Education News
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BBC News
Meditation could replace school detention, suggests councillor
A Nottingham city councillor suggests a shake-up of the "punitive culture" at schools in the city.
26 November, 2021Children’s grief charity shares letters to help with loss
Charity ambassador Mark Lemon encourages young people to write a letter to their younger self.
26 November, 2021Cambridge sculpture makes a stand on culture wars
Leading academics see Paulo Freire as a symbol of "tolerance and dialogue" amid tensions on campuses.
26 November, 2021How the UK’s teacher of the year inspired me at school
Abigail Chase has helped many pupils in her career, including BBC Wales journalist Tyler Edwards.
25 November, 2021Bristol University alumni students’ friend-finding app fights loneliness
The app connects people, with similar interests, using an algorithm.
25 November, 2021School term dates changes in Wales to be considered
Mark Drakeford says radical change is needed as the academic year dates back to the 19th Century.
24 November, 2021
Schools Week News
Staff have to ‘drop something’ to fit in ECF, provider admits
Here's what we learned from the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers annual conference this week The post Staff have to ‘drop something’ to fit in ECF, pro
26 November, 2021Covid: Secondary schools to test returning pupils on-site in January
Schools have just a few days to order test kits after sudden government announcement The post Covid: Secondary schools to test returning pupils on-site in January first app
26 November, 2021Fresh faces likely as voting opens for academy advisory boards
A total of 164 candidates are standing, up from 135 at the last election in 2017 The post Fresh faces likely as voting opens for academy advisory boards first appeared on S
26 November, 2021Apprentice teaching assistants: Exploitation or opportunity?
Some schools and trusts are offering TA apprentices less than £7,000 a year The post Apprentice teaching assistants: Exploitation or opportunity? first appeared on Schools
26 November, 2021Classroom carbon dioxide levels three times above watchdog guidelines
Some school leaders say CO2 monitors provided by DfE are having no impact The post Classroom carbon dioxide levels three times above watchdog guidelines first appeared on S
26 November, 2021DfE appoints just 5 attendance advisers (after years of council cuts)
DfE says tens of organisations will benefit from expert advice The post DfE appoints just 5 attendance advisers (after years of council cuts) first appeared on Schools Week
26 November, 2021
The Independent News
Science teacher jailed for sexual relationship with pupil he helped get good grades
Robert Hanna worked at a school in London
23 November, 2021Golborne High school locked down by armed police after online gun threat
Threat believed to have been a ‘hoax’
22 November, 2021Anti-vaxxer school protests a matter for police, says education secretary
‘Anti-vaxx protesters should not be going anywhere near a school, or a pupil, or a parent or a teacher,’ Nadhim Zahawi says
22 November, 2021Government accused of being ‘tone-deaf’ on school catch-up priorities as Ofsted inspections accelerated
‘It isn’t Ofsted inspections that will help children to catch up with lost learning caused by the pandemic’
17 November, 2021Dulwich: Several children in hospital after ceiling collapses at London school
A specialist Urban Search and Rescue team and equipment were also used to confirm the building was at no further risk of collapse
15 November, 2021‘Dilapidated’ child prison to remain open as government ‘secure school’ plans delayed for another year
Anger as ‘chaotic’ G4S-run jail to remain open and plans for alternative facility postponed until 2023
11 November, 2021
The Guardian News
Ava White: Merseyside police examine CCTV after killing of 12-year-old
Four boys arrested on suspicion of murder after Ava White suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’ in LiverpoolPolice are trawling hundreds of hours of CCTV and camera phone footag
26 November, 2021Three appear in court charged with 1996 murder of Scottish schoolgirl
Robert O’Brien, Andrew Kelly and Donna Brand are accused of killing Caroline Glachan 25 years agoThree people have appeared in court in Scotland charged with the murder of
25 November, 2021Sales of eco-friendly pet food soar as owners become aware of impact
Number of products in UK containing MSC-certified sustainable seafood has grown by 57% in last five yearsEco-friendly pet food is on the rise as dog and cat owners become m
25 November, 2021I was a schoolboy chef at Birmingham’s Grand Hotel | review
Four decades after taking a part-time job in the city’s top hotel, our reviewer checks out its newly restored incarnation – and finds it as eye-popping as everThe Grand Hot
25 November, 2021South Korea trials robots in preschools to prepare children for high-tech future
The 25cm-tall robots that sing, dance and do kung-fu used as teaching aids in 300 childcare centres across SeoulSeoul has started trialling pint-sized robots as teaching ai
25 November, 2021Pakistan orders Monday closure of schools and offices in Lahore to cut smog
Officials hope three-day weekend will help reduce toxic pollution levels in country’s second largest cityPakistan has ordered private offices and schools to remain closed o
25 November, 2021
Ofsted News
Official Statistics: Local authority and children’s homes in England inspections and outcomes – autumn 2021
Local authority inspection data and children's homes inspection data covering the period up until 31 August 2021
25 November, 2021Research: Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI): annual Ofsted report letters
Annual Ofsted report letters on the inspection work by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).
25 November, 2021Official Statistics: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2021
Schools’ most recent inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2021 and revised data for the period 1 September 2020 to 31 March 2021.
25 November, 2021Open consultation: Consultation on Ofsted’s role in the Online Education Accreditation Scheme
This consultation seeks views on how Ofsted should fulfil its role as the quality assurance body for the Department for Education (DfE)’s Online Education Accreditation Sch
24 November, 2021Official Statistics: Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2021
Provisional data for the period 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021.
24 November, 2021Guidance: How to appeal: guidance for childcare providers
How a prospective or registered childcare provider can appeal if Ofsted plans to take steps that will affect their registration.
23 November, 2021
