Number of pupils given extra exam time increasing

The number of pupils being given 25 per cent extra time in GCSE and A Level exams because of a special need is rising.

 Low ability labels could have negative impact on pupils

New research, commissioned by the National Education Union (NEU), has found that using ‘ability’ groups takes place with children as young as three and that teachers worry that ‘low ability’ labels could have a lasting negative impact on children.

£45 million support for young people with SEND

A multi-million-pound package has been announced to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

GCSE English re-sits rise after first year of reforms

The amount of pupils re-taking the English language GCSE has increased by nearly a third in the first year of the newly reformed exams.

Teachers lack confidence assessing pupils, poll finds

According to a YouGov Poll, a fifth of teachers do not know where to look for information on assessment.

Greening hosts first Skills Summit to create a "country fit for the future"

Education secretary Justine Greening is holding the first Skills Summit today, 30 November and is expected to tell Britain’s top businesses that enlisting their support in training the next generation of highly skilled British workers is the key to creating a country fit for the future

Rachel Lofthouse, Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University

Schools and education organisations across the country have won a share of £50,000 from Leeds Beckett University to find out what really works to improve the lives of children and young people.

 Teaching pupils grammar does not improve writing, research suggests

There is a mismatch between government policy and techniques proven to work in the classroom, academics have revealed.

Inner city areas no longer worst performing areas for social mobility, report shows

The government’s Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report, shows that worst performing areas for social mobility are no longer inner city areas, but remote rural and coastal areas, and former industrial areas, especially in the Midlands.

Karen Robinson running the finish line

National School Meals Week (NSMW) took part 13-17 November and celebrated all that is great about school meals

Welsh schools to welcome Google for Education next year

Welsh education secretary Kirsty Williams has announced the roll-out of Google for Education which will enable teachers to have more choice of the digital tools they use.

Mayor plans to crack down on hot food takeaways near schools

In a bid to tackle childhood obesity, the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is planning to crack down on new hot food takeaways around schools.

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