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NSPCC calls for compulsory online safety lessons

22/08/2016 - 11:00

NSPCC Cymru has called for compulsory online safety lessons to be included on the curriculum, following concerns over online grooming.

Calls for more support for London’s maths students

19/08/2016 - 11:17

A leading head teacher has called for greater support for the brightest maths students in London schools.

Education is key to driving social mobility, says Alan Milburn

27/07/2016 - 11:14

Chair of Social Mobility Commission Alan Milburn has called on the government to put education at the centre of its drive to deliver social mobility.

Good careers education ‘vital’ to fuel aspirations, says NAHT

26/07/2016 - 11:01

Good quality careers education can play a vital role in helping young people to aspire to fulfilling careers, according to the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).

Sex education ‘inadequate or absent’ in many schools, report claims

12/07/2016 - 12:24

Sex and relationships education (SRE) is ‘inadequate or absent’ in many schools across the UK, according to a report from the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Children ‘denied education for safe relationships in schools’, says BHA

12/07/2016 - 12:10

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has once again criticised the Department for Education’s (DfE) stance on making personal, social, health, and economic education (PSHE), including sex and relationships education (SRE), compulsory in English schools.

£41m for ‘Asian-style’ maths lessons in England

12/07/2016 - 10:04

£41m worth of funding is being made available to support more than 8,000 schools to adopt teaching practices from leading Asian countries.

York MP defends primary testing

08/07/2016 - 11:13

A York MP has defended the government’s policy on primary school testing, arguing that it gives children the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

SATS results should not be compared to previous years, Morgan says

05/07/2016 - 10:03

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has cautioned that SATS results, due to be published today (5 July), should not be compared with previous years.

Playwrights call to save drama in schools

04/07/2016 - 10:51

Two highly regarded British Playwrights have joined calls to save drama in schools and keep it on the curriculum.

Scotland outlines plans to close education attainment gap

30/06/2016 - 12:14

The Scottish government has outlined plans to close the education attainment gap across Scotland over the next five years.

£2m of ’character eduction’ fund to go to military-style projects

27/06/2016 - 11:25

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that one third of the £6 million funding pot targeted at building character in school pupils, will be used to support military-style projects.

Basingstoke pupils protest ‘off-topic’ exam questions

23/06/2016 - 11:23

Pupils in Basingstoke are protesting against their Biology A Level exam after finding that little of exam contained questions on topics they had studied.

‘Digitally savvy’ businesses urged to work with schools

22/06/2016 - 09:57

'Digitally savvy’ businesses are being encouraged to work with school teachers to close the skills gap in STEM subjects.

Disadvantaged pupils receive lower quality maths instruction, report warns

21/06/2016 - 12:27

Disadvantaged pupils systematically receive lower quality mathematics instruction compared to their more advantaged peers, a new report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has warned.

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