£50m to transform EdTech within all Welsh state schools

Local authorities in Wales are set to receive £50 million to upgrade EdTech equipment within schools.

Wealth disparity in extra curricular class participation

The Social Mobility Commission emphasises large disparities in participation of extra curricular activities depending on children's social background.

£17 million for academies to support schools

Damian Hinds has announced a £17 million fund to help high-performing academy trusts to grow and support more schools across England.

Teachers to benefit from £2bn public sector pay rise

The Treasury is set to reveal the biggest public sector pay rise in six years.

10-year plan needed to fix school funding system

The government must fix the broken education funding system and bring forward a strategic ten-year education funding plan.

Lord Glenamara Prize to expand to include teaching excellence

The annual Lord Glenamara Prize in North East will expand from next year to recognise technical education and excellence in teaching.

Relentless focus on STEM should be altered

Ed Vaizey has used a debate on increasing music education to blast the current ‘relentless focus on STEM’ in schools across the country.

Child mental health unit referrals rising

Referrals to child mental health units from UK primary schools have increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last three years.

Decisive action taken to reduce teacher workload

A survey of school leaders and classroom teachers has revealed that schools are taking decisive action to reduce teacher workload.

Small schools in England have halved since 1980

The number of small schools in England has halved in recent decades, with those in rural and village settings twice as likely to have shut.

Local authority schools to be more transparent

The DfE has invited views from across the education system on applying some of the financial measures used in academies to local authority run schools.

New qualifications to progress teaching careers

A new advisory group will recommend developing new, specialist National Professional Qualifications to help teachers excel in the classroom.

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