LA high schools to open sexual and mental health clinics in pioneering program
2 HRS AGO - Partnership between officials and Planned Parenthood will offer birth control, STI testing and Expand
2 HRS AGO - Partnership between officials and Planned Parenthood will offer birth control, STI testing and care for anxiety and depressionDozens of Los Angeles high schools will soon host clinics providing sexual and mental health services for teenagers as part of a wellness program that officials say is a groundbreaking model of comprehensive on-campus care.The school-based clinics announced this week are a collaboration between Planned Parenthood and county public and mental health officials, and will ultimately be available to roughly 75,000 teens at 50 schools. They will offer birth control, emergency contraception like Plan B, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy testing and counseling, and a range of mental health and substance abuse resources. Continue reading... Collapse
Over half of MPs educated in comprehensives
9 HRS AGO - But analysis of new House of Commons also reveals that privately educated total remains at 29% Expand
9 HRS AGO - But analysis of new House of Commons also reveals that privately educated total remains at 29% compared to 7% of general population Collapse
Rising number of pupils caught bringing phones into exams
9 HRS AGO - GCSE and A-level regulator says technology has increased opportunities to cheatCheating on mobile Expand
9 HRS AGO - GCSE and A-level regulator says technology has increased opportunities to cheatCheating on mobile phones, cyber-attacks on schools and leaked or fake exam papers being shared on social media are among the problems that students and teachers now have to navigate, according to reports by England’s exam regulator.Data collected by Ofqual, which oversees GCSE and A-level examinations, shows a rising number of students were caught bringing phones into exam venues last summer, while the regulator also reported that schools have been hit with hacking efforts affecting documents stored electronically. Continue reading... Collapse
Ofqual will not change disputed A-level maths results
9 HRS AGO - Pupils who sat new maths A level last year will not have their grades changed, regulator rules
Meet the Twitter historian inspired by his FE college
10 HRS AGO - Frank McDonough dropped out of school at 15. A decade on, an FE college paved the way to Oxford Expand
10 HRS AGO - Frank McDonough dropped out of school at 15. A decade on, an FE college paved the way to Oxford and a professorship Collapse
Heads vow to challenge Johnson's no notice Ofsted plan
15 HRS AGO - NAHT also warns new government that education has become a 'pubic service in crisis
Successful A level grade challenges up by 11%
15 HRS AGO - Ofqual data reveals the proportion of A level grades successfully challenged rose from 2018, and Expand
15 HRS AGO - Ofqual data reveals the proportion of A level grades successfully challenged rose from 2018, and malpractice across all exams up Collapse
Back off SLT, I'm having fun in lessons at Christmas
16 HRS AGO - If we teach as we always would until the last bell, we are denying our pupils so much that they Expand
16 HRS AGO - If we teach as we always would until the last bell, we are denying our pupils so much that they actually need, argues Nikki Cunningham-Smith Collapse
The Conservative government’s plans for FE
17 HRS AGO - The Tories are to stay in power for another five years - so what will that mean for further Expand
17 HRS AGO - The Tories are to stay in power for another five years - so what will that mean for further education? Collapse
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7 tips on what schools can expect under a Tory majority
8 HRS AGO - Tes reveals what the newly elected Conservative government is likely to mean in practice for Expand
8 HRS AGO - Tes reveals what the newly elected Conservative government is likely to mean in practice for education Collapse
Tes Podcast: Election 2019 special
9 HRS AGO - A special election edition of education's favourite policy podcast.
How to make your CPD event family-friendly
9 HRS AGO - Teachers are eager to improve their practice, but that shouldn't be harder for staff with Expand
9 HRS AGO - Teachers are eager to improve their practice, but that shouldn't be harder for staff with families, writes Emma Sheppard Collapse
Radical alternative to grading 'promising', says Ofqual
9 HRS AGO - Ofqual's pilot scheme using comparative judgement, a radical approach to grading GCSEs and A Expand
9 HRS AGO - Ofqual's pilot scheme using comparative judgement, a radical approach to grading GCSEs and A levels, has had 'promising' results Collapse
Should private schools breathe a sigh of relief?
11 HRS AGO - With the Labour Party roundly defeated in this week's general election, you would think that Expand
11 HRS AGO - With the Labour Party roundly defeated in this week's general election, you would think that private schools would consider themselves firmly out of the political crosshairs. But it's not quite that simple, as Ed Dorrell explains Collapse
Are disadvantaged pupils really offered fewer subjects?
15 HRS AGO - Emma Seith examines claims that disadvantaged pupils do not have the same opportunity to pursue Expand
15 HRS AGO - Emma Seith examines claims that disadvantaged pupils do not have the same opportunity to pursue courses Collapse
What must the new education secretary's priorities be?
15 HRS AGO - After the surprising election result, what should the new education secretary's priorities be? Expand
15 HRS AGO - After the surprising election result, what should the new education secretary's priorities be? Geoff Barton offers some suggestions Collapse
Have teachers become the new undateables?
16 HRS AGO - If the films are to be believed, Christmas is a time for snow-sprinkled romance. Unless you're a Expand
16 HRS AGO - If the films are to be believed, Christmas is a time for snow-sprinkled romance. Unless you're a teacher, says Jo Brighouse Collapse
WATCH: 'Now fund schools properly', Boris Johnson told
18 HRS AGO - Headteacher and school funding campaigner Jules White sets out three priorities for the incoming Expand
18 HRS AGO - Headteacher and school funding campaigner Jules White sets out three priorities for the incoming administration Collapse
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Academies and free schools underperform in Sats, figures show
8 HRS AGO - Government sees conversion to academy status as key method of school improvementMaintained schools Expand
8 HRS AGO - Government sees conversion to academy status as key method of school improvementMaintained schools in England outperform academies and free schools in national exams taken at the end of year 6, and pupils in multi-academy trusts do worse average, figures show. The data released by the Department for Education (DfE) at the end of the election purdah will be a mild embarrassment for the government, which sees conversion from council-maintained status to academy or multi-academy trust governance as its key method of school improvement. Continue reading... Collapse
Are the grammar school floodgates about to open?
9 HRS AGO - Will the thumping Conservative majority revive a push for the selective education that so many Expand
9 HRS AGO - Will the thumping Conservative majority revive a push for the selective education that so many core Tory supporters hold dear? Collapse
Why 'driving standards up' can let poor children down
9 HRS AGO - Tes profiles Fiona Spellman – the teacher turned charity chief executive looking to tackle Expand
9 HRS AGO - Tes profiles Fiona Spellman – the teacher turned charity chief executive looking to tackle educational inequality in the North with SHINE Collapse
Radical alternative to marking 'promising', says Ofqual
10 HRS AGO - Ofqual's pilot scheme using comparative judgement, a radical approach to marking GCSEs and A Expand
10 HRS AGO - Ofqual's pilot scheme using comparative judgement, a radical approach to marking GCSEs and A levels, has had 'promising' results Collapse
Keep on pressing', Marsden tells FE sector
11 HRS AGO - The former shadow FE minister spoke to Tes after losing his Blackpool South seat
Primary league tables: How did your school do?
15 HRS AGO - New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Expand
15 HRS AGO - New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education. Collapse
Sats results: MATs below national average in KS2 tests
15 HRS AGO - Multi-academy trusts are falling behind in reading, writing and maths at key stage 2, new Expand
15 HRS AGO - Multi-academy trusts are falling behind in reading, writing and maths at key stage 2, new statistics show Collapse
Diary of a trainee: I’ve finally taught my first lesson
17 HRS AGO - Trainee Kay Pearce has been building up to her first moment in front of a class - and now the time Expand
17 HRS AGO - Trainee Kay Pearce has been building up to her first moment in front of a class - and now the time is here Collapse
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