Kristie Higgs dismissed after sharing social media posts about relationship education A secondary school headteacher has denied that a member of staff was suspended because she was a Christian who raised concerns about teaching young children about LGBTQ+ relationships, an tribunal has heard. Kristie Higgs, 44, was dismissed for gross Read more…
It should not be necessary for any local authority to have to spend scarce resources to support children with reading difficulties in special schools, writes Prof Simon Gibbs While I may, at the moment, work in what some regard as an “ivory tower” (prior to my current position I worked Read more…
In space of a week the number of absent pupils has risen by 50% Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of schools in England badly affected by Covid-19 cases among students and staff has quadrupled in the space of a week, and the number of Read more…
The UK continues the fiction that racial exploitation is in the past, says Matthew Smith. He hopes his London appointment will help change that Matthew Smith did not plan to quit Jamaica. Until last year the historian, who previously headed the history and archaeology department of the University of the Read more…
Survey suggests children are most likely to have experienced racism by age of 13 Almost a third of children have heard racist comments at school, according to research by an anti-bullying campaign that suggests they are most likely to have experienced racism by about the age of 13. A poll Read more…
Schoolchildren to protest on Friday in first such action since coronavirus pandemic struck Schoolchildren around the world are being urged to go on strike to protest against a lack of action on the climate crisis. Children and their supporters are invited to take to the streets on Friday, if it Read more…
Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty to make TV appeal ahead of ‘challenging winter’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s most senior government scientists will make a direct appeal to the public on Monday, warning that the coronavirus trend is “heading in the wrong direction” and “a Read more…
Behavioural optometrist Irfaan Adamally on oculomotor dysfunction, Dr Neville Brown on the success of Maple Hayes Hall school, and Prof Brian Butterworth on the even more severe consequences of dyscalculia My heart leapt when I saw your long read (The battle over dyslexia, 17 September), but returned rapidly to its Read more…
In a new term after the challenges of lockdown, the charity Chefs in Schools is providing 11,000 London students with fresh, nutritious and creative food It’s the first Monday of the new term at Woodmansterne School in Lambeth, south London, after a difficult summer. Head chefs Jake Taylor and Sam Read more…
The equality gap widens in UK classrooms as state headteachers urge Boris Johnson to take action Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The schools divide between private and state is not just about the quality of education – now it’s about whether or not the students and Read more…