Foster carers face 'incredibly complex task', MPs told
Commons committee hears of strains in the foster care system.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38826222
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Teachers reporting children to Government's anti-terror programme Prevent over fears they will be marked down by Ofsted, MP claims
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/01/teachers-reporting-children-governments-anti-terror-programme/
Glasgow School of Art's ashes turned into artworks to fund rebuild
Artists including Grayson Perry and Anish Kapoor create pieces using debris from Mackintosh building gutted by fire in 2014 Some of the biggest names in art, from Grayson Perry to Anish Kapoor and Antony Gormley, have created artworks from the ashes of Glasgow School of Art to help raise funds for the building’s restoration. The
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National school exercise scheme launched in bid to tackle childhood obesity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/31/national-school-exercise-scheme-launched-bid-tackle-childhood/
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Term-time holiday ban would criminalise parents, supreme court told
But government lawyers argue parents should not be allowed to take children from school ‘when the sun is out’ Parents will be criminalised on an unprecedented scale if judges reverse an earlier ruling that overturned a ban on term-time holidays, the supreme court has been told. Lawyers representing Jon Platt, who was fined after taking
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Parents want more voice in school policy
Parents’ views are not considered enough in education changes, parent-teacher associations say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38798309
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Nick Gibb ‘comfortable’ with schools’ approach to cost cutting
The schools minister Nick Gibb has said he is “comfortable” with the way schools are dealing with rising cost pressures. It comes despite headteachers recently revealing how they are having to cut back on textbooks, cleaning and maintenance to balance the books, on top of making teaching and support staff redundant. The Institute for Fiscal
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The reality of budget cuts in schools – survey
Cash-strapped schools are facing redundancies, reduced subject choices and even running out of paper Schools are making teachers redundant, dropping subjects from the curriculum, and even asking pupils to buy their own books, as headteachers struggle to cope with funding cuts. More than 80% of teachers surveyed by the Guardian Teacher Network said their school
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‘I saw being autistic as an employment opportunity, not a weakness’ | Saba Salmon
Young autistic people want to be accepted by employers for who they are, says award-winning campaigner Jonathan Andrews Jonathan Andrews was once advised to hide his autism from prospective employers. Instead, he is making his name by doing just the opposite. “I saw it [being autistic] as an opportunity, not a weakness,” says Andrews, 22,
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Derbyshire pupils wear slippers at school to get 'better grades'
A study finds children who attend lessons without shoes work harder and behave better.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-38806734
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