After students bit and kicked teachers and carried knives into the classroom, teachers at two elementary schools started going on strike. Staff at Lily Lane Primary School and Ravensfield Primary School in Manchester say they have been physically attacked, and some pupils are too scared to attend class. Teachers also say there have been instancesContinue reading “Primary School Teachers Go On Strike”
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Some GCSE And A-Level Exams Could Be Taken On Laptops By 2030
GCSE and A-level exams could be taken on laptops as early as 2030, after students complained of writing fatigue because their hand muscles ‘aren’t strong enough’. Exams watchdog, Ofqual, is launching a three-month public consultation about the intro of on-screen assessments as teachers say students who habitually use keyboards have ‘lost handwriting stamina’. Under the recommendations,Continue reading “Some GCSE And A-Level Exams Could Be Taken On Laptops By 2030”
Students Fighting On Buses And Roaming Freely In Corridors Leads To Teacher Walkouts
Teachers have gone on strike over ‘intimidating’ schoolboys who fight on buses and ‘freely roam the corridors’ when they should be in isolation. Staff at Haydon Bridge High School in Northumberland moaned they had given ‘chance after chance’ but to no avail – as the ‘persistent disruption’ continues. Protesters are now set to stage aContinue reading “Students Fighting On Buses And Roaming Freely In Corridors Leads To Teacher Walkouts”
Parents Do Not Want Their Children To Learn About Islam In Religious Education
Parents are pulling their children out of school religious education lessons because they do not want them taught about Islam, the Church of England said yesterday. Some Church officials said they hope to shield their children from learning about any faith but Christianity, and others have a particular intention to keep children from any knowledgeContinue reading “Parents Do Not Want Their Children To Learn About Islam In Religious Education”
School Accused Of ‘Brainwashing’ Children
A parent has accused a secondary school of ‘brainwashing’ after he discovered 14-year-old pupils were told to read a book that ‘blames them for their white skin’. James Farquharson claims pupils were being fed ‘partisan political views’ after the novel The Hate U Give was added to the Year 10 reading list at Budmouth Academy inContinue reading “School Accused Of ‘Brainwashing’ Children”
‘National Schools Survey’ Asks 14-Year-Old Boy If He’s Comfortable With His Gender
A mother has been left outraged after her 14-year-old son was questioned if he was ‘comfortable in his gender’ in a national schools survey. A British parent anonymously posted to Mumsnet that her teenage son had been asked to fill in an online form alongside his fellow students. She said the schoolboy had been asked about hisContinue reading “‘National Schools Survey’ Asks 14-Year-Old Boy If He’s Comfortable With His Gender”
Schoolboy Hammers Sleeping Pupils And A Teacher
A public schoolboy who used hammers to beat two dozing classmates and a teacher at a boarding school was given a life sentence. On June 9 of last year, just before one in the morning, the now-17-year-old attacked the two lads, who were ages 15 and 16, at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon, after waitingContinue reading “Schoolboy Hammers Sleeping Pupils And A Teacher”
Devon’s Dirty Water Crisis Could Last 10 Days
Devon’s water crisis could last for 10 days after hundreds have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhoea amid a parasite outbreak in contaminated taps. Following the discovery of a cryptosporidium infection that has sickened hundreds of people, a school has been forced to close and people are purchasing water in stores out of terror. FollowingContinue reading “Devon’s Dirty Water Crisis Could Last 10 Days”
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 Head Announces 12-Hour Day To Combat Phone Addiction
A head teacher has announced plans to introduce a 12-hour school day in a bid to reverse a ‘100 percent phone addiction’ among his pupils. At All Saints Catholic College in Notting Hill, west London, kids are expected to attend at 7 am and remain until 7 pm. Instead of wasting time on electronics atContinue reading “School Head Announces 12-Hour Day To Combat Phone Addiction”
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