The Schools' News Service

If there is one government programme that worries me it is Building Schools for the Future. The government has just announced proposals to accelerate entry into the programme – but I wonder about the schools, their designs, their development, and everything else. According to the government over 1000 school building projects in 72 local authorities [...]

Ofcom has expressed a concern about social networking sites and children’s use of them.  The report comes just a week after reports in most newspapers that universities and employers are using social network sites to vet applicants before offering a course or a job. Ofcom likewise is worried about personal details on the site, although they [...]

The Secretary of State for Education has accepted recommendations that all secondary schools should join behaviour partnerships.  He also announced new plans for a White Paper to change the alternative provision for pupils who have been excluded from school.  He also announced plans to tackle cyber bullying of teachers.ccording to speakers at the NASUWT Union conference this Easter disruptive pupils [...]

According to government figures one in six schools in England is breaking the law on admissions policy – despite the severe warnings given by the government’s Dept for children, schools and families, a year ago. Not only is this highly embarrassing for schools – and for the school organisations that denied that there was anything [...]