To coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week, Drinkaware is calling on teachers and school leaders to introduce and develop alcohol awareness amongst pupils.
Current measures to assess children’s reading ability are failing to take into account the whole range of activities that define whether a child is reading well, according to leading charities.
The children’s laureate Chris Riddell, supported by a number of top authors, has called on the government to take action to preserve schools libraries.
A large majority of teachers have raised concerns that education reforms with an increased focus on exams are undermining student’s health and wellbeing.
The number of children and young people experiencing online bullying has increased by 88 per cent over the past five years, according to a new report from the NSPCC.
The government is recruiting for three new members of the Education Honours Committee to recommend who should receive honours for their contributions to education.
Fifty-six per cent of school leaders in mainstream schools across England said they had encountered negative or offensive comments on social media from children’s parents over the past year.
BAMEed will launch in January with the aim of encouraging more black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates into teaching and leadership roles, Schools Week has reported.
A report has suggested English school’s will need up to 19,000 more school leaders by 2022 unless more teachers and leaders are supported to take on these roles.
