State school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning

State school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning – while those in private sector will do nine or 10 State schools could cut number of GCSEs studied from nine or 10 down to five Harris Federation schools look to cut art, music, drama and … Read more

State school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning

State school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning – while those in private sector will do nine or 10 State schools could cut number of GCSEs studied from nine or 10 down to five Harris Federation schools look to cut art, music, drama and … Read more

Peter Andre discusses reveals school bullies and even TEACHERS called him racist names

He’s a successful pop star with a loving wife and four children.  But Peter Andre, 47, has revealed that school bullies and even TEACHERS called him names as he discussed his experience of racism with his brother Danny.  The Mysterious girl hitmaker admitted: ‘I was beaten quite a few times!’ as he detailed his childhood … Read more

Teachers are urged to give up part of summer holiday to deal with ‘national emergency’

Unions have angrily dismissed calls for teachers to give up part of their summer holidays amid desperate efforts to get schools up and running and shore up the prospects of millions of children. The proposals are being pushed by former education secretaries from across parties, amid mounting alarm at the damage being done by the … Read more

Teachers are urged to give up part of summer holiday to deal with ‘national emergency’

Teachers are being urged to give up part of their summer holiday to deal with the ‘national emergency’ after Gavin Williamson bungled the reopening of schools. The education secretary will be ousted in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the autumn, according to The Sunday Times.   Boris Johnson’s top team are ‘livid’ at Mr Williamson for … Read more

Fears exam boards will slash GCSE and A Level grades after teachers mark them over-generously

Exam results could be slashed amid forecasts suggesting teachers have marked pupils affected by the coronavirus pandemic too generously this year, while other pupils to be impacted by the virus will benefit from a £1billion support package. As some pupils face longer school days and new social distancing measures, data published by FFT Datalab suggests … Read more

Fears exam boards will slash GCSE and A Level grades after teachers mark them over-generously

Exam results could be slashed amid forecasts suggesting teachers have marked pupils affected by the coronavirus pandemic too generously this year, while other pupils to be impacted by the virus will benefit from a £1billion support package. As some pupils face longer school days and new social distancing measures, data published by FFT Datalab suggests … Read more

Prince Charles praises teachers for ‘going above and beyond of their pupils’ in coronavirus lockdown

The Prince of Wales has praised teachers and schools for ‘going above and beyond for their pupils’ during the coronavirus lockdown in a video message. Prince Charles, 71, also paid tribute to parents who have had to homeschool their children without laptops or access to the internet. Speaking from his Birkhall residence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, … Read more

Teachers share nerves as they head back to the classroom today

Teachers have shared their nerves as they prepare to welcome pupils back into the classroom for the first time in more than two months – but up to a million children may be kept at home amid fears from parents. Before classrooms begin to fill for the first time in more than two months, teachers … Read more

French schools show the way for Britain’s teachers

British teachers are today being urged to follow the lead of their French counterparts by going back to work and getting more than 1.4million children into class after two months in lockdown. Ministers across the Channel have revealed that they have had 70 cases of coronavirus in 40,000 schools and nurseries in the past 11 days … Read more