2017 has been a crazy year in the world of education, with concerns about Brexit, British schools expanding into the wider world and of course Theresa May abandoning her flagship grammar schools policy after a disappointing election. But what else went on? Schools One of the biggest stories earlier in the year was that SRE (sex and … Read More
Education News Weekly – 7th November, 2017
CCTV in school toilets, a comedian advocating teachers and some good ol’ fashioned Ofsted-bashing Time to put Ofsted in ‘special measures’? – TES Ofsted has come under attack this week, with a leading education academic claiming the regulatory board’s methods are “invalid, unreliable and unjust.” Frank Coffield, emeritus professor of education at the UCL Institute of Education, was scathing … Read More
Education News Weekly – 27th September, 2017
A new mental health initiative, Labour’s National Education Service and why teachers are now having to pay to stock their classrooms… Education funding crisis – Tes, BBC, Guardian The long-running education funding crisis has shown no sign of abating, with recent research revealing that one third (over 9,400) of state schools are now operating with a cash deficit. A … Read More
Education News: Summer Recap
Students across the UK have returned to school and university after the summer break, but there’s been no shortage of education news in the meantime… Exam Results – BBC, Guardian, Independent Half a million students received their GCSE results in August, including harder exams and the first wave of results in the (apparently confusing) new 9-1 format for … Read More
Education News Update: August Edition
School’s out, but there’s still plenty of education news to report… Schools News More than half a million primary school children in England are being taught in “super-sized” classes of over 30 pupils (Independent), new analysis of Government figures has revealed. Children in the South East and North West of the country are the worst affected, with more … Read More
Education News Weekly – July 10th, 2017
University tuition fees, argumentative youngsters and what Malala did next… Tuition Fees – BBC, Telegraph, Independent One of education’s hottest potatoes has been back in the news, with an IFS report revealing that students can expect to leave university with debts of up to £57,000, taking into account the new 6.1% interest rates (Minerva’s blogger can confirm this figure, … Read More
Education News Weekly – 5th June, 2017
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 – 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 – 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
Education News Weekly – 16th April, 2017
Teacher discrimination, toddler mental health and why timetabling could be the key to school success. Mental illness affecting children as young as four – BBC The NASUWT teaching union highlighted the problems with mental health among young people, reporting symptoms in pupils as young as 4. Virtually every single one of 2,000 respondents said they’ve encountered pupils with mental … Read More
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