Primary schools
Teachers’ strike in England and Wales to go ahead after talks fail
Union accuses education secretary of ‘squandering opportunity’ to avert planned action on Wednesday
Sally Weale Education correspondent
30, Jan, 2023 @4:36 PM
Good early years teaching may boost earnings of children in England – study
Study reports one in 40 primary schools in England produce entire classes likely to earn more than their peers
Richard Adams Education editor
26, Jan, 2023 @9:30 AM
Primary schools in London ‘may need to merge or close’ as intakes dwindle
Report by London Councils says falling birthrate, Brexit and Covid-era flight from cities causing sharp fall in pupil numbers
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
Children as young as five in England target of new careers programme
Scheme will teach primary pupils about jobs, training and skills
Sally Weale Education correspondent
05, Jan, 2023 @3:16 PM
Jamie Oliver calls for expansion of free school meals in England
Tory ex-chancellor George Osborne also suggests free meals for ‘larger group of the population is the right way forward’
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
27, Dec, 2022 @1:31 PM
UK scheme supporting Black students to reach Oxbridge expands to nursery schools
The Hemisphere programme helps teachers see how unconscious damages students’ prospects
Amelia Hill
25, Dec, 2022 @10:30 AM
Parents in Wales lose legal fight against ‘woke’ sex education in primary schools
Judge at Cardiff hearing rejects families’ complaint, saying relationships curriculum does not advocate any one gender identity
Steven Morris
22, Dec, 2022 @5:28 PM
Welsh school opens pay-what-you-can laundry to help families cut costs
Cadoxton primary installs washing machines and dryer to reduce parent worry about washing clothes this winter
Steven Morris
14, Dec, 2022 @12:54 PM
MPs and peers do worse than 10-year-olds in maths and English Sats
Campaigners seeking abolition of year 6 SATs staged event at which children invigilated tests on parliamentarians
Aletha Adu Political correspondent
06, Dec, 2022 @7:06 PM
London ‘school street’ at centre of dispute dismantled by council
Tower Hamlets removes play space in long-running row with parents over traffic near primary school
Harriet Grant
01, Dec, 2022 @2:37 PM
The Guardian view on the pandemic’s educational impact: make good learning losses | Editorial
Editorial: Increasing numbers of primary-age pupils are missing targets. Nurseries as well as schools need resources to catch up
Editorial
24, Nov, 2022 @6:55 PM
Thousands of English schools in grip of funding crisis plan redundancies
‘Unprecedented’ deficits will force heads to make ‘catastrophic’ cuts and reduce support for vulnerable pupils, NAHT warns
Sally Weale Education correspondent
08, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM
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