After the Everyone’s Invited movement shone a light on worrying stories of sexual abuse in our schools, we asked Ofsted to carry out a review.
We know how important music and the arts are to a rich and well-rounded education. From learning musical instruments to coming together in ensemble bands and choirs, music and the arts support pupils’ creativity. Below, we outline the key things …
More young people are taking science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects at university than ever before, according to statistics published last week by UCAS.
Despite the unprecedented challenges the global Covid pandemic has created this year, the Department for Education has been delivering on the Government’s promise to provide world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background.
Today′s Education in the media blog looks at the way Black history is taught in schools. Protests around the world in the wake the death of George Floyd have sparked conversation about the teaching of Black history in schools. The …
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at a survey carried out by Bett, The British Educational Training and Technology show, on teacher preparedness for the new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum.
Today’s blog looks at the issue of ‘fake news’, with the Education Secretary warning of the dangers it poses ahead a Social Media Summit he attended today. The blog also features the School Sport and Activity Action Plan which was …
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the findings of the British Council’s Language Trends Survey 2019 and the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) announcement of which schools and colleges have been chosen to improve computer science …
Today’s Education in the Media blog will cover the Education Secretary’s speech at the NSPCC conference calling on technology companies to take responsibility to ensure children are treated as children online, Minister Gibb’s op-ed on closing the gap in performance …
The curriculum also includes the knowledge pupils need to help address climate change in the future. For example, in design and technology pupils are taught to consider the impact of the products they design on individuals, society and the environment. Schools have the autonomy to go into as much depth on these subjects as they see fit.