#secondary-school

#secondary-school

The best and worst secondary schools in Greenwich according to Ofsted (Image: Google maps street view) With summer quickly approaching, parents will be preparing to see their children making the leap from primary to secondary school soon.Secondary school selection day took place on March 1, so pupils will now know where they are headed in the coming September.

These are just three statistics that exemplify the current mental health crisis that is sweeping the nation.The pandemic, a turbulent time which transformed life as we knew it, has taken a tremendous toll on the mental health of teenagers in the UK.More worryingly, secondary schools are struggling to meet the needs of their students with mental health problems.

Russia has launched exploding drones that killed at least four people at a student dormitory near Kyiv, hours after Japan's prime minister left the Ukrainian capital following a show of support for the country.he attack in the city of Rzhyshchiv took place the same day Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Moscow after discussing his proposal for ending the war, which has been rejected by the West as a non-starter.

Pictures showing some of the schools on the Ofsted list (Image: Street View) Secondary school offers for those who applied on time have been released across the country.Councils confirmed the secondary school that your child has a place at earlier this month (March 1).The Brent & Kilburn Times has looked at which are the best schools across the borough, and which are the worst according to Ofsted.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Covid-19 levels are rising in most parts of the UK, in the latest sign a new wave of the virus is under way.Infections have increased in England, Wales and Scotland, though Northern Ireland is continuing to see a fall.

The number of patients in hospital with flu in England has dropped by nearly two-thirds since the start of the year, in the latest sign that the winter wave of infections has peaked.Covid-19 patient levels are also continuing to fall, though norovirus cases have risen slightly.An average of 2,034 flu patients were in hospital beds each day last week, down 63% from the week to January 1, NHS data shows.

Councils confirmed the secondary school that your child has a place at last week (March 1).Enfield Independent has looked at which are the best schools across the borough, and which are the worst, according to Ofsted.READ MORE - Beyonce UK tour: Tottenham Hotspur stadium breaches licence Outstanding Nine schools in Enfield are rated outstanding' by Ofsted.

A serving Metropolitan police officer who was posted in a north London school has pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse offences.PC Hussain Chehab, 22, admitted four counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, and sexual communication with a child.

One day after someone fired a gun in a high school washroom, the Toronto District School Board says there is no "easy fix" to the problem of school violence but it plans to set up an expert reference panel to look at next steps.Ryan Bird, spokesperson for the TDSB, said in an interview with CBC Toronto on Friday that the panel will recommend ways to increase student safety.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A brother of Irish teacher Enoch Burke has appeared before a judge charged with threatening and abusive behaviour following disturbances at a Court of Appeal hearing.

Learning Policy Institute: Laura E. Hernandez and Crystal A. Moore (Image: Learning Policy Institute: Laura E. Hernandez and Crystal A. Moore) Celia Dawson, Headteacher at Cricket Green School was recognised for outstanding and exemplary lifetime services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs''.

VERIFY often receives questions from our readers about Social Security benefits, which provide people with an income when they retire or can't work due to disability.One of the most recent questions was whether divorced spouses can collect Social Security benefits based on their living ex's earnings.

Pupils were off school in the lead-up to Christmas at nearly double the annual rate due to the spike in flu and other seasonal illnesses, government figures suggest.The absence rate was 14.3% across all state schools in the week commencing December 12, 2022 almost twice the rate of 7.8% for across the academic year to date.

Children at primary schools affected by the Strep A outbreak could be given antibiotics as a blanket prevention measure, in a move described as rare by health officials.A government minister revealed the plan in response to the eighth death of a child from the infection.According to the i, the highly unusual move would see penicillin or an alternative antibiotic given to all children in a year group that had been hit by a case of Strep A  even if they did not have symptoms.

T he Irish writer Gavin McCrea was supposed to be writing the third in a loose trilogy of novels about the development of communism, following Mrs Engels (2015), told in the voice of Friedrich Engels's Irish wife, Lizzie Burns, and The Sisters Mao (2021), set in China and London during the 60s and 70s.

Homework: How Much Is Too Much?- Srudhilaya Karthik, Townley Grammar School (Image: Daniel Chekalov) We've all been there: midnight, the blue glare of an empty word document illuminating your tired face.Homework has plagued students for years, but is it really as terrible as it's cracked up to be?It's no secret that homework can supplement class study, as well as teaching vital problem solving skills to those who manage to stay on top, but does it promote cramming and late night assignments for the rest of us?

Police are searching for a driver after a teenage boy was injured in a hit-and-run outside a secondary school in Swindon.The incident happened on Walkingshaw Road opposite Nova Hreod School at 8.20am this morning.The teenager has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.The driver failed to stop at the scene and is being actively sought by the police.

As historian Jacques Barzun once wrote, "Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition."The underpaid and overworked paraeducators in Santa Clara County might concur.These members of the SEIU 521 union filed an OSHA complaint against the Santa Clara County Office of Education alleging chronic understaffing.

Our children and young people are facing mental health challenges on an unprecedented scale (Editorial, 6 November).Tragically, there seems to be little meaningful action being taken in response.My 17-year-old son died by suicide last year.We had spent over a year trying to secure adequate help for him  it never came.

The importance of History in Secondary Education - Hannah Cowne, St Philomena's (Image: Unsplash) Studying History in Secondary School is perhaps more valuable than many people would think, upon considering the vast array of skills and knowledge it can equip you with.I spoke with two History teachers, in order to see their opinion on History within a secondary education.

Secondary School Field (Image: WCGS) Selecting a secondary school can be a worrying time for parents.There are many factors to consider: whether you want your child to go to a grammar or a comprehensive school; whether a mixed or a single sex school is more appropriate.Different schools work best for different people so make sure that you and your child go to the open evenings and learn as much as you can about what each school has to offer.

Growing up in Middlesbrough, Louise Powell lived below the poverty line.Now a successful writer, director and filmmaker, with her scripts broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra and performed at theatres, the 30-year-old said free school meals allowed her to break the cycle.To make change happen, please sign the petition by clicking here The Independent's Feed the Future campaign in partnership with a coalition of campaigning organisations co-ordinated by the Food Foundation, is calling on the government to extend free school meals to all children in poverty in England.

The latest rise in Covid-19 infections in England appears to be levelling off, but virus numbers are continuing to increase in Scotland and Northern Ireland, figures show.Wales is the only part of the UK seeing a clear fall in infections.More recent data shows the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is starting to fall, suggesting the current wave of the virus may have peaked.