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Wales welcomes new school curriculum shake up

04/03/2016 - 11:22

A new curriculum for Welsh schools is expected to be delivered on time, and will see a number of changes including making computer skills a speciality which is as central to learning as literacy and numeracy.

Phonics roadshows to help create better readers

03/03/2016 - 14:15

To mark World Book Day, 3 March, the DfE has announced a series of roadshow events to promote effective phonics teaching and early reading skills.

Sustainable schools policy must be reviewed, PAC urges

02/03/2016 - 11:37

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the sustainable schools policy in Northern Ireland as ineffective, claiming it operated on the basis of ‘flawed and inaccurate data’ and has called for it to be put under review.

School places pressure mounts on offer day

01/03/2016 - 09:30

Tuesday 1 March marks National Offer Day, where more than half a million families will discover where their children will attend secondary school in September.

Catholic schools unhappy with sexual health plans

29/02/2016 - 12:17

The Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) has voiced concerns over NHS officials’ plans to open sexual-health centres in or near schools.

UK set for school places squeeze, councils warn

29/02/2016 - 12:15

Local authorities have claimed the responsibility for councils to ensure that every child has a school place could soon become unachievable.

Cuts will affect teaching quality, councillors tell MSPs

24/02/2016 - 12:23

Councillors in Scotland have warned MSPs that cuts to council funding will have a negative effect on teaching quality.

Manchester and Liverpool school performance declining, Ofsted warns

23/02/2016 - 12:45

Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has voiced concerns about the declining secondary school performance and pupil attainment in Liverpool, Manchester and surrounding areas.

DfE agrees to change primary assessment deadline

19/02/2016 - 11:52

Following the National Association of Head Teachers’ (NAHT) concerns about the changes in primary assessment, the Department for Education (DfE) has introduced a revised deadline for Key Stage 1 and 2 deadlines in 2016.

Ofqual calls on students to review marking and appeal process

19/02/2016 - 11:51

Ofqual has called on young people to voice their opinions on marking reviews and appeals processes for GCSEs, AS and A levels.

Morgan announces £1.5m for mental health peer support network

17/02/2016 - 14:13

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a fund of £1.5 million will be spent on building peer support networks, in order to help young people identify signs of mental ill-health in their peers.

Tick box requirement for assessment to increase teacher workload, Tes reports

11/02/2016 - 15:36

Tes has reported that the new requirement to assess Year 6 pupils’ writing using a tick-box approach could dramatically increase teachers workload.

Schools criticised for ‘fat shaming’ overweight children

11/02/2016 - 11:45

A report conducted by Olympian James Cracknell has called on schools to stop ‘fat shaming’ overweight children and instead provide helpful advise on losing weight.

Government rebuffs calls to make PSHE and SRE compulsory

11/02/2016 - 11:44

The government has refused to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) and sex and relationships eduction (SRE) statutory, despite calls for the subjects to be made compulsory.

Free meal grants end for 3,000 primary schools

09/02/2016 - 15:41

Sharon Hodgson, shadow minister for children, has accused the government of ’quietly’ cutting the funding supplied to small struggling schools to provide free hot meals, meaning almost 3,000 primaries will struggle to offer the servic

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