Education
Class sizes rise as do children eligible for free school meals, but cuts mean less teaching staff
“Without improved funding this situation will worsen. The two contenders for the leadership of the Conservative Party should be worrying more about schools than about tax cuts.”
London sixth form giving students elocution and etiquette lessons to compete with private school peers
Newham Collegiate sixth form have introduced a “finishing school” where students learn how to sound more polished and confident and are given the necessary skills to succeed at interview and beyond.
Teachers at outstanding school protest against regular attacks and pupils bringing knives into class
Behaviour levels are so bad at Starbank Secondary School in Birmingham staff have been issued with 'panic buttons' on their computers
Why are IQ Levels Falling Nationwide?
Ever since the Second World War, IQ points have been rising every single decade. However, that trend seems to finally be over. Those born after 1975 apparently drop somewhere around seven IQ points per generation. Some studies have suggested that this is true of tests administered throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. This obviously bodes very poorly for the national economy, considering that such a trend suggests fewer people will be able to perform the kind of...
University bosses left red-faced when £10 million lecture theatre crumbles
Part of the flagship lecture theatre has collapsed just weeks after being built
Thousands of cash-strapped schools are turning to online donations to pay for basics
More than 1,000 English schools are turning to online donations and Amazon wishlists to pay for basic supplies, a Guardian investigation has revealed. Some 700 crowdsourcing donations have been set up through websites such as Justgiving and Crowdfunder, and 300 schools are using Amazon wishlists to escape the teeth of government cuts. While much of the activity includes traditional fundraising efforts for new playgrounds or sports facilities, many explicitly mention the effects of government funding cuts in their appeals to...
Half of teachers consider quitting the profession within a decade
They feel their ambition of making a difference and improving the lives of young people are being blunted by bureaucracy.
London deputy headteacher facing jail after admitting string of sex and drugs offences
Paul Newbury, 50, used the online nickname ‘north London’ while watching a 10-year-old child being sexually abused online
Watch – Thousands of schoolchildren gathered outside Westminster to protest about climate change
Crowds gathered outside Parliament to protest a perceived failure of politicians to tackle the climate emergency facing the planet and a Government “that doesn’t care about” them.