English is no longer the first language for the majority of students at more than 2,000 schools, MailOnline can reveal. No children at two primary schools – one in Tower Hamlets and another in Kirklees, West Yorkshire – have English as their mother tongue. Our statistics, obtained solely under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, showContinue reading “Over Half Of The 2,000 Schools Don’t Speak English”
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Secondary Schools Ban Girls’ Skirts
An education trust’s decision to forbid skirts in its new school uniform code has drawn criticism from a parent. Northern Education Trust – which runs six secondary schools on Teesside – has written to parents outlining the modifications to its school uniform policy, which will come into effect from September 2026. The new uniform policyContinue reading “Secondary Schools Ban Girls’ Skirts”
Schools Are In A ‘Full-Blown Crisis’ As 99 Per Cent Of Headteachers Complain That Money For Special Needs Children Is Inadequate
Pupils with special educational needs are facing a ‘full-blown crisis’ due to funding cuts, headteachers have warned. In a survey of 1,000 school leaders, 99 percent said the funding they receive for such children is inadequate. Many have been compelled to cut back on the number of teaching assistants or the number of hours theyContinue reading “Schools Are In A ‘Full-Blown Crisis’ As 99 Per Cent Of Headteachers Complain That Money For Special Needs Children Is Inadequate”
School Buildings At Risk Of Collapsing Are ‘Told To Be Prepared To Shut Down At Short Notice’
Dozens of schools that could be at risk of collapsing have reportedly been told they could be forced to close down at short notice if they’re not made safe. Hundreds of schools across the nation were built with reinforced autoclave aerated concrete, known as RAAC, between the 1960s and 1990s, with the buildings having aContinue reading “School Buildings At Risk Of Collapsing Are ‘Told To Be Prepared To Shut Down At Short Notice’”
Before Christmas, Nine Out Of Ten Teachers May Support Strike Action
Nine in ten teachers could back walkout action before Christmas forcing schools to close across England over pay disputes. The figures from the largest education union, the National Education Union (NEU), reveal that hundreds of thousands of educators could join rail and postal workers causing disruption across the country as they fight back. Up toContinue reading “Before Christmas, Nine Out Of Ten Teachers May Support Strike Action”
Children In England Have Fallen Behind In Their Education As A Result Of The Pandemic
A damaging Ofsted report warned that almost every child in England has fallen behind in their education and suffered as a consequence of the COVID lockdown. Chief inspector Amanda Spielman warned that many of the youngest children’s growth and development wavered amid the pandemic, with some regressing in basic communication and social skills. She saidContinue reading “Children In England Have Fallen Behind In Their Education As A Result Of The Pandemic”
Circuit Breakers Are Imposed By Schools Themselves
Schools in England are beginning to close again as headteachers impose their own circuit breakers and are sending children home to study remotely in an attempt to tackle COVID before Christmas. Campaigners have warned that more schools could follow suit this winter and shut down after St Mary’s Church of England Primary in Hereford andContinue reading “Circuit Breakers Are Imposed By Schools Themselves”
Generation Of Home-Schooled Children Lack Discipline And Order
Gavin Williamson said that the COVID generation of homeschooled children lacked discipline and order while stuck at home during the lockdown. The Education Secretary has backed a mobile phones embargo in schools, saying it’s now time to put the screens away as the return to classrooms rendered remote learning, which relied on internet-accessible devices. HeContinue reading “Generation Of Home-Schooled Children Lack Discipline And Order”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 