by Sam | 7 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) have raised concerns about Ofsted. ASCL, which represents headteachers and senior management, has claimed that Ofsted has significant problems with its system of inspection for state schools in England and should...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
A portion of schools’ funding would be made conditional on students remaining in some form of education or training after taking their GCSEs, under new reforms announced by Labour. Labour’s independent skills taskforce has announced a series of reforms to...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Some children with special educational needs are being left without education for significant periods, a local government ombudsman report says. The watchdog’s report highlights cases of pupils unlawfully excluded from school and denied specialist support....
by Chris Rogers | 3 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Creative Industries, media and technology, Education & Children's Services
A group of the UK’s leading digital entrepreneurs have said that young people could miss out on jobs if they are not taught skills like coding. The warning comes as the Hour of Code campaign is launched the UK, an initiative encouraging everyone to spend one...
by Chris Rogers | 28 Feb 2014 | Children and Families
A report from Kellogg’s has found that breakfast clubs could save UK working parents £26.4 million a week. The survey claimed that one in four parents would have to quit work or pay for childcare. More than 10% of parents surveyed also reported being able to attend...
