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 – 8th May, 2017
Invisible ink in exams, the benefits of rosemary and the myth of the tutor-proof 11 plus Exam board admits impossibility of ‘tutor-proof’ 11 plus – Telegraph Confirming what we all knew to be true for some time, a major grammar school exam board has said the 11 plus exam can “never be tutor-proof.” Bearing in mind that ‘tutor-proof’ means … Read More
Education News Weekly – 1st May, 2017
Increased university fees (again), independent schools abroad and dealing with the education funding crisis asbestos we can. Government permits university tuition fee hikes…again – Independent Almost all universities in England have been granted permission to increase tuition fees year-on-year, following new legislation being pushed through Parliament before the general election. Ministers claim the new legislation comes as part of … Read More
