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Britain's Leading Artists Voice Concerns over Lack of Arts subjects in new EBACC
This week leading British figures in art and culture have voiced their concerns over the lack of arts subject in the new English Baccalaureate. Critics have said that Britain’s creative economy could be destroyed within a generation as a result of the decision to remove arts subjects from the new EBACC.
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Teachers Exasperated by Ofqual Snub
Teaching Unions have reacted angrily at the suggestion by Ofqual that they are to blame for the scandal that has blighted students’ exam results.
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Tutors Report High Level of Job Satisfaction
However, increasingly tutoring companies are surveying tutors in order to establish their experiences of tutoring in order to improve the service they offer. These surveys have found that tutors have a very high level of job satisfaction
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Department for Education to Fund Charity to Make Curriculum More Exciting
Plans from the Department for Education revealed this week suggest that a charity will be set up to find ways to make the school curriculum more interesting for students
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Government Introduces New 'Tough' Tests for Teachers
The government has unveiled plans to introduce tougher new tests for those wishing to become teachers. From next September the candidates will face tests in English, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in an attempt to “raise the quality and standing of the position”.
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Thousands of Schools Forced to Review Uniform Policy
The Office of Fair Trading has contacted thousands of schools asking them to change their school uniform policies. The move comes after research revealed that families are spending “tens of millions of pounds” more than they need to on uniform.
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UK Post-Graduate System will lead to Economic Crisis
The Higher Education Commission has published a report which warns that UK universities’ post graduate programmes are failing to produce staff with the skill levels required for today’s economy.
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Cambridge University to Consult on New Maths A’ Level
The government has provided Cambridge University with £3 million to fund a project to redesign the maths A’ Level. Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that the University will be deeply engaged in developing the new curriculum, in an attempt to make the A’ Level more rigorous.
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One Third of UK Parents Do Not Read to their Children Regularly
A new survey has revealed that nearly a third of parents in the UK read their children a bedtime story once a week or less. Out of 2,000 parents asked, one in ten said that they did not read to their child more than once every six months.
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