Dangerous smartphones, a school fight club and what a hung parliament could mean for education Election news – Guardian, Independent, BBC Well, well, well. That was exhilarating, wasn’t it? Who saw that coming, eh? Certainly, there’s a good chance the education vote swung heavily towards Labour, given Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to increase per-pupil spending by 6% over the next … Read More
ELECTION SPECIAL: How will education look in 2021?
It’s 2021, after four years of the new government. Cars are driving themselves, people only shop online and at least two of your good friends are robots. But what will the education landscape look like in 2021, if each party keeps to their manifesto promises? *DISCLAIMER*: MINERVA ARE NOT FORTUNE TELLERS, AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PARTY IN POWER WILL ACTUALLY … Read More
Education News Weekly – 29th May, 2017
Election news, a GCSE paper blunder and a new Lego ‘Professor of Play’ at Cambridge. Election catch-up – Independent, Guardian, BBC It’s been a tough week for the Conservative party, with news that their cost-cutting pledge to replace free school lunches with free school breakfasts could cost up to £400 million (Independent), according to expert analysts – or between … Read More
Education News Weekly – 22nd May, 2017
Voter registration, the magic of rosemary and what the party manifestoes mean for education. Election News Conservative The Guardian reports that Theresa May’s pledge to end free school lunches for infants will predominantly impact the ‘ordinary, hard-working families’ she has promised to help. It could affect as many as 900,000 children from struggling families, costing them an additional c.£440 a … Read More
Education News Weekly – 23rd April, 2017
General election pledges, the dangers of screen time and surprisingly happy teenagers Labour focused on education in upcoming general election – BBC Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has put education at the centre of his campaign for the snap general election. Corbyn described education as being in crisis, specifically highlighting the Tories’ recent record on school budget cuts and growing … Read More
Education News Weekly – 3rd November 2016
A skills gap in school leavers, Gay History Month, and why our schools are a force for social cohesion The funding gap in British education is getting worse, it seems, with a recent announcement that almost 1,000 local authority schools and over 100 academy trusts are now in debt. Heads and teachers have long been complaining about funding issues, … Read More
Education News Roundup – 15/09
‘Tutor proof’ entrance exams, a new anti-bullying app, and the UN on refugee education This week’s education news update starts with a continuation of the grammar schools debate, which is still ongoing. Theresa May’s first flagship policy is already facing opposition from several members of her own cabinet, and a recent survey of teachers suggests that the majority of them … Read More
