Here are links to some of the latest education news and articles:
- One in six pupils are failing to make the expected progress in English or maths by the time they leave primary school, according to recent SATs statistics.
- Attacks on teachers in schools in Wales have hit their highest level in five years.
- A number of councils are taking legal action over the scrapping of school rebuilding projects. Meanwhile, new research has found that children attending schools reconstructed under the Building Schools for the Future scheme actually made less progress than children in similar state secondaries.
- Fewer than half of the first wave of free schools announced by the government are likely to open in time for pupils to start next September.
- One in three primary schools in England and Wales that sought a new head last year failed to find one.
- Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that head teachers in England will be able to discipline pupils “any time, any place, anywhere”. He has also said that he wants exams to “take proper account of the need to spell, punctuate and write a grammatical sentence.”
Image – Emily’s meant to be doing her homework!
- Pupils at a school in Hampshire are using falcons as the starting point for a wide range of schoolwork.
- Johnny Depp made a surprise visit to a London primary school after receiving a letter from one of its pupils.
- A new website has been set up by young people, aiming to bridge generation gaps with adults.
- Comedian Lenny Henry, who is hosting this year’s UK Teaching Awards, has spoken about his academic career.
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