Education
Oops! School sends text with c-word in to hundreds of parents
Most of us have done it, but only to friends or family members, but one school managed to accidentally send the c-word to hundreds of parents. St Dunstan's School has since apologise for making the slip-up in a message asking mums and dads to fill in a form.The text was also written in next speech, that might not have impressed the parents either. However, instead of requesting students' 'country' of birth, they failed to type the 'O' and 'R', giving...
Significant amount of UK teachers ‘working 60-hour week’
A new study has found that huge numbers of teacher across the UK are working a 60, or more, hour week. On average they work a 48.2 hour week, but a significant number work a lot more than that to ensure they are keeping on top of the job. Only teaching staff who work in Japan and in the Canadian province of Alberta work longer hours than their fellow teachers in the UK, out of the 36 countries and regions...
Teachers Forced to Spend their Own Money on Classroom Supplies
British teachers are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds of their own money on classroom supplies, according to new research. The 'Equipped to Learn' study found almost two thirds of the teachers questioned felt under pressure to part with money from their own pocket to buy equipment for students. Of these teachers, 60 per cent anticipate spending at least £120 during the current academic year, while 30 per cent expect to spend upwards of £240. Those who taught younger...
Home education in capital increased by 582% over the last decade
Would you chose, or indeed have the time, to educate your children at home? It appears that an increasing number of households in the capital are opting for this educational approach. A study has discovered that the growth in home education across London show a massive 582% increase in the amount of children learning from the comfort of their own home. The data was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act, by Oxford Home Schooling, part of Oxford Open Learning...
Middlesbrough is ‘worst place to be a girl in England and Wales.’
A new study has ranked Middlesbrough as the worst place to be a girl. Charity Plan International UK took various factors into account to make the decision. They assessed child poverty, educational attainment and teen pregnancy rates. Sadly for Middlesbrough it came top of the list, not an enviable place to be. As expected there appears to be a north/south divide between the best and worst places to be a young female. Poverty could be seen as a major factor...
London Parks Swiped For Privately-Owned Academies
London parks are under threat from local councils desperate for land to develop into privately-owned academies. In Hackney, which made billions from regeneration the past 10 years, the Council is steadily building on publicly-owned parkland in a series of emergency education measures. But schools are no longer simply community assets - through a combination of PFI and the Academy system, schools have become profitable enterprises. Haggerston Park is a case study that will culminate when a new Mayor is elected September 15th. The...
Teenagers Sent to University Without One Crucial Skill – How to Manage Money
Whilst headteachers across the country fret about the dress sense of their students with many youngsters being sent home because their shoes aren't the right style, it seems Education Bodies across the country have missed the point of going to school - Education. As faculty members busy themselves playing 'Britan's Next Top Model - Student Edition' a new report out today has highlighted that youngsters are going off to university without one of the most vital skills of all - how...
Brexit worries have caused UK universities to fall in world rankings
The fall-out from the decision to leave the EU has had a knock on effect on higher education in the UK, according to the QS world University Rankings. Uncertainty over immigration rules and access the EU research funding are to be blamed for the drop in rankings. There are concerns that research projects could be given to EU based universities in the future, once the UK invokes Article 50 and cuts ties with the European project. Cambridge has fallen out...
Professional jobs still dominated by white, male, well-off graduates
It is news that will not shock many, but research has found that the majority of top professional jobs are filled with rich, white, male graduates. Certain jobs such as Judges are almost all filled by white men from public school, but this pattern continues throughout the upper echelons of professional jobs, including accountants, lawyers etc. This new data found that male, white and wealthier graduates dominate the top profession more than three years after graduating, even when the quality...