1. Does every child matter?

... peers. The Government, therefore, was particularly focused on improving outcomes for disadvantaged groups, including looked-after children and those with SEN and disabilities. SEN: What guidance do schools ...

2. A lesson in teaching reading

... Synthetic phonics is extremely successful when taught by well-trained teachers and TAs. Many schools are now making sure every TA and teacher, including the headteacher, knows how to teach a child to read. ...

3. The roots of school refusal

... attention to their inability to leave home or stay in school. There are no accurate figures for the prevalence of school refusal as the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) collects figures ...

4. Guidance on use of force at school

... with problem behaviour at school. In a statement to the House of Commons in July, the Minister for Schools, Nick Gibb, said: “We will issue much shorter and clearer guidance which explicitly states that ...

5. More school building cuts

Following the Government’s controversial axing of Labour’s flagship education programme, Building Schools for the Future (BSF), Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that an additional 75 planned ...

6. Special school staff not trained in SEN

Most staff members in special schools have no specialist training in SEN, says a new study by the conservative think tank the Policy Exchange. The report revealed that, on average, only 39 per cent of ...

7. TUC wages war on education cuts

... “the coalition’s regressive approach to education.” Mr Barber criticised particular Government initiatives, such as the abolition of the Building Schools for the Future programme, which he described as ...

8. Gary Lineker interview

... raised a few bob in the process”. CLIC Sargent encourages schools across the country to organise similar football themed fund-raisers to help children with cancer and their families. It's an issue ...

9. Why are some people so poor at maths?

... as something that many people can’t do and as something that is a “boys thing”, we may be able to make serious progress.   Solution 2: group settings This is the traditional solution within schools: ...

10. Gove offers schools academy status

All maintained schools will have the right to apply for academy status, removing them from local authority control and giving them the power to make key decisions at the school level, under new proposals ...

11. Kids gadgeted up for school

... YouGov report commissioned by Tesco for Schools & Clubs, which also revealed that Apple iPod's are to be found on around 22 per cent of school pupils, while other brand MP3 players and games consoles ...

12. Hairy bikers in school food challenge

The nation's secondary school children are being tasked to design and cook a school meal based on recipes indigenous to their part of the country. The challenge, which is part of British Food Fortnight, ...

13. National Year of Communication

... in schools, the workplace, at home and in relationships. Speech and language are fundamental life skills that underpin learning, social and emotional well-being and future employability. Yet, one in ten ...

14. Autism champion up for award

... additional schools for children with ASD and has continued to campaign for greater rights and better services for those affected by autism. The Extraordinary Women Awards, which celebrate the achievements ...

15. Study inconclusive on benefits of omega-3

A study examining the affects of omega-3 supplements on the performance of children in schools has found little evidence that the use of the fatty acids improves children's reading, spelling or co-ordination. ...

16. New safeguarding tool for schools

A new internet resource to help schools improve children's safety and wellbeing has been introduced by the NSPCC. Improving Safeguarding in Schools (ISIS) is an online self-assessment and development resource ...

17. Schools challenged to reduce carbon emissions

Schools are being urged to reduce their carbon footprint as a new study suggests that sustainable schools can raise attainment and improve behaviour. Announcing the recent publication of Climate Change ...

18. SEN legislation survives Bill cull

Government and Opposition education bosses thrashed out a series of last-minute amendments to enable parts of the Children, Schools and Families Bill to be passed into law before parliament was dissolved ...

19. Happy Days? Henry Winkler interview

... on 31 October 2010). Through his various campaigning roles, Winkler is a frequent visitor to UK schools, and he is clearly an admirer of good teaching practice. “In Belfast”, he says, “I visited a pre-school ...

20. Government launches Teachers' Guarantee

... Secretary of State at the Department for Children, Schools and Families, said: “To achieve a world class school system we need to maintain and develop our excellent school workforce, investing in skills ...