Pupils shared five important insights with their teacher about the rising interest in socialism
The Surprising Rise of Socialism in New York: A Study’s Insights Many Americans were taken aback by the election of “socialists” to significant positions in New York. This, of course, raises the question: how did this occur? A recent study sheds some light, revealing that a notable 62% of young Americans view “pop Marxism” favorably. […]
Pizzas, iPads and praise stamps: pupils reap rewards for attending school | Education
According to a new report that sanctions alone are unlikely to work, pizza parties and iPads are being offered to students as incentives to improve attendance at school. Some UK schools use fines, detention and letters to crack down on their homes to crack down on them in their absence, while others prefer to draw […]
Allow teachers to fine parents over pupils’ bad behaviour, says Tony Blair’s thinktank | Pupil behaviour
Ministers should give teachers the power to fine parents if they do not work with schools to tackle an “epidemic” of bad behavior, Tony Blair's think tank says. Educators have the same legal powers to compel parents to attend meetings with schools and agree to action plans for their children regarding truancy, the Tony Blair […]
Teachers regularly helping pupils in distress in attempt to fill NHS funding gap | Teachers’ workload
In addition to their classroom duties, teachers regularly support struggling students, picking up some of the growing crisis in the mental health of children and young people. Teachers play a vital role in supporting pupils' fragile mental health, as research across the UK reveals that many people who need NHS support do not receive it […]
GCSE results day: hundreds of thousands of pupils await grades – live updates | GCSEs
School performance is expected to be “similar to last year’s”According to School Standards Minister Catherine McKinnell. McKinnell told GB News: We expect this year’s results to be on par with last year’s. And I think we need to remember that this is a group of young people who have overcome incredible challenges during their secondary […]
Fewer pupils in England studying drama and media at GCSE and A-level | Education
Fewer students in England are studying drama, media and performing arts at GCSE and A-level, while statistics, computing, physics and mathematics are becoming more popular. Provisional figures for the number of people taking exams in England this summer, published on Thursday by exams regulator Ofqual, also showed an increase in interest in modern foreign languages […]
One in three teachers have no behaviour support for pupils with additional needs, poll finds | Education
According to union research, one in three teachers say they don’t have a behavior support team for students with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), and one in four say they don’t have one. There are no educational psychologists or speech therapists who can help. The online poll, which took responses from 8,000 members of […]
Disadvantaged pupils further behind in maths since Covid, English study finds | Mathematics
Research shows that children from low-income families in England are falling further behind their peers in maths than they were before the pandemic. The gap in mathematics attainment among disadvantaged primary school students has widened from an average of 6.9 months to 8.7 months, according to a study by think tank Education Policy Institute (EPI) […]