Education insight
This week...
We're reading Laura McInerney's take on A-level results - do they matter or not?
We're watching the real story of knife crime in 'Teenage Knife Wars'
We're listening to the parent protests that stopped LGBT equality lessons at a school in Birmingham
Types of school
Children must get an education between the school term after their 5th birthday and the last Friday in June in the school year they turn 16. However, the type of school they attend can differ.
Membership bodies
Department for Education single departmental plan
Single departmental plan setting out the key priorities of the Secretary of State for Education.
Do schools kill creativity?
school admission criteria
Social media advice for teachers
This insight looks at key questions posed by teachers about how to manage the growing role of social media.
Shadow Education Cabinet
Search here for the shadow education ministers holding Damien Hinds et al. to account.
Resources
Think Tanks
Teachers – everyday heros
Education bloggers
David Didau
Tom Sherrington
Stephen Tierney
Debra Kidd
Steve Wheeler
Andrew Old
Education Acronyms
Education is full of acronyms which can be confusing for anyone in and around education.
Post school options
