A quarter of state school pupils in England receiving free school meals Department for Education data shows a record 2.1 million are eligible, up by 75,000 in a year The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Standard demands new pupil exclusion category that covers sexist abuse, harassment and violence against girls SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How many exclusions from school are for sexist abuse? We haven’t a clue because the Department of education doesn’t measure it Evening Standard · May 29, 2024
Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024
Further strikes at Wembley school set to become academy Byron Court Primary School will be closed for two days next month Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
Screens and adolescents: How phones broke children’s brains LET’S UNPACK THAT: As evidence mounts that devices are sparking a mental health crisis in young people, ‘Adolescence’ writer Jack Thorne says he thinks smartphone sales should be banned for under 16s. Helen Coffey asks whether social media and tech are really to blame – and what parents can do… The Independent UK · May 22, 2024
Staff at 'inadequate' London school to strike over plans to turn it into academy A North London primary school is set to close for a further five days over the next two weeks after staff agreed to take strike action against government plans to turn it into an academy. Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
Education’s deepest crisis is being ignored by Westminster – and even harsher cuts are on the way A politicians fuss over sex education, a void in special needs provision is leaving families with nowhere to turn, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
Teachers could get protection against blasphemy claims under new laws The report has been influenced by recent blasphemy cases, which has seen some teachers forced into hiding The Independent UK · May 18, 2024
Teachers in England stretched by pupils’ mental and family problems, MPs say Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
Headteachers demand end to ‘inhumane’ school ratings in England Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
‘Almost beyond belief’: axing of teacher recruitment scheme will worsen crisis, say critics The government’s scrapping of the Now Teach scheme, which has overdelivered on targets for older workers, has sparked an outcry The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024
Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024
Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024
England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report Watchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for September The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Expansion plans require 85,000 more childcare places by September 2025 Pilot to explore how to repurpose unused school space to increase capacity for funded childcare
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 English primary schools cutting teacher numbers amid budget pressure, survey finds Rising inflation and falling pupil numbers also forcing schools to cut spending on extracurricular activities
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 English schools could lose £1bn by 2030 as pupil numbers fall School rolls swelled because of fertility surge in 2000s but birthrate and migration patterns have brought decline
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024 A Labour government could face teachers’ strikes, union warns National Education Union chief Daniel Kebede says Labour pledges are ‘a long way from the scale of change’ needed
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024 Steep rise in schools in England recruiting teachers from Jamaica Exclusive: Schools following NHS and social care in recruiting from overseas as work visas for secondary school teachers double
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024 Cold, damp, unsafe: record number of UK schools refused funding for repairs DfE allocates £450m to 826 building projects at 733 schools, a fall of almost 60% – in terms of total projects – compared with 2020-21
Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2024 Teaching union members back further strike action over pay The National Education Union will decide next steps over pay and funding at its annual conference in Bournemouth next week
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024 Record numbers of pupils in England absent for long periods, DfE data shows Number of severely absent children was 150% higher last year than pre-Covid, with one in 50 children missing at least half of lessons
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024 Wembley school blighted by racism, bullying and sexual harassment to be turned into academy Head teacher Martyn Boxall resigned from Byron Court primary school in north London
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024 ‘It’s an absolute mess’: building work seriously delayed on 33 new special schools in England Promised provision, particularly for autistic children, was announced a year ago but few schools will open on time
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024 ‘He hates failing’: mother describes lack of help for autistic son Kirsti Hadley’s son, 12, had been looking forward to a new school but became burnt out and anxious