Schools will receive new guidance on prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day.
Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.
New mobile phones in schools guidance issued today (19 February 2024) backs headteachers in prohibiting the use of mobile phones throughout...
Starting secondary school can be a very daunting time. Even the most confident kids worry: will I make friends? Will I like the teachers? How will I get to school on my own?
There’s so much conflicting advice out there that it can be hard to know exactly what your child will need. So here are my 3 top things that every new Year 7 needs.
I know this is easier said than done when you had pinned all your hopes onto your child going to a particular school, but if you panic then this could be really upsetting and worrying for your child. Panicking could also lead to you making knee-jerk reactions that aren’t helpful in the long run.
March 1st marked National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.
School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible...
If your child is currently in year 6 at primary school, you'll need to start thinking now about applying for a place for them to attend their preferred secondary school, to start in September 2023.
Applications must be made before Monday 31 October 2022 and parents and guardians will be contacted with the result to their application on national offer day, 1 March 2023.
Education law experts offer their advice ahead of the February 15th deadline
February 15th marks the official ‘Phase Transfer’ deadline – the date by which local councils must issue the updated Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for children who have them, naming the placement or type of school they should attend from September 2022.
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.
How can you reassure a child about to start Reception or secondary school when, because of Covid disruption, they haven’t attended a normal transition day? Former teacher Emma Shingleton of education resource experts PlanBee has some great ideas for calming anxieties Moving up to ‘big school’ – whether Reception or secondary school - is daunting at the best of times (for parents as well as...
