Hundreds of children withdrawn from Parkfield community school for day A primary school that taught pupils about homosexuality as part of a programme to challenge homophobia has stopped the lessons after hundreds of children were withdrawn by parents in protest. Parkfield community school in Saltley, Birmingham, has been the scene Read more…
Charities say parental guidance about scary-doll challenges may have worsened issue A private company that provides schools with internet safety material has insisted it behaved responsibility by issuing factsheets on the Momo challenge hoax, despite concerns it may have exacerbated the panic surrounding the issue. National Online Safety produced a Read more…
Thousands of pupils in England denied place at their preferred secondary school Councils across England are struggling to keep pace with rising numbers of applications for secondary school, leaving thousands of pupils without a place at any of their preferred schools. More than 600,000 families across England and Wales were Read more…
It should be for individual schools to decide how and what they teach their children about relationships Who should teach children about sex? The education secretary, Damian Hinds, must be desperate for attention. This week of all weeks, he has taken the government into battle with Christian, Jewish and Muslim Read more…
As local authorities announce places on 1 March we would like to hear how parents across the UK are feeling Families across England and Wales are waiting to hear if their children have got a place at the secondary school of their choice on national offer day. But this year Read more…
My wife, Karen Adcock Doyle, who has died aged 56, became children’s services manager with the charity Barnardo’s in 1992. Karen studied anthroposophy – the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner – and, with support from Barnardo’s, took the dance and somatic wellbeing master’s course at the University of Central Lancashire, so Read more…
Schools, bodies, relationships – this quest to be outstanding can be damaging to the average person, as well as those at the top We live in a society obsessed with being exceptional. Whether it is as workers, parents, students, lovers or cooks, we are expected to be outstanding. We must Read more…
Schools, bodies, relationships – this quest to be outstanding can be damaging, even to people who really are outstanding We live in a society obsessed with being exceptional. Whether it is as workers, parents, students, lovers or cooks, we are expected to be outstanding. We must strive to be the Read more…
According to the government, schools in England are getting more funding than ever. Teachers, however, say they are having to cut staff, classes, equipment and even parts of the curriculum. Sonia Sodha takes a closer look at the issue to uncover the truth Continue reading…
Teaching unions warn schools are at ‘absolute breaking point’ following budget cuts A state school in Greater Manchester is to close early on Fridays from September and charge parents who cannot pick their children up at lunchtime, in what teaching unions said was a sign that schools are “at absolute Read more…