Assaults on teachers, May’s mounting election woes and the link between drugs, alcohol and A*s Election Update – Guardian, BBC, Independent With people heading to the polls this Thursday, and campaigning halted due to the weekend attacks in London, the race for No. 10 is getting tense…and personal. The Guardian reports that the education funding crisis has soared … 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 Roundup – 29/09/16
Grammar schools backlash, Brexit fears and no more homework In yet another challenge to Theresa May’s contentious grammar schools plan, a wide-ranging study into the effects of grammar schools has found her claims of their benefits to be ill-founded. The Education Policy Institute examined GCSE results across grammar schools and good comprehensives, finding that, for bright pupils, there was … Read More
