Policy

Morgan announces £1.5m for mental health peer support network

17/02/2016 - 14:13

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a fund of £1.5 million will be spent on building peer support networks, in order to help young people identify signs of mental ill-health in their peers.

Tick box requirement for assessment to increase teacher workload, Tes reports

11/02/2016 - 15:36

Tes has reported that the new requirement to assess Year 6 pupils’ writing using a tick-box approach could dramatically increase teachers workload.

Schools criticised for ‘fat shaming’ overweight children

11/02/2016 - 11:45

A report conducted by Olympian James Cracknell has called on schools to stop ‘fat shaming’ overweight children and instead provide helpful advise on losing weight.

Government rebuffs calls to make PSHE and SRE compulsory

11/02/2016 - 11:44

The government has refused to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) and sex and relationships eduction (SRE) statutory, despite calls for the subjects to be made compulsory.

Free meal grants end for 3,000 primary schools

09/02/2016 - 15:41

Sharon Hodgson, shadow minister for children, has accused the government of ’quietly’ cutting the funding supplied to small struggling schools to provide free hot meals, meaning almost 3,000 primaries will struggle to offer the servic

Independent schools urged to embrace vocational courses

09/02/2016 - 11:43

Magnus Bashaarat, head of Milton Abbey Independent School, has called upon independent schools to give equal prominence to vocational qualifications as they do A-levels.

Ministers consider proposal to turn young offenders institutes into secure schools

09/02/2016 - 11:38

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the government will explore the possibility of utilising the free school process to set up secure academies for young offenders.

One in 12 teachers denied pay rise under PRP

05/02/2016 - 11:59

A survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) found that nearly one in 12 teachers have been denied a pay rise in accordance with the performance-related pay (PRP) system.

Give police and crime commissioners powers to set up free schools, says Theresa May

04/02/2016 - 17:01

Elected police and crime commissioners should be given powers to set up free schools to help support troubled children, according to Home Secretary Theresa May.

NAHT criticises EBacc’s ‘narrow vision of academic excellence’

04/02/2016 - 16:58

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has criticised the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), claiming it offers a ‘narrow vision of academic excellence’.

Education (Scotland) Bill passed by Holyrood

04/02/2016 - 11:47

The Education (Scotland) Bill has been passed by Scottish Government, including new legislation for national testing in literacy and numeracy at primary and secondary level.

Cambridge admission tests could deter disadvantaged pupils

03/02/2016 - 11:40

Cambridge’s plans to reinstate admission examinations has been criticised by MPs who claim the move could raise barriers to equal access.

EBacc endangers uptake of music and drama, ASCL cautions

01/02/2016 - 16:38

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has warned that music and drama could be squeezed out of the curriculum if the government pushes on with the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) proposal.

NAHT calls for school funding reforms

29/01/2016 - 12:57

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has further clarified its position on reforms to school funding with a collection of essays discussing what a revised funding formula could look like.

Radicalised chemistry teacher banned from teaching

28/01/2016 - 12:02

Jamshed Javeed, a chemistry teacher from Sharples School in Bolton, has been banned from teaching after being convicted for his intentions to travel to Syria to join ISIL.