics questioned my landmark policy but a new report backs it, and the big winners are children and their familiesSadiq Khan is the mayor of London Continue reading...
School boss may have spent funds on family firms
Wednesday 20th November 2024Public funds may have been used for a gym and coffee shop owned by the school's CEO and his family...
Knife crime ‘blighting the lives of too many children’ in England, warn inspectors
Wednesday 20th November 2024Ofsted report says serious youth violence affecting children as young as 11 Serious youth violence in England is widespread and not restricted to particular ethnic or demographic groups, according to investigators who were told that children as young as 11 are carrying knives for protection...
Free school meals as long as I am mayor, says Khan
Tuesday 19th November 2024The Mayor of London's free school lunch policy is praised by a new independent report...
Student's wrong results suicide prompts support call
Tuesday 19th November 2024Mared Foulkes, from Anglesey, killed herself after receiving inaccurate exam results...
Special educational needs system 'has burst'
Tuesday 19th November 2024Soaring special needs provision demand means councils buying more private school places, BBC told...
‘Once my autistic son turns 18, his support ends’
Tuesday 19th November 2024Parents tell politicians about the "cliff-edge" their children face when they leave school...
Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England
Tuesday 19th November 2024Campaigners want ministers to overhaul rules to outlaw snacks that contain up to 12 teaspoons of sugarSchools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because they contain so much sugar, food campaigners say...
Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’
Tuesday 19th November 2024Exclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research findsA government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is “unlikely to work”, according to research...
Staff 'demoralised' over university course cuts
Monday 18th November 2024About 18 students enrolled in the two joint business degrees at Northumbria University this year...
Texas education officials to vote on use of Bible in public school curriculum
Monday 18th November 2024Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards ChristianityTexas education officials are expected to hold a vote on Monday on the use of Bible readings in the public school curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade English and language arts classes...
Schools and colleges in England accused of failing in legal duty to tackle racism
Monday 18th November 2024Campaigners want anti-racist content to be embedded in curriculum and for Black history to be compulsory subjectSchools and colleges are failing in their legal duty to prevent and address racism, say campaigners who are calling for the national curriculum in England to include an explicit anti-racism focus with Black history as a compulsory subject...
'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed
Monday 18th November 2024The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system...
Tax increase will impact nursery costs - minister
Sunday 17th November 2024Asked if raising employers’ NI rate would worsen a funding gap, Jess Phillips replies "undoubtedly"...
Dyslexia shouldn't hold you back - Paddington writer
Sunday 17th November 2024Writer James Lamont says with the right support, children with dyslexia can "do anything"...
Free school meals auto-enrolment 'way forward'
Saturday 16th November 2024It is hoped the automatic sign up will become a standard practice after a pilot in County Durham...
Schools in England could be judged on scale of colours in Ofsted proposals
Friday 15th November 2024Inspectorate aims to replace single headline grade such as ‘outstanding’ with assessment of 10 key areasSchools could be judged on a five-step scale of colours or descriptions across 10 separate areas such as inclusion and belonging, under proposals by England’s schools inspectorate...
The Gruffalo’s illustrator launches book to help UK pupils learn German
Friday 15th November 2024Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first languageAxel Scheffler, the illustrator behind the international children’s bestseller The Gruffalo, has launched a book to help primary school pupils learn German...
University cash crisis to get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told
Friday 15th November 2024More than three quarters of universities are expected to face financial problems next year...
University cash crisis to get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told
Thursday 14th November 2024More than three quarters of universities expected to face financial problems next year...
IT issue forces school closure to safeguard pupils
Thursday 14th November 2024Budehaven Community School said its internet, registration and telephone services had stopped working...
One in three T-level students drop out of health course
Thursday 14th November 2024Many health and science T-level students dropped out after an exam board sent out botched exam papers in 2022...
More families being 'forced' into home education
Thursday 14th November 2024The children's commissioner says she is "deeply concerned" by a doubling in home education figures...
Schools could take on hundreds more students
Wednesday 13th November 2024Suffolk County Council says building a new school would be too expensive...
Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds
Wednesday 13th November 2024Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-classYoung people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research...
Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete
Tuesday 12th November 2024Exclusive: Previously unpublished official data shows Raac found at 235 DfE sitesHundreds of schools in England are still at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete, according to previously unpublished figures...
‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors?
Tuesday 12th November 2024England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses...
Did you solve it? The knotty problem of Paddington in Peru
Monday 11th November 2024The answer to today’s Inca-nundrumEarlier today I set you a puzzle about a ‘khipu’, the Incan method of recording numbers with knots on string that features in Paddington in Peru...
Jamie Oliver pulls 'offensive' children's book from sale
Monday 11th November 2024The 400-page fantasy novel is accused of stereotyping Indigenous Australians...
UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them | Philip Augar
Monday 11th November 2024The government is making welcome moves to overhaul a sector in financial turmoil, but institutions face tough choicesPhilip Augar chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and fundingOne of Britain’s most globally successful industries is under financial pressure...
'I'm even happier I didn't go to uni now tuition fees are rising'
Sunday 10th November 2024University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course...
'My 12 hours of uni each week are incredible value'
Sunday 10th November 2024University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course...
England's universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal | Sonia Sodha
Sunday 10th November 2024Canny PR suggests critics are against aspiration but who is policing the spread of poor-quality degrees?Sometimes you just need to call something out for what it is...
Too much debt or value for money? Students divided over tuition fee rise
Sunday 10th November 2024University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course...
'I'm even happier I didn't go to uni now tuition fees rising'
Sunday 10th November 2024University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course...
‘It gave me a new perspective’: student exchange program attempts to bridge divided US
Saturday 9th November 2024American Exchange Project helps high school seniors travel and meet youths from different sociopolitical backgroundsFor Baltimore native Jessica Osei-Adjei, a week-long trip to Anchorage, Alaska, last summer was more than just her first time traveling solo...
Ofsted head says English schools should not turn away ‘difficult’ pupils
Friday 8th November 2024Sir Martyn Oliver tells school leaders new report-card style inspection reports will focus on inclusionSchools should not turn away “difficult” pupils over fears they will harm their results, and face being evaluated on how inclusive they are towards local children, Ofsted’s chief inspector of schools has said...
Work experience can tackle school absences, says Manchester airport boss
Friday 8th November 2024Ken O’Toole says companies should be made to give young people workplace opportunities long before they turn 15Companies should be made to give work experience to children as young as primary school age to help tackle the “absence epidemic” in schools, the head of the UK’s biggest airport group has said...
The Guardian view on Bridget Phillipson’s sound advice: schools should focus on belonging | Editorial
Friday 8th November 2024A shift in priorities that emphasises pupil wellbeing not just exam results could improve attendanceThe reasons for poor attendance at English schools, high rates of psychological distress and illness among young people, and a rising number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), are complicated...
The robots helping children go back to school
Friday 8th November 2024Robots are used to help support children who struggle emotionally going to school...
The simple exam tweaks that can 'completely change lives'
Friday 8th November 2024Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments...
More need for exam support leaves schools stretched
Friday 8th November 2024Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments...
Educating Greater Manchester head teacher banned
Thursday 7th November 2024Drew Povey's school was featured on the 2017 Channel 4 documentary series...
High Court case over closure of nurseries dropped
Thursday 7th November 2024Hackney Council accepts its consultation over plans to close two children's centres was "unlawful"...
Demand for chaplains in non-faith schools rises
Thursday 7th November 2024An increasing number of non-faith schools are hiring chaplains to offer support to students...
Adopted children to have closer contact with birth families
Thursday 7th November 2024"Letterbox" contact is outdated, a report says, and face-to-face contact should be encouraged, if safe...
Australia plans social media ban for under-16s
Thursday 7th November 2024The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children...
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