Research

21 per cent decrease in state school music provision over the last five years, says BPI survey

21 per cent drop in state school music over the last five years, says BPI survey

08/03/2019 - 09:52

Results of a new survey reveal a growing disparity between the provision of music in state and independent schools, according to the group.

Exclusion system linked to knife crime says Police chiefs

Exclusion system linked to knife crime say Police chiefs

07/03/2019 - 09:18

Police chiefs have written to Prime Minister Theresa May, warning that the school exclusion system is linked to a surge in knife crime.

Glasses for Classes programme to be trialled in Yorkshire

Glasses for Classes programme to be trialed in Yorkshire

08/02/2019 - 08:05

Developed by the University of Leeds and the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the programme will see test results shared with schools as well as parents.

MPs to debate 10am start for secondary schools

07/02/2019 - 10:05

An online petition, which attracted more than 176,000 signatures, will be debated in Parliament on Monday 11 February.

Children's Commissioner calls for compulsory home education register

05/02/2019 - 08:23

Anne Longfield: "The numbers of children being home schooled are rocketing and no-one knows how they are doing academically or even if they’re safe"

Nationwide mental health trials set to recruit more schools

05/02/2019 - 08:05

The study will run until 2021 and aims to give schools new evidence about what works best for students’ mental health.

Curriculum should change to include more life-skill lessons

15/08/2018 - 10:02

British parents would like to see subjects such as religious studies and geography replaced to make way for more life-skill lessons.

Growing childcare staffing crisis highlighted

13/08/2018 - 10:50

New Save the Children analysis has revealed that there is an acute shortage of nearly 11,000 graduate early years teachers in England.

Suspensions for 'racism' on the increase in London

09/08/2018 - 12:02

In 2016/17, 615 pupils in London were temporarily excluded for racism, compared with 440 in 2015/2016, according to the Evening Standard

MP group urges DfE to look at pupils mobile phone use

20/06/2018 - 10:34

Along with a group of seven Tory MPs, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has called for pupils to be banned from using their mobile phones at school.

EPI report recommends local authority takeover of underperforming academy chains

19/06/2018 - 12:07

A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) recommends that the Government should allow high performing local authorities to take over schools from underperforming academy chains.

Hygiene poverty affecting primary school children, says charity

19/06/2018 - 10:43

According to a survey by Charity In Kind Direct, primary school children are arriving for their lessons unwashed and in dirty clothes because their parents cannot afford to buy washing powder, soap or shampoo.