Education

picture of happy children benefiting from attending boarding school

The benefits of Boarding school

Discover the key benefits of boarding school, from academic excellence and independence to strong friendships and rich extracurricular opportunities. Learn how a boarding environment helps students grow into confident, capable, well-rounded young adults.

Full story
picture of a child and nursery worker in a childcare setting

Around £55m of early years funding unspent as childcare providers struggled through Covid challenges  

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has discovered that at least £55 million of early years funding was either left unspent or allocated against other budget pressures in 2020/21 by local authorities.

A huge proportion of this sat in designated schools grant reserves.

This was for the financial year during the worst of the Covid pandemic from April 2020 to March 2021 when three...

Read more
picture of children doing pe in school

A level playing field – all pupils entitled to high-quality PE

Ofsted has published the latest in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. Today’s review looks at physical education (PE).

From: Ofsted

The review draws on a range of sources, including our education inspection framework (EIF) and other literature, to identify factors that can contribute to a high-quality PE curriculum, assessment, pedagogy and systems. We...

Read more
picture of children using computers at school

All schools to have high speed internet by 2025

Every school in England will have access to high speed internet by 2025, as part of the latest plans to roll out lightning-fast gigabit broadband across the UK.

From: Department for Education , Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport , and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

Published 23 March 2022

Every school across the country will be able to access high speed internet...

Read more
picture of tutor tutoring a child

One million tutoring courses delivered to help children catch up

The National Tutoring Programme has reached one million courses since it began, with new measures announced to help support even more pupils

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

One million courses have been started by children across the country through the National Tutoring Programme, the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced today (Friday 11 March...

Read more
picture of children and teacher in a classroom

British Psychological Society renews calls to prioritise children’s mental health and wellbeing in schools

British Psychological Society renews calls to prioritise children’s mental health and wellbeing in schools following publication of Education Committee’s government catch up programme report

The British Psychological Society (BPS) has raised concerns that the Education Committee’s report into the government’s catch-up programme does not go far enough to prioritise children’s mental health and...

Read more
picture of students hugging a happy teacher

Education Secretary promises to harness ‘energy and expertise’ of teachers

New independent government body to be created, focused on supporting teachers to deliver excellent lessons and building on the success of Oak National Academy

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

A new independent government body will be created to support teachers in delivering excellent curriculum content as part of world class lessons, the Education...

Read more
picture of children at a forest school

Childhood Development and the Benefits of Forest Schools 

Forest schools are an exciting opportunity for children to learn with their hands. The sessions, which are non-academic and led by a qualified instructor, encourage outdoor education in a controlled setting. This can come in a range of forms, from group treasure hunts to woodland building exercises.

These schools encourage children to ditch the computer screen and spend more time...

Read more
picture of sports direct slam hero image

Is the UK potentially missing out on their next big sports star? Research suggests kids would rather stream than play sport

Slam Dunk: Sports Direct reignites kids’ passion for PE with mass participation school event
  • New research suggests that three times as many children would rather watch a streaming service (48%) than play sport (16%)
  • Sport only came in 4th as a favourite pastime (27%), with twice as many kids listing watching streaming services (58%) or playing computer games (56%) as their
    • ...
Read more
picture of people sat round a table looking at paperwork

The impact of school resource management advisers (SRMAs)

Find out how the SRMA role can have an impact on improving outcomes for pupils.

From: Education and Skills Funding Agency

What are SRMAs?

SRMAs are practising sector experts such as school business professionals that work collaboratively with schools and trusts, providing independent advice tailored to each individual setting.

This includes hands-on management support and...

Read more
picture of hand holding school books and cap

How widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects

Major new study will show how widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects

A major new study will show how widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects.

Experts hope their work – which includes a comparison of the life chances for today...

Read more
Home Ed Daily - The site for UK home educators
Lifestyle Daily - For all the latest lifestyle news
Your Pets Daily - Your pets, our passion - advert
Property Daily - Your daily property news - advert banner
Women's Sport Daily - The new home of women's sport in the UK

What's trending