Lynne Fox had won awards but inspectors still downgraded her school – and then refused to share their evidence Teacher Lynne Fox received a prestigious Pearson national headteacher of the year award last summer. Judges praised her as a “tour de force” who had transformed her comprehensive, Bramhall high school, Read more…
State scheme starts from Monday as part of government bid to tackle ‘period poverty’ Tampons, sanitary pads and other period products will be made freely available to all state schools and colleges in England starting next week, with the launch of a scheme funded by the Department for Education. The Read more…
From a ‘lose the booths’ conference to ‘warm-strict’ policies, teachers are divided on how to tackle unruly pupils Schools ‘converting toilet blocks into isolation booths’ The use of isolation booths in state schools has become one of the most contentious issues among teachers in England, even if public concern over Read more…
Oxford University | English usage | Noel Coward | Driving in cities | Flavoured crisps We applaud the rise in state-sector intake across Oxford University and are glad to see individual colleges praised (Report, 16 January). Perhaps Mansfield College deserves a mention. In a quietly radical fashion, we have led Read more…
Children’s commissioner describes ‘horror stories’ of children put in isolation Schools are converting toilet blocks and classrooms to build isolation booths to accommodate “disruptive” children, the children’s commissioner has said, as campaigners warn that excessive use of the practice could be putting young people’s mental health at risk. Anne Longfield Read more…
With a smaller, heavier ball, the game is played on the ground, which means less worry about head injuries Gone are the days when primary-school children were condemned to wincing, eyes shut tightly in fear, as a heavy leather football smashed against their heads. But despite advances in technology making Read more…
Veganism, digital detox, dancing and getting to know an older person are among 25 recommended activities The Duke of Edinburgh award scheme’s leaders are calling on the government to support character building in schools. Teenagers who want to grow in confidence and resilience are being urged to try “character building” Read more…
By providing free school meals to some of the poorest children on Earth, a UK charity is also ensuring they get an education It’s breakfast time in Domagbamatma (population: 63) in the depths of the Liberian rainforest, but there’s no food in evidence in the home of Massa Kamara. The Read more…
A Lose the Booth conference in Leeds later this month will bring to a head calls to stop using isolation to discipline pupils Six days a week Brendan, 17, leaves at six in the morning for his job on a building site and doesn’t get home until tea time. It’s Read more…
Boris Johnson needs to remember that the influential former education secretary was sacked because he had become ‘toxic’ to teachers The election campaign is now in a bygone decade but we are still not much clearer about what the Tories have in store for education over the next five years. Read more…