Nationwide mental health trials set to recruit more schools

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

BCS report reveals low uptake of Computer Science at GCSE and A Level

The Roehampton Annual Computing Education report finds evidence of a growing digital divide

Oxford Language reports on widening 'word gap'

Increase in pupils lacking the vocabulary needed to access their learning, according to Oxford Language study

IT Exam results show widening gender gap

Number of female students studying either Computer Science or ICT falls by more than 7,000 in the past year.

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’.

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