Can schools do more on knife crime?
December 20, 2019 12:07 pm
Queen's speech includes new duty for schools to work with other public services to combat serious crime and more per pupil funding in schools
Tag Archive: Government
Primary school league tables
December 14, 2019 10:33 am
New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education. The tables are based on how 11-year-olds in each school performed in national curriculum tests - or Sats - taken at the end of primary school
Will the election change anything for education?
November 29, 2019 12:34 pm
Figures published today show the Department for Education (DfE) has missed its secondary teacher training target for a seventh year running. Jack Worth looks at what the three main political parties are proposing to solve it…
Education is a hot topic in this election
November 14, 2019 1:15 pm
Ofsted, primary testing, adult education and private schools will all ensure that education is central to the election
Shortage of psychiatrists now reaching crisis levels
October 22, 2019 12:19 pm
The Government must take action to address the shortage of psychiatrists, contributing to lengthy NHS waiting times and having devastating effects on people reaching out for support, writes Baroness Parminter.
Research shows poorest pupils hit by education cuts of recent years
September 23, 2019 2:49 pm
Funding for poorest pupils ‘cut by more than £220m’ in real terms since Tories came to power, figures reveal
New T levels approved of by majority of parents (who knew what they were!)
September 3, 2019 1:06 pm
The majority of parents believe that getting an apprenticeship gives youngsters a better chance of securing a good job than going to university, according to a poll.
NEU raises concerns about government spending pledges to schools
August 29, 2019 11:47 am
Government’s £3.5 billion school funding pledge ‘still not enough’, say headteachers Concerns were also raised about a new drive on behaviour which includes backing for teachers to use 'reasonable force'
Gavin Williamson: 9 facts about the new education secretary
July 25, 2019 12:17 pm
Gavin Williamson has been announced as the new education secretary, in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet line-up.