The most recent lockdown and school closures have, once again, plunged education provision in England into crisis. Almost a full year of school interruption will have had a serious effect on children’s education. Outgoing Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield has called for children to be at the heart of the recovery from COVID-19. The government...
Read MoreTHE Education Secretary insisted the UK government was following “the best scientific and medical advice” after announcing a turnaround on UK guidelines for face coverings in schools. Gavin Williamson said an “additional precautionary measure” has been put in place with updated guidelines – released last night – which state that face coverings must be...
Read MoreAresponsible for GCSE results on Thursday, the government announced that all A-level and GCSE scores will be based on teachers’ assessments rather than the controversial algorithm. It’s a welcome turnaround, even if it doesn’t do much to address the underlying problem. This has always been clearly a class issue: private schools have particularly benefited...
Read MoreIt was in 2015 that the government introduced the Diploma Apprenticeship Program, combining part-time study at a university with “real-world” learning at the workplace. In the same year, a group of students from Manchester Metropolitan University were among the first participants in the initiative. On July 18, they became the first in the North...
Read MorePhoto: zinkevych / fotolia Social work training providers should involve employers and those with lived experience of services throughout the student’s journey to ensure that practitioners are qualified for the job, proposed draft guidelines published by Social Work England. The new education and skills training standards state that social work employers and those who...
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