National Poetry Day: Poetry on the curriculum
Today is National Poetry Day in the UK, the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry.
Curriculum
Did you know swimming and water safety are part of the school curriculum?
Here are four things you didn't know about swimming in schools.
How we’re taking action to keep young people and children safe in our schools
Posted by:
mediaofficer, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Curriculum, Ofsted, Relationships and Sex Education, Schools
After the Everyone’s Invited movement shone a light on worrying stories of sexual abuse in our schools, we asked Ofsted to carry out a review.
Four things you may not know about music and arts education
There has been further coverage today (Wednesday 21 July) concerning proposals to reduce funding for arts subjects in higher education in England. It is important to clarify the extent of the proposed changes, which may have been overstated in some …
More young people are taking STEM subjects than ever before
Posted by:
mediaofficer, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Admissions, Curriculum, Educational Technology, GCSE, Schools, STEM
More young people are taking science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects at university than ever before, according to statistics published last week by UCAS.
Delivering on the Government’s promise to provide world-class education, training and care
Posted by:
mediaofficer, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Careers, Child protection, Coronavirus, Curriculum, Education Standards, Educational Technology, Funding, Further education, Higher Education, Mental Health, Relationships and Sex Education, School building, Schools, SEND, Sex and Relationship Education, Social work, Teacher pay, Teacher recruitment, Testing
Despite the unprecedented challenges the global Covid pandemic has created this year, the Department for Education has been delivering on the Government’s promise to provide world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background.
Black history in schools
Today′s Education in the media blog looks at the way Black history is taught in schools. Protests around the world in the wake the death of George Floyd have sparked conversation about the teaching of Black history in schools. The …
Survey on teacher preparedness for new Relationships and Sex Education
Posted by:
Media Officer, Posted on:
-
Categories:
Curriculum, Relationships and Sex Education, Sex and Relationship Education, Teacher Training, teachers
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at a survey carried out by Bett, The British Educational Training and Technology show, on teacher preparedness for the new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum.
Fake News and Schools Sport and Activity Plan
Today’s blog looks at the issue of ‘fake news’, with the Education Secretary warning of the dangers it poses ahead a Social Media Summit he attended today. The blog also features the School Sport and Activity Action Plan which was …
Language Trends
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the findings of the British Council’s Language Trends Survey 2019 and the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) announcement of which schools and colleges have been chosen to improve computer science …