Education News Weekly – 4th October, 2017

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Wrong exams grades, frugal students and the cost of living near a top state school…   Tories’ new funding formula for schools merely ‘papering over the cracks’ – Independent Justine Greening, the Education Secretary, said schools will be given a funding rise of 0.5 per cent per pupil next year and a 1 per cent increase in 2019-20. The most … Read More

Education News Weekly – 3rd February, 2017

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Tests for five year olds, the benefits of slippers in the classroom and the education world’s response to Donald Trump.   Academics rally against Donald Trump over ‘Muslim ban’ – Independent Over 4,500 academics from across the world have signed a petition pledging to boycott international conferences held in America while Trump’s ban is still in place. Mr Trump’s new … Read More