Secondary schools
Boy, 14, who collapsed at school in West Lothian died of natural causes
Parents say Hamdan Aslam found to have pre-existing heart condition and call for online speculation to end
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
09, Jun, 2023 @2:14 PM
West Lothian mosque calls for compassion after schoolboy’s death
Bathgate mosque warns against speculation over death of 14-year-old at St Kentigern’s academy
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
08, Jun, 2023 @1:58 PM
Children’s enjoyment of writing has fallen to ‘crisis point’, research finds
Only one in three UK children now enjoy writing in their free time – including text messages – with those on free school meals most likely to do so
Sarah Shaffi
05, Jun, 2023 @2:19 PM
Low pay ‘forcing teaching assistants out of UK classrooms’
Three quarters say they feel undervalued and are thinking about quitting, charity warns
Anna Fazackerley
14, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
When Ofsted got a taste of its own medicine | Letter
Letters: Our school’s strategy was to openly record any interactions with inspectors – and it paid off, writes Anne Johns
Letters
10, May, 2023 @4:46 PM
Don’t talk to pupils about misogynist Andrew Tate, government urges teachers in England
Advice comes despite charity’s warning that social media figure is fuelling shocking growth of misogyny in schools
Anna Fazackerley
29, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM
Children read almost 25% more books last year, UK and Ireland study finds
What Kids Are Reading report found communities on sites such as TikTok helped stimulate interest in reading
Jamie Grierson
24, Apr, 2023 @11:01 PM
The ex-headteacher: school leaders need support, not punitive Ofsted judgments
My colleague describes the buildup to inspection as ‘a form of prolonged torture waiting for public trial and execution’
Ruth Luzmore
24, Mar, 2023 @5:30 PM
The inspector: Ofsted is vital – but not its culture of hitting targets at any cost
Inspectors understand the pressures schools are under but the same can’t be said of Ofsted’s chief and her advisers
Adrian Lyons
24, Mar, 2023 @5:30 PM
West Midlands school criticised after death threats to gay Muslim speaker
Report says Wood Green Academy failed to teach controversial issues in a safe way after Khakan Qureshi challenged by students
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
22, Mar, 2023 @11:52 AM
The superiority complex of grammar schools is misplaced | Letter
Letter: Vocational and academic education should be valued equally, says Yvonne Williams
19, Mar, 2023 @4:19 PM
The Tories keep bottling their push for more grammar schools. Is it because they know they don’t work? | Lola Okolosie
England’s existing grammars cream off the most able students from privileged backgrounds, yet their results are only marginally better, asks English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie
Lola Okolosie
16, Mar, 2023 @10:47 AM
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