Apprenticeships, parents’ exam stress and the education world’s response to the spring Budget Grammars and free schools given budget boost – BBC The Chancellor promised a one-off payment of £320 million for 140 new free schools by 2020 – which could include grammar schools – on top of the 500 already pledged to be built. However, Labour’s Angela Rayner pointed … Read More
Education News Weekly – 1st March, 2017
Two year university degrees, a new online safety initiative and an imminent revolution in sex education? Government launches online safety initiative – BBC The government has launched an initiative targeting sexting and cyberbullying, led by culture secretary Karen Brady. Brady said: “We are determined to make Britain the safest place in the world to be online.” Ministers will meet with … Read More
