Support to help vulnerable children attend boarding schools

The Boarding School Partnerships Information Service has been launched to give more vulnerable children the chance to attend boarding schools.

 Primary support staff have been victims of pupil violence, research shows

According to research by the Scottish Government, over a quarter of primary school support staff have had pupils be physically aggressive and violent towards them in the previous year.

AQA told to ensure it abides by exam regulation over review of exam grades

Exam board AQA has been told by Ofqual to make sure that it follows regulation over the review of exam grades.

Access to high performing schools has become more “geographically unequal”

A new report by the Education Policy Institute shows that access to top schools in England has become more geographically unequal over the period 2010-2015.

 Multimillion-pound contracts awarded for apprenticeship training

Organisations across the country are being given a boost as the government begins awarding contracts tomorrow worth nearly £500m to provide apprenticeship training for learners and small businesses.

Rise in GCSE grade changes blamed on exam boards by Ofqual

The head of England’s exams watchdog has told MPs that an increase in the number of GCSE grade changes this year was down to exam boards failing to follow new rules on re-marking.

Sex education needs to cover sexual harassment and sexting, NEU says

In response to the Department for Education’s consultation on sex education guidelines, the National Education Union says that young people desperately need relationship and sex education which covers sexual harassment, sexting and online porn and the other issues they face.

Universal Credit proposals could see children in poverty miss out on school meals

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under universal credit proposals, new findings from The Children’s Society reveal today.

Teachers views wanted for the new sex education curriculum

Teachers are being asked for their views on what should be included in the new sex and relationships education curriculum.

 Efficiency advisers to help schools with finances

Efficiency advisors will be deployed next month to schools which need help with their finances.

Teachers’ pay continues to be cut, National Education Union says

Teachers’ pay continues to be cut because schools are increasingly failing to give them cost of living increases as well as denying them pay progression, according to the National Education Union’s annual national pay survey.

 Wales plans to put education at the “heart of ambition” by achieving one million Welsh speakers by 2050

A new plan that puts education at the heart of the Welsh Government’s ambition to achieve one million Welsh speakers by 2050 has been published by Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning Eluned Morgan.

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