School with £1.3m debt now faces closure over inadequate Ofsted

January 20, 2017 at 01:15PM An academy that racked up a £1.3 million deficit last year is now facing closure, but only after the government stepped in over an “inadequate” Ofsted. The Education Fellowship Trust (EFT) has been issued with a termination warning notice for Wrenn school in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, by Martin Post, the regional

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Dangerous drivers prompt body cameras for school-duty staff

January 20, 2017 at 01:15PM More headteachers are opting to arm school crossing patrol officers with body cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving during the school run. Harlands primary school in west Sussex last week became the latest school to allow their patrol officer to record incidents and capture evidence of abuse. The decision

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The Guardian view on education: it’s not all in the genes

January 20, 2017 at 03:03AM Human intelligence quite obviously has some genetic component. Genes do constrain our fate, as does luck, even if development matters more. The way that our capacities develop is profoundly influenced by the environment and by the social situation in which a child grows up. Genetic influence is not genetic determinism

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