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‘Significant pressure’ on post-primary school places, says DE
As reported by the BBC, the Department of Education is warning of pressure on post-primary school places in some areas keep reading
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News
Children’s physical activity levels drop at primary school, research finds
As reported by the BBC, a study by Bristol University has found that between the ages of six and 11, keep reading
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SEND and ethnic minority children less likely to progress from nursery to reception in same school
A new report shows that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those from ethnic minority backgrounds are keep reading
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Could tai chi for children be the answer to exam stress?
A new video on the BBC website explores how primary school children have been embracing tai chi to combat SAT keep reading
News
Number of primary schools registered for Reception Baseline Assessment falls
The number of primary schools registered to take part in the pilot of the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) has fallen keep reading
Leadership
Damian Hinds stresses importance of testing in primary school
The education secretary, Damian Hinds, wrote in the Sunday Telegraph on 21 April about the importance of SATs, weighing in keep reading
Leadership
School system 'unrecognisable' compared to a generation ago, says Nick Gibb
As parents discover where their children have been offered primary school places, the school standards minister has praised the state keep reading
News
LGBT education protesters causing teachers to seek security advice from police
As reported by iNews, teachers have been forced to seek security advice from police following increasingly ‘intimidating’ behaviour from LGBT keep reading
Academies & MATs
Academy boss orders organised SAT cheating
As reported by the BBC, the head of an academy trust ordered teachers to teach their pupils SAT content, allowing keep reading
Leadership
Teachers call on government to scrap SATs
According to a new YouGov survey, the vast majority of primary school teachers believe SATs are too stressful for children keep reading