The new Education and Adoption Bill introduced on 3 June establishes new plans that will see every single school rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted turned into an academy.
A study by Sutton Research has revealed that children from disadvantaged backgrounds struggle with GCSE examinations despite being high achievers in primary school, scoring in the top ten per cent.
Arts Council England has launched a new scheme that looks to introduce professional writers to schools to improve the quality of creative writing lessons.
Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) reveals that over half of serious road accidents to children occur between 3pm and 7pm, while children are more than twice as likely to suffer a serious burn between 3pm and 6pm.
The government has announced funding for rugby coaches from premiership clubs to be drafted into schools to instil character and resilience in disaffected children.
The government’s pledge to open a further 500 free schools in England is being put into practice, with Education Secretary Nicky Morgan inviting applications for new schools.
Children’s charity Barnardo’s is calling on the government to act now to stop the decrease in funding of children’s centres, following new calculations that reveal a dramatic budget decrease of over 35 per cent since 2010.
In a speech to health leaders in central London, the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that tackling child hood obesity would be a priority for the NHS.
Property website Rightmove has added a new feature that enables viewers to access the Ofsted results of the schools located near to where they plan to move.
