Education in the media: 4 July 2016
...Daily Mail reports that while 200,000 NUT members in England were balloted for strike action, less than a quarter actually voted in favour. Their coverage also makes clear that new...
Term time holidays
Responses to the Sunday Times: 19 June 2016
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Breaking news, Equalities, Independent schools, Term time holidays
...Sunday Times reports that Surrey County Council has hired a barrister in a term time holiday court case involving a mother who refused to pay a £60 fine. The piece...
Education in the media: 17 June 2016
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Attainment gap, Independent schools, Ofsted, Term time holidays
Today’s education news review includes coverage on term time holidays, the pupil premium and an Islamic independent school in Birmingham.
Education in the media: 10 June 2016
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Attainment gap, Curriculum, Exams and qualifications, Teacher Training, Term time holidays
...comments to social mobility, suggesting middle class parents are increasingly ‘hothousing’ their children with activities, like taking them to the theatre or visiting museums, to keep them ahead of the...
Education in the media: 7 June 2016
Today’s news review looks at calls for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to be taught in schools and term time holiday campaigner, Jon Platt’s new website offering his services to help...
Education in the media: 3 June 2016
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...
Education in the media: 20 May 2016
...during term time and the release of the latest school absence statistics. Term time holidays and absence statistics On Thursday 19 May the Schools Minister gave an Oral Statement in...
Education in the media: 16 May 2016
...not the way to control immigration – a damaged and weaker economy would mean less money to spend our schools. That would lead to fewer school places and bigger class...