Skills, schools and families at the heart of government plans to improve public services and level up left behind areas.
From: Department for Education , Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport , Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities , Kemi Badenoch MP , and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
New data on government’s free period product scheme shows strong take up across the country
From: Department for Education and Will Quince MP
New data on the government’s free period product scheme shows schools and colleges stepping up to make sure no student has to miss lessons because of their period.
The data published today (Thursday 27 January) shows the value of...
New research reveals that most secondary school parents (74%*) think that digital learning provided by teachers and the government needs to be improved. The parents of one in three children thought that teachers didn’t make lessons exciting enough and one in four said their children couldn’t hear their teacher or classmates properly.
The government has set out plans for revised modern foreign languages GCSEs, helping to make the content more accessible for students.
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
Students will study reformed language GCSEs from 2024, following government changes to make the subjects more accessible and attractive for students, and boost take up by making it clearer what they...
Over 585 former teachers have already come forward to support face-to-face learning
From: Department for Education
Hundreds of former teachers have signed up with supply agencies following the Education Secretary’s call for them to temporarily return to the profession, data published (on Wednesday 12 January) shows.
Initial data from around ten per cent of supply agencies...
Pressure from schools and families to live up to society’s expectations of the “ideal” girl and be “good” causes mental health issues in teenage girls, a study shows. Cultures in schools and at home contribute to anxiety in girls from all backgrounds, researchers have found.
Pressure to achieve high grades, be popular and beautiful, and participate in extra-curricular activities can lead to...
With flights grounded, roads emptied, and industry suppressed as Covid-19 forced much of the world into lockdown, the subsequent effect on the environment was quickly noted. The air felt cleaner, waterways regained their transparency and plant life flourished.
However, the easing of restrictions saw old habits return with a vengeance. The re-opening of schools and offices saw...