The Grenfell Tower fire, Britain’s strictest school and children’s ‘Trumpy’ creative writing. ‘Britain’s strictest school’ rated outstanding by Ofsted – Guardian Michaela Community School – a controversial north-west London free school renowned for its “no excuses” behaviour policy – has been judged outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. The school prides itself on its strict disciplinary approach, with pupils given demerits … Read More
Education News Weekly – 11th June, 2017
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
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
UPDATE: History of Art A-Level Saved?
After widespread condemnation from both the art and academic worlds – and from Minerva Tutors – about the axing of History of Art A-level, the government has done a u-turn to save the subject, The Times reported last week. Ministers ordered exam boards to come up with a solution, and Pearson – which owns the exam board Edexcel – … Read More
