What have the parties pledged on education?
After years of belt-tightening, school leaders and teachers have been lobbying for investment in the nation’s schools, and it now seems that politicians are responding.
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Election officials hit back at call to find alternative poll venues to schools
Election officials have accused the Education Secretary of a “complete lack of knowledge and understanding” after he called for disruption to schools caused by polling day to be kept to a minimum.
Education must not be used as a political football, school leaders warn
Education must not be used as a “political football” in the General Election campaign, school leaders have warned.
General Election set to disrupt primary school Christmas events
Around one in 12 primary school teachers says the General Election is set to disrupt nativity plays and Christmas concerts, a poll suggests.
Drop-out rate higher among students with unconditional offers
Teenagers who are given unconditional university offers are more likely to drop out, new figures show.
Vulnerable children in Dundee are making right steps – report
Efforts to ensure Dundee’s most vulnerable children are given the best start in life are reaping rewards, a new report has found.
Children as young as six found with bladed weapons at school
Young children are being caught with weapons at school but are immune from being taken to court because of their age, an investigation has found.
School admission rules leave parents confused
Complicated school admission rules are leaving parents confused and at risk of making unrealistic applications, it has been suggested.
School exclusion can be tipping point to knife crime, report warns
Being excluded from school is often the “tipping point” that leads to children picking up knives, a group of MPs and peers has warned.
One in eight schools has no library – report
Around one in eight schools do not have a library, with poorer children less likely to have access to one than their richer peers, according to a study.
Four-year-old among thousands of children caught with weapons at school
Thousands of children have been caught carrying weapons in school, an investigation has found, with suspects as young as four years old.
Role model scheme to help children ‘think big’ on career options
The UK is at risk of wasting talent if young children start ruling out career options based on their gender, ethnicity or class, an international education expert has warned.
Ofsted warns against home educating ‘simply to resolve difficulties in schools’
Children are being taken out of school to be home educated in as little as a day, according to an Ofsted report which says parents often see removing youngsters as the only option.
Cutting school music budgets the stupidest thing ever – Lord Lloyd-Webber
West End musical impresario Lord Lloyd-Webber has criticised successive governments for cutting the music budgets in schools.
School funding allocations revealed
Hundreds of schools will see their budgets boosted by more than 10% next year, while many others will get the minimum increase.
Regions receiving biggest rise in school funding revealed
The East Midlands and the South West are among the biggest winners out of a government boost to school funding.
Leading headmistress criticises Labour’s private school plans
Labour’s attack on private education is a “vote loser” with the public keen for fee-paying schools to open, not close, according to a leading headmistress.
Most state schools ‘to be worse off in 2020 than they were in 2015’
Four in five state schools will be worse off financially next year than they were less than five years ago, unions have claimed.
All the photographs from our First Class Primary One specials are now available to buy!
All the photographs recently featured in our First Class Pull-Outs are now available to buy. Primary one pupils from dozens of local schools were pictured, but don’t worry if you missed your Evening Telegraph that day, because every photograph printed is now up for sale! Visit the Photoshop Scotland website for full details.
Traffic-free roads outside schools ‘supported by public’
Parents and residents support the idea of traffic-free streets outside schools, according to a survey.