Education in the media: 17 June 2016
Today’s education news review includes coverage on term time holidays, the pupil premium and an Islamic independent school in Birmingham.
Today’s education news review includes coverage on term time holidays, the pupil premium and an Islamic independent school in Birmingham.
Today’s news review looks at coverage of Ofsted Chief, Sir Michael Wilshaw, and National Schools Commissioner, Sir David Carter's comments on Multi Academy Trusts and a survey by Oxford University Press about reading in schools.
...hours of childcare for working parents of 3-and 4-year-olds, from 15 hours to 30 hours a week. We have already seen great demand from local areas to take part in...
...in 2016/17. Almost 20,000 more secondary pupils got their first choice place in 2016/17 than in 2010/11. 20,000 more primary pupils got their first choice place than for 2014/15 –...
...the recognition and disclosure requirements of the Companies Act 2006. A Department for Education spokesperson said: Academies are state-funded schools which are free to attend and run by charitable trusts...
...on training new teachers, which is critical of the government’s work on teacher recruitment. There is limited coverage in the Sun, the Times and the ‘i’ today. The BBC reports...
...to achieve this. Through our Innovation Programme, we have also provided over £2 million funding for Barnardo’s and the Local Government Association to back a special outreach scheme for girls...
Today’s news review looks at a Sutton Trust report about young people’s aspirations and proposals by Barnsley Council to change school term times. The Sutton Trust report The education charity...
...for teachers on meeting particular needs and are continuing to do so. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is also supporting teachers to recognise and respond to a...
Today’s education news review looks at the Daily Telegraph’s commentary on social mobility and the European Court of Justice’s guidance ruling on headscarves and religious symbols in the workplace. Social...
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