#secondary-schools

#secondary-schools

Wildflower seeds are to be sent to primary schools so that children can mark the coronation by sharing the King's love of nature.It is hoped children will want to learn about and improve the biodiversity of schools' green spaces and also make them nicer places to work and learn, under the scheme run by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Eden Project.

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.

Researchers at the University of Galway have identified a lack of accredited computer science teachers as a barrier to expanding participation in the subject.heir report identifies that Ireland is experiencing a significant shortage of teachers, with maths, engineering and new Stem subjects such as computer science among the hardest vacancies to fill.

A former education secretary today hails London for having the most phenomenal opportunity to lead a skills revolution across the country.Veteran politician Lord Blunkett, who also served as home secretary, was among speakers at a forum organised by the Evening Standard and campaign group WorldSkills UK to try to identify the skills needed to power the economy and to ensure young people are offered the opportunity to learn them.

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 Children attending school in the constituencies of key politicians including Scotland's First Minister are missing more days of lessons as teachers begin six days of targeted strike action.

Southwark's initiative will provide relief to thousands of families struggling with the spiralling cost of living.It follows the announcement by Mayor Sadiq Khan, first revealed by the Evening Standard this week, of his 130million emergency package to extend free school meals to every primary school child in London for one year.

Teaching unions have accused the government of stonewalling and refusing to enter into negotiations, as teachers in England and Northern Ireland started a fifth day of strikes on Thursday.Dr Mary Bousted, a co-head of the National Education Union, apologised to parents facing another day with their children not in school, but said teachers were striking for the future of education.

Schools are increasingly struggling to recruit teaching staff amid a huge increase in vacancies, new research shows.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said there are almost 40,000 job vacancies in nursery, primary and secondary schools a double-digit percentage rise over the past few weeks.

The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where there is a ban on education.

Do more with less.This has been the government's expectation of every public sector employee since 2010.In education, this has led to stagnant wages and unsustainable workloads, compounded by a punitive Ofsted inspection process that heaps stress upon teachers and can condemn a school to failure in a single sentence.

Demand for alternative provision places in Havering is set to rise, the council says (Image: PA) Havering Council wants teachers and parents to give their views on its plans for ensuring "quality" school places for the borough's children.The authority's draft children and young people education place planning plan 2023 opened for public consultation today (March 20).

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A second severe weather warning for persistent, heavy snow has been issued as the UK recorded the coldest March night for 13 years.The Met Office warned of significant disruption to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, with the amber alert in place until 9am Friday covering large parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted (Image: Google Street) Which secondary schools in Havering have education regulator Ofsted's top rating?We've looked through the data to find out.Earlier this month, Havering Council revealed it had put plans for a new secondary school on hold after a report suggested there is no immediate demand for one.

There are 18 secondary schools in Islington that have been given a rating by Ofsted (Image: Google) 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 last week (March 1).The Islington Gazette has looked at which are the best schools across the borough, and which are the worst according to Ofsted.

Schools The calls came a day after six people were killed in a school shooting in Nashville.More than two dozen Massachusetts schools were targeted by hoax calls reporting school shootings Tuesday, just a day after six people died in a school shooting in Nashville.There are no reports of injuries from the Massachusetts schools.

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock tried to bypass Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to have schools closed in December 2020, messages published by the Daily Telegraph suggest.In other WhatsApp messages released by the paper, Mr Hancock described teaching unions as "absolute arses".Sir Gavin replied that they hated work.

Tens of thousands of teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay.Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has said.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Millions of pupils face missing out on fresh fruits and vegetables after the UK's food shortages hit school lunches.School meal providers say items such as lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers are among the items off the menu due to extreme shortages and unviable costs.

At a time when food and energy prices are soaring, Sadiq Khan's announcement that every London primary school pupil will get free school meals from September is a welcome shift in both tone and substance.The current incoherent tax and benefit system is one that leaves millions of children in poverty and hunger.

A majority of voters continue to support striking nurses and ambulance workers, despite government claims that they are putting the public at risk, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.Labour has also increased its lead over the Tories by 1 percentage point, to 16 points, after the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and other cabinet ministers tried to make political capital by accusing Keir Starmer and his party of being in the pockets of the unions at a time of industrial unrest, the survey shows.

L ondon was the most affected region of the country in the latest teacher strikes, with less than one in five schools fully open to pupils.Data from the Department for Education showed just 18% were fully open in the capital on both days, while 18% and 17% of schools were fully closed on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

The majority of schools in England were forced to shut their doors to some pupils as teachers went on strike, data suggests More than half of state schools in England were either fully closed or restricted access to pupils during the first day of walkouts by teachers, Department for Education (DfE) data has suggested.

Police in Peel Region have arrested two teenagers in connection with online threats made on Thursday against two separate high schools in Mississauga and Brampton.Const.Heather Cannon, spokesperson for Peel Regional Police, said officers arrested and charged a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy on Thursday morning with one count each of uttering threats.

Peel police say they are investigating online threats made to six high schools in Mississauga and Brampton.In a news release Tuesday, police said officers from its youth criminal investigations bureau were made aware of online threats on social media on Thursday, March 2. The threats indicated someone would go to six secondary schools in Peel Region on Friday, March 10 with the intent to "shoot them up," police said in the release.

Teachers are striking on different days depending on which union they are in.When are NEU teachers striking?All schools in Wales were affected by strike action on 2 March (postponed from 14 Feb), as well as those in south-east and south-west England, and London.NEU teachers in sixth-form colleges in England are also joining the walkouts.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Thousands of schools across the UK will face disruptions as teachers go on strike in the coming months over pay disputes.Unions are demanding above-inflation wage increases, and want schools to get extra money to ensure pay rises do not come from existing budgets.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Snow, ice and freezing temperatures caused disruption across the UK in January as an Arctic blast swept across the country.While February was much milder, even spring-like, at times, forecasters are now warning that a new cold snap is about to descend, bringing spells of snow and icy conditions stretch to parts of northern and eastern England causing by freezing Arctic air and prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow warning alert.

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have caused disruption across the UK this January as an Arctic blast swept across the country, driving out the persistent heavy rain with which the new year began.Forecasters now expect the current cold snap to last into next week before more milder conditions return, with temperatures staying well below zero in some areas by night.

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have caused disruption across the UK this January as an Arctic blast swept across the country, driving out the persistent heavy rain with which the new year began.Forecasters now expect the current cold snap to last into next week before more milder conditions return, with temperatures staying well below zero in some areas by night.

Tens of thousands of teachers will strike this week resulting in the closure of some schools as members of the National Education Union (NEU) take part in three days of industrial action.With little sign of a solution to the dispute on the horizon, teachers in the north of England will strike on Tuesday, followed by members in the Midlands and eastern regions on Wednesday.

T hree-quarters of London schools were estimated to be closed entirely or partially on Thursday as teachers again went on strike.Members of the National Education Union in the capital, South-East and South-West are protesting over pay.Parents have been warned that the worst is yet to come, with further walkouts planned for March 15 and 16 as well as more teachers joining unions.

Parents could be forced to keep their children at home later this week if Monday's last-ditch talks between Scottish Government officials and teaching unions fail to prevent strikes shutting down schools.Staff are preparing to walkout of Scottish primary schools on Tuesday and secondary schools the day after amid the country's teaching unions' battle with Holyrood for higher pay.

Teacher strikes: student impact - Grace Cater, Beal Sixth Form (Image: Photo by Max Fischer) Students and parents alike are surely aware of the teacher strikes that have taken place all over the United Kingdom at the start of February, but do you know why they happened?Teachers and other staff in education have taken action against the government regarding unfair pay, poor work conditions, and much more.

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 There are signs that fewer children are gaining places at their first choice of secondary school in a number of areas in England, a survey suggests.Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which secondary school their child will be joining this September, on what is commonly known as National Offer Day.

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 Smaller proportions of children are gaining places at their preferred secondary school in many areas of England, a survey suggests.Early figures also indicate that in some parts of the country, more than a quarter of families have missed out on their first choice rising to nearly two in five pupils in some London boroughs.

Fifty-seven percent of the school administrators surveyed by VBE stated that at least one of the available positions at their school was currently vacant.Of the schools affected, a quarter said that six to ten percent of the positions were not filled.At a fifth of the schools, more than 15 percent of all positions were vacant.

We've rounded up the current teaching vacancies across south east London that you can apply to right now.Teaching vacancies advertised by primary and secondary schools across south east London rose significantly last year, new figures suggest.The Association of School and College Leaders said teacher shortages are at a "crisis point" and urged the Government to address falling recruitment and retention.

The end of 2022 was marked by mass industrial unrest as employees across the transport network, NHS, Royal Mail, schools and the civil service took strike action.The start of 2023 will bring further stoppages by rail workers, bus drivers, teachers in Scotland, nurses, ambulance workers and civil servants.

Almost every school in Scotland will be closed on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a fresh wave of new year strikes over pay, despite warnings from the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that her government has no more money to offer teachers, as well as nurses and midwives.Primary schools are closed all day on Tuesday, with secondary schools shutting on Wednesday, after members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), NASUWT and the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) rejected a 5% pay increase, including rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest-paid, arguing for 10%.