Education in the media: 15 September 2016

Today’s news review looks at coverage of the Secretary of State’s comments on parent governors and PSHE during her appearance at the Education Select Committee. Parent governors Yesterday, 14 September,...
Today’s news review looks at coverage of the Secretary of State’s comments on parent governors and PSHE during her appearance at the Education Select Committee. Parent governors Yesterday, 14 September,...
Today’s news review examines coverage of two reports on the life experiences of girls and school nurses' workload. Life experiences of girls Today, 12 September, Plan International UK has published...
...pupils have had private tutoring and about 43% of state school teachers have offered private tutoring outside of their main work. It says the rise in private tutoring is fuelling...
...wouldn’t be possible is if British citizens’ rights in European member states were not protected in return. In addition, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis,...
Today’s news review examines the National Audit Office’s report on apprenticeships, grammar schools, teachers from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and the quality of packed lunches. Apprenticeships Today, 6 September,...
Some incorrect claims have been made about the Teaching Excellence Framework, including the changes to tuition fees that have been proposed. Here we set out the facts.
...to special educational needs and disabilities support were the biggest changes in a generation, and we are seeing good progress. There are clear signs that councils are on track and...
...Fire Safety Design for Schools guidance, consultant fire safety specialists were used and the draft was reviewed and quality assured by the Building Research Establishment. Our consultation on the draft...
...of English and maths. This summer thousands more of those aged 17 and over successfully resat their maths and English GCSEs, with more than 50,000 achieving a good pass in...
...the gateway to the next stage of their education. Since 2010 we have engaged in serious and far-reaching reform of our education system; ensuring children are taught to read more...
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