Now parents, governors and retired teachers could be roped in to test pupils for Covid-19 despite massive revolt over Ministers’ eleventh-hour plans Volunteers may be used instead of teachers to carry out rapid testing next year Major education unions have threatened to scupper the New Year programme Unions announced schools will have their backing if … Read more
Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital today Video clip from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park … Read more
Children returning to school have been having more fall-outs with fellow pupils after lockdown, and some have struggled to get back into routines after late-night video gaming, MPs have been told. Head teachers have been responding to a series of challenges this term after months of school closures, including a greater need for pastoral support … Read more
All exams in Scotland have been cancelled because of the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on pupils, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced. Mr Swinney told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that Higher and Advanced Higher exams are being cancelled for the second year in a row after an earlier decision to scrap tests at National … Read more
Teenagers are failing the acid test in sciences: Pupils in England are performing significantly worse in the subject than they were five years ago, international study finds Growing proportion of children were not meeting benchmarks even before virus Percentage of Year 9 pupils performing below international benchmark rose UK school standards minister acknowledged the ‘quality … Read more
England rugby coach Eddie Jones was ’embarrassed’ in front of Eton pupils after teacher chastised him for saying ‘manliness’ when asked what attributes players need at event Eddie Jones, 60, was responding to a pupil’s question at the school in Berkshire Staff member said she thought it was ‘inappropriate word’, according to parent Meanwhile, another … Read more
Now theology teacher at Eton claims ‘pupils are being indoctrinated’ as he relinquishes role of head of ‘perspectives’ classes after sacking of ‘sexism row’ English tutor Dr Luke Martin has resigned from his role as head of ‘perspectives’ at Eton He took the decision after colleague English teacher Will Knowland was sacked He wanted to … Read more
Chinese pupils are forced to repeatedly smash their mobile phones onto the floor after being caught bringing them into the school The students were allegedly punished for bringing the handsets into classroom Footage shows three girls smashing their mobile phones on the floor repeatedly Their teacher can be heard giving orders and telling her pupils … Read more
GCSE and A-level pupils will be told what is on their exam papers in advance and will be ‘marked more generously’, according to plans expected to be unveiled by the Department for Education Students with an asterisk by their grade should be looked on kindly by colleges Exam boards will tell schools which subject areas … Read more
The history GCSE curriculum is set for a Black Lives Matter revamp to teach pupils about the experiences of minorities at key moments in time. The Telegraph reported that exam boards have been in discussion with a number of groups since the summer regarding how courses could be expanded to include more black history. It comes … Read more