Changes to GCSEs could push boys further ahead in maths and close the gap with girls in English, Tes has reported.

Environment Agency in water safety education drive

Staff recently carried out visits to local schools in south west Derbyshire to educate pupils about water safety

Sutton Trust poll shows University expectations in decline

The Sutton Trust is urging the Government to reform the student funding system after poll shows that the proportion of young people who think they are likely to go into Higher Education has fallen

FOI request reveals alarming rise in pupils' sexual misconduct exlusions

Between July 2013 and April 2017, over 8000 incidents involving senior school students were reported, with 754 in primary schools.

Children’s Commissioner warns of internet ‘junk food’ as new campaign launches

New ‘Digital 5 A Day’ campaign aims to give children and parents easy to follow steps to achieve a balanced ‘digital diet’.

Half of primary school pupils sought support from food banks last summer, figures show

Anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust has revealed that new data shows last summer almost half of children receiving help from foodbanks were primary school students.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has pledged to wipe out the use of the word "gay" as a term of abuse in schools, according to the Evening Standard.

Swimming provision ‘unacceptable’ says former Olympian Steve Parry

One in 20 schools fails to meet curriculum swimming requirements, according to the latest report from Swim England, which recommends a major overha

UCL research reveals high level of SEN teaching carried out by teaching assistants

Research from the UCL Institute of Education shows that as they approach their GCSEs, a “significant proportion” of teaching for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) is done by teaching assistants.

Racist and gender base bullying on the rise in Scottish schools

MSPs urge the Scottish Government to do more to tackle the growing problem in its anti-bullying strategy

A survey by a national children’s charity Barnardo’s has shown that almost three quarters of teenagers want all schools to have lessons on sex and relationships (SRE).

Theresa May is expected to announce that secondary schools in Britain will be offered training on how to identify and help children who are suffering mental health issues.

Children’s commissioner Anne Longfield has called for a digital citizenship programme in every school, warning that children are being ‘left to fend for themselves in the digital world’.

Despite the government push to promote computing in schools, new research suggests girls and poorer students risk being left behind.

Richer pupils were 3.8 times more likely to enter university in 2016 compared to their more disadvantaged peers, according to a new report from UCAS.

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