Jenn Ashworth: Why I refused to go to school

‘Who wants to be locked into a room with 30 people dressed just like them, to be startled by a bell every 35 minutes, to queue for lunch for 40 minutes and be made to stand outside in the cold twice a day?’ Jenn Ashworth most definitely did not… We were watching Family Fortunes. I [...]

The creeping return of the grammar school | Melissa Benn

The coalition is supporting the elitist format of the grammar school while talking up a non-selective model. It can’t have both Remember that robust national debate we had before the 2010 election about the need to expand grammar schools across England? Exactly. Neither do I, because it didn’t happen. What I do remember, however, was [...]

School sports cuts threaten the Olympic legacy, says Tessa Jowell

Former minister breaks cross-party consensus with attack on coalition just 200 days before Games start The 2012 London Olympics will go down in history as a giant “missed opportunity” for young Britons unless David Cameron orders an urgent rethink to revive and boost sport in schools, former Labour Olympics minister Tessa Jowell says. The stark [...]

Faith school expansion plans are ‘shameful’, say secular campaigners

The government is said to be considering making it easier for the Church of England to take control of state schools Secular campaigners have criticised reports that ministers are considering making it easier for the Church of England to take control of state-funded schools. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has written to the education secretary, [...]

Bullying at school drove girl, 15, to bridge jump death, inquest hears

Simone Grice, found clutching ragdoll and mobile phone in Redruth, may have used home tutoring computer to meet men A 15-year-old girl leapt off a road bridge to her death after suffering years of bullying by fellow pupils and neighbours, an inquest has heard. Simone Grice plunged 45m (150ft) and was found clinging to her [...]

Tony Blair’s adviser starts a free school

Tony Blair’s former speechwriter, Peter Hyman, is about to recruit staff for his new school. Unlike some that have already opened, his establishment will be all about innovation, innovation, innovation, he tells Janet Murray When Peter Hyman left Downing Street after more than 10 years, he didn’t want to be known as the guy who [...]

The school that is open for business

Oakfields Community College, a visionary north-east school, aims to better its students’ life-chances by helping them start up their own enterprises in the classroom ‘Was bedeutet ‘Weihnachten’ in Englisch?” “Christmas!” “Was bedeutet ‘adventskalender’?” “Advent calendar!” The year 8 German class at Middlesbrough’s Oakfields Community College begins as you might expect: with a vocab test. But [...]

Girls ‘more resilient’ than boys at school

Girls from single-parent families outperform boys in class because they are less affected by parental input, study shows Girls appear to be more resilient than boys in preventing problems at home from affecting their behaviour in school, a study into the gender educational achievement gap has found. The tendency for girls to do better in the [...]

Homophobia in school staff rooms should have been consigned to history | Emily Dashwood

Racist remarks would not be tolerated – so why do some teachers think it is still acceptable to make anti-gay comments? It was the first month of my job as a newly qualified teacher. “I’d like you to coach girls’ football. You’d be a good role model,” the head of year said. “Why a good [...]

School canteens target takeaways with special meal deals

Government lifts restrictions on canteen prices, paving way for cut-price offers designed to lure pupils back to healthier lunches Schools are being encouraged to offer special meal deals to lure pupils away from local takeaways and into dining halls for healthier lunches. The Department for Education is lifting restrictions that force schools in England to [...]

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