Thousands raised to block Bablake School and King Henry VIII School merger
2021-04-29
King Henry VIII School: The proposed merger is being reviewed by the Charity CommissionContinue Reading
Mother goes viral with videos showing how she teaches her children consent
2021-04-28
A mother has gone viral on TikTok after sharing her methods for teaching her young children consent and body autonomy. Alissa, a 32-year-old from Chicago, who works as an elementary school teacher, recently uploaded a video to the platform showing how she models “consent while parenting ”. In the clip, Alissa, who goes by the username @once.upon.a.mama , shared aContinue Reading
Primary teacher wins £155k payout after pupil attacked her for asking him to work
2021-04-02
The primary school teacher from Cheshire was given the six-figure payout after she suffered severe injuries to her hand and wrist, according to a teaching union. A primary school teacher has been awarded more than £155,000 in compensation after a pupil attacked her for asking him to get on withContinue Reading
Mum’s terrifying warning after stranger in Covid mask picked up her daughter, 3
2021-04-02
Jessie Harris Bouton, from New York, was left horrified when she turned up at a pre-school to find her toddler girl, Lola, had gone missing. A mum has shared her terrifying ordeal after a teacher mistook a stranger wearing a Covid face mask as her child’s granddad. Jessie Harris Bouton,Continue Reading
‘Treated like cash cows’: International students at top London universities withhold £29000 fees
2021-03-13
Hundreds of international students at three major London universities are refusing to pay their fees because they say learning mostly in their bedrooms has not justified prices of up to £29,000 a year. More than 300 students at the Royal College of Art, two-thirds of them from abroad, launched a tuitionContinue Reading
Netflix series ‘Last Chance U’ speaks to the reality of athletes I study
2021-03-11
Junior college athletes work hard to get noticed by big-time schools. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images The concept behind Netflix’s hit docuseries “Last Chance U” is simple: Locate a junior college sports team, follow the team around for an entire season with video cameras, and show howContinue Reading
Lockdown Learning: What educational resources are on TV, iPlayer and online?
2021-03-05
The BBC is launching new programmes to help school children keep up with their studies during lockdown. While primary and secondary schools remain closed to most pupils across the UK, the BBC is broadcasting lessons and educational programmes on CBBC, BBC Two and iPlayer, as well as offering extra contentContinue Reading
Mom, Whose Son Learned to Read, Write, and Do Math By the Age of 3, Releases Fourth Book For Parents
2021-03-04
Andrea Stephenson has written her fourth book, Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood. This book, which is an Amazon bestseller, has over 200 simple playful activities, tips, and resources that make learning math easy and fun. Many believe that math comes naturally for some and not others. This is simply not true.Continue Reading
Not all secondary schools in Warwickshire will fully reopen on March 8
2021-02-26
There is a ‘flexible’ approach being adopted by education bosses Pupil Covid-19 testing means Warwickshire secondary schools are not set to fully reopen on March 8. The government has said that schools should return on March 8 but, as secondary school pupils will be expected to have Covid-19 tests, WarwickshireContinue Reading
Despite Having Dyslexia, These Twin Brothers Earned Over $2.5M in Scholarships
2021-02-21
Brin and Nial Wilson, twin brothers from Shreveport, Louisiana who have overcome the challenges of dyslexia, were offered over $2.5 million in college scholarships. The brothers, who graduated last year from Captain Shreve High School, had always done well in their math and science coursework, but they found their readingContinue Reading
Father and Son Launch Program to Educate Disadvantaged Communities About Financial Literacy
2021-02-21
Meet Kevon and Kamari Chisolm, the father and son founders of Junior Wallstreeters, Inc, a new nonprofit organization focusing on decreasing the wealth gap between disadvantaged groups and whites. The motto of the organization is: Empowering Youth with Financial Wellness; Today’s Investors Started Yesterday. Before the pandemic, the average net wealthContinue Reading
