Greening hosts first Skills Summit to create a "country fit for the future"

Education secretary Justine Greening is holding the first Skills Summit today, 30 November and is expected to tell Britain’s top businesses that enlisting their support in training the next generation of highly skilled British workers is the key to creating a country fit for the future

Rachel Lofthouse, Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University

Schools and education organisations across the country have won a share of £50,000 from Leeds Beckett University to find out what really works to improve the lives of children and young people.

 Teaching pupils grammar does not improve writing, research suggests

There is a mismatch between government policy and techniques proven to work in the classroom, academics have revealed.

Inner city areas no longer worst performing areas for social mobility, report shows

The government’s Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report, shows that worst performing areas for social mobility are no longer inner city areas, but remote rural and coastal areas, and former industrial areas, especially in the Midlands.

Karen Robinson running the finish line

National School Meals Week (NSMW) took part 13-17 November and celebrated all that is great about school meals

Welsh schools to welcome Google for Education next year

Welsh education secretary Kirsty Williams has announced the roll-out of Google for Education which will enable teachers to have more choice of the digital tools they use.

Mayor plans to crack down on hot food takeaways near schools

In a bid to tackle childhood obesity, the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is planning to crack down on new hot food takeaways around schools.

 Ofqual begins consultation on revised arrangements for GCSE computer science

Exam regulator Ofqual has launched a consultation that proposes changes to non-exam assessment in GCSE computer science given evidence of widespread rule breaches.

Free online learning portal for teachers and students launched

Charity RedSTART has launched a free learning portal for primary and secondary schoolchildren and teachers.

Industrial strategy launched by government

The government has published its industrial strategy white paper which highlights five areas of which the UK needs to improve its performance.

Union NASUWT to cancel strike action following council letter

Teachers’ union NASUWT has agreed to withdraw its strike action, scheduled to take place on 30 November 2017.

 New appointment to the Welsh Education Workforce Council

Welsh education secretary Kirsty Willans has announced the appointment of Clare Jones’ to the Education Workforce Council (EWC).

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