Education Secretary Justine Greening was given a very hard time by Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast, usually one for the more easy going interview, he decided to go at Greening and wouldn't let it lie. She didn't look like she was prepared for his attack. Presenter Mr Stayt told her: ...
Tens of thousands of children are not being educated either in school or at home, a report has revealed. A generation of kids are being left behind by a combination of bullying, difficult upbringings and having special needs, according to the study. A leading charity is calling on the Government ...
Britain's hardest hit schools are facing a financial cliff edge despite the Prime Minister being able to find £1 billion for her pet grammar schools scheme. The government’s ‘flawed’ new funding formula will see the hardest hit schools facing a “financial cliff edge” in 2020, according to a new study. A ...
Education Policy Institute study claims £74,000 will be slashed off primary school budgets while secondaries stand to lose £291,000 GMB, the union for school support staff, warned today every school in the UK faces a real-terms per-pupil funding cut thanks to the Government’s brutal national funding formula. According to a ...
A woman who was branded a ‘dunce’ at school and hid her illiteracy all her life is finally learning to read – at the age of 87. Retired factory worker Ursula Shepherd says her teachers in the 1930s “didn’t care” if she was educated. The pensioner, who has learning difficulties, ...
New research shows that schools and colleges are the most common route into social action activities such as volunteering, campaigning, and fundraising. Teachers were identified as having a particularly strong influence on young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, as results also showed that support from teachers, parents and friends to get ...
A teacher who was bullied as a schoolboy for being gay bravely came out to 1,000 of his pupils during a school assembly. Daniel Gray made the bold decision to be open about his sexuality after being told to keep it a secret while training to be a teacher. But ...
Billions of pounds are to be spent on new free schools while the old ones are left to rot. The shocking figures have been revealed as the education sector suffers a funding crisis, with plans to spend £9 billion on new free schools while current state schools are falling apart ...
Since Theresa May vowed to push for a new raft of grammar schools many have questioned the fairness of the system, and whether is will simply exacerbate the gap between the haves and the have-nots. The PMs first flagship educational establishment is due to open in 2019 in Croydon, allowing ...