Is this a teacher’s attitude to academic achievement?

The TES has an article today headed:  “Maths – Put the brakes on”, which is all about a teacher trying to get an A level maths student not to try too hard or do too well.   Nobody really seems to know whether it is a spoof or true, but I suspect many of us have [...]

Longer school days

The Labour Party has said that the school day should be longer to prepare pupils for work, and, said the Shadow Education Secretary,  a longer day would help prevent teenagers joining gangs and would provide them with a quiet place to study.   He went on to announce a review of how the classroom could become [...]

Kent to pioneer a new grammar school

Kent County Council is considering opening a new grammar school, which would be the first one for 50 years.   The Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Cllr Mike Whiting, has met headteachers of the county’s grammar schools to discuss what will officially be a “satellite” of an existing school.   It is likely to admit 120 pupils [...]

Conservative Future praise Government’s action on vocational education

Conservative Future have published this article about vocational education and apprenticeships on their website.   Here’s the link to the article, “A real commitment to skills and high quality vocational education”.

Schools to be given strengthened powers to deal with underperforming teachers

On 13 January, Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, announced that the Government would be giving schools more powers to remove underperforming teachers. He announced that schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities. Ministers have published new arrangements for [...]