Hoping to see your child get into Oxford or Cambridge? A state school may be a better bet than Eton
One Oxford don said there has been a “constant drip, drip, drip” of pressure to “move the dial” away from private schools and in favour of state…
Oxford and Cambridge are increasingly shunning pupils from Eton in favour of state schools
One Oxford don said there has been a “constant drip, drip, drip” of pressure to “move the dial” away from private schools and in favour of state…
Handwriting in exams is too ‘tiring’ for students, headmaster warns
A-level and GCSE exams should be typed because long periods of handwriting can be “tiring” for youngsters, the headteacher of a top boarding school has said. Keith…
Schools send pupils home early as headteachers prepare for January closures
Hull City Council wrote to parents at St Mary’s College to say that Year Nine pupils should stay at home for the rest of the term because…
‘It all feels like a horrible repeat of last year’: Readers on potential school closures due to Covid
‘Children have suffered enough and sacrificed more than should ever have been asked of them’ @Julie Wasson-Thompson: “If they go down this road again, it would be…
Nearly half of ‘outstanding’ schools downgraded by Ofsted this term, figures show
Nearly half of “outstanding” schools reviewed by Ofsted this term have been downgraded, figures show. The watchdog has started inspecting schools which were previously given the top…
Vulnerable children risk falling into crime ‘if schools do not reopen in January’
Mark Russell, the chief executive of The Children’s Society, said that dangers did not disappear during lockdowns, but were just better hidden. He said: “When schools are…
Nearly all children have fallen behind because of Covid, warns Ofsted
Ms Spielman said the impact of Covid has not “aligned neatly with patterns of vulnerability or deprivation” and even many of the highest achieving children had “struggled…
Scheme designed to promote women in academia has been ‘destroyed’ by trans lobby, critics warn
Prof Alice Sullivan, professor of sociology at University College London (UCL) and Dr John Armstrong, senior lecturer in financial mathematics, probability and statistics, co-authored a blog post…
Children’s social care costs £3bn more than thought, review finds
Children’s social care costs £3 billion a year more than thought, a government-appointed review has revealed, as experts warn the sector “cannot afford to morally or financially”…
Schools impose Covid ‘circuit breakers’ that parents fear are precursor to full closures
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, in Darwen, Lancashire has also announced it would close its doors until December 2. The school, which caters for pupils aged 13 to…
Private school teachers to vote on first national strike over pensions
Teachers at a private girls’ school trust are vote on its first ever strike as a union ballots members for action on pensions. Members of the National…