Education
Shamed former ‘super head’ faces hefty bill after High Court ruling
Alan Davies and his former colleagues at Copland Community School in north west London must pay back thousands of pounds they were paid illegally
Top Oxford University Professor of Shakespeare ‘axed in favour of diversity’
Prof John Pitcher wanted to carry on working as an English tutor and official fellow, but was told he would have to retire at 67
Teachers threatened with daily fines unless they pay £300 to park their cars at work – TEN TIMES more than before
With parking permits fifteen times the price of residents, teaching staff are raging at the 'shocking' cost to their day.
Britain’s biggest fire brigade are calling for sprinklers to be mandatory in all new schools
School fires have increased by more than a third in just one year, new figures from the London Fire Brigade show.
Nursery offering ‘buffet’ lunch of crisps, bread & sausages branded ‘inadequate’ by inspectors
Regulators Ofsted said Sweet Pea Nursery failed to give children 'healthy, balanced and nutritious food'
Primary school becomes first in the UK to abolish traditional marking
Teachers and pupils will have conferences to decide on scores instead
Jenson Button leads movement to get more women involved in engineering
Jenson Button is leading calls from the motoring industry to get more women involved in engineering. The former F1 champion and Santander UK ambassador appeared alongside a host of high-profile speakers at the Formula Student World Finals in Silverstone. He said female engineers are already making a big difference in motor sport, but that we need a far higher percentage in order to address imbalances. “It vital to push for more women working in mechanical engineering,” Button argued. “Many Le...
Street artist Banksy offers to help save 17 libraries threatened with closure
Mayor Marvin Rees confirmed Banksy had offered his support
Almost 6,000 school staff lost in 2017 as education cuts bite
Almost 6,000 school staff lost their jobs in 2017 as the Conservative Government’s education cuts began to bite, according to GMB Union New figures released today also show nearly 3,000 teaching assistant lost their jobs last year – the first drop since records began. In total 5,800 school support staff posts were cut last year - a reduction of 1.1 per cent of the workforce. And 2,800 teaching assistants lost their jobs. This was the first time that the number...