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Bolster adult careers advice now to improve the skills of the UK’s future workforce
A University of Leicester academic has authored a new report advising the Government to do more to improve The UK's future workforce.
Risks 1086 – Sexual harassment law could be dropped | abolish Ofsted inspections
Union News: Fears sexual harassment law could be dropped
Working-class students at middle-class schools exist in a liminal state
The biggest lesson I’ve learnt at my middle-class school in Sheffield is just how all-pervasive class is. Policymakers should be asking why the subtext of social...
Sandringham: King ‘proud and delighted’ at school’s success
King Charles has expressed his pride after a school on his Norfolk estate was rated 'good' by the education watchdog.
Teachers were offered a big pay rise. The unions said no. These strikes are unjustifiable
Children whose schooling has already been disrupted by Covid are going to lose more valuable schooldays. What's happening now is wrong
Government rejects calls to ban smacking kids in England and says they’re ‘already protected’
NSPCC and Barnardo's are among the charities calling on the Government to "put wellbeing of children first".
Ruth Perry: Kent and Medway teachers call for Ofsted reform after head’s death
A group of school representatives in Kent have written to the prime minister calling for a reform of Ofsted inspections.
One In Four Parents Quit Work Because Of Childcare Costs
One in four UK parents have had to quit a job or drop out of education to avoid the rocketing cost of childcare, a major global...
Nearly three-quarters of teachers in Wales have considered leaving the profession
Nearly three-quarters of teachers in Wales have contemplated leaving their profession within the past year, according to a survey conducted by the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union. ...
Parents’ help with schoolwork does little for children’s progress – study
Research suggests having parents from a high socio-economic class approximately doubles the chance of a child being rated ‘above average’ by teachers.
‘I know it was our choice to have a child – but the cost is making us wonder if there’s any point in working’
It comes as a new study revealed one in four UK parents are leaving work due childcare costs
Ofsted rates primary school in Canning Town ‘outstanding’
A school in Canning Town has been rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted, whose inspectors could find no areas for improvement.