by Sam | 28 Apr 2014 | Children and Families
The Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has accused the Government of “damaging children’s health” by allowing academies and free schools to opt out of nutritional standards for pupils’ lunches. Professor Terence Stephenson said the...
by Sam | 24 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Analysis published by the Labour Party has found that three quarters of the Government’s flagship free schools failed to fill their places upon opening. Figures showed that of the 24 free schools opened in 2011, only 12 reached their capacity for the first year...
by Sam | 23 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Economy, Education & Children's Services
Schools face further closures after the National Union of Teachers voted in favour of strike action in the ongoing row over pay, pensions and conditions. Delegates at the union’s conference in Brighton agreed that unless “significant progress” was made in talks with...
by Sam | 16 Apr 2014 | Children and Families
A survey commissioned by Weetabix to promote the launch of its Ultimate Sports Day campaign has revealed that 47% of schoolchildren in London would be willing to extend their school day by an hour if it meant more time for sport, while 58% said they wanted to play...
by Sam | 11 Apr 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The new Schools Commissioner Frank Green has published a letter to academies that confirms that the Government will be introducing a long-awaited “middle tier” of academy regulation. The proposals align with those leaked to the Guardian earlier this year about the...
