After Adele’s tearful reunion with a former teacher, four readers recall their own school memories“So bloody cool, so engaging.” That’s how Adele described her English teacher at Chestnut Grove school in Balham, south-west London, Ms McDonald, when ask…
“the conspiracy theory of systemic racism”
The day after Election Day, the African American Policy Forum hosted Educators Ungagged: Teaching Truth in the Era of Racial Backlash. The panel featured educators who’ve been forced out of schools (PDF on the educators), including principal Dr. James…
Not enough black headteachers in England, says Nadhim Zahawi
Education secretary says schools must be inclusive and representative and should reflect their communitiesThere are not enough black headteachers working in schools in England, and more are needed to improve inclusivity and representation, the new educ…
UK unions call for tighter Covid safety measures in schools as cases surge
Government urged to take action as one in 14 secondary school children in England infected last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUnions have called on the government to stop “standing by” and reinstate safety measures at …
Dear Nadhim Zahawi, the Tories vowed to ‘eradicate illiteracy’ years ago. What went wrong? | Michael Rosen
The education secretary should know the phonics system has been around since 2011 and is ‘proven to work’Welcome to your new job as education secretary. In your Conservative party conference speech you drew our attention to when you were at school. As …
‘I’ll never go back’: Uganda’s schools at risk as teachers find new work during Covid
Many private schools may not reopen after staff laid off during lockdown say they will not return to the professionThe last message Mary Namitala received from the private school in which she taught was in March last year, the day all schools in Uganda…
Scotland Is Now the First Country to Require LGBTQ+ History in Schools
The new curriculum will also incorporate queer topics into everyday learning. More info from scot.gov. [via]
Microsoft acquires TakeLessons, an online and in-person tutoring platform, to ramp up its edtech play
Microsoft said in January this year that Teams, its online collaboration platform, was being used by over 100 million students — boosted in no small part by the Covid-19 pandemic and many schools going partly or fully remote. Now, it’s made another acquisition to continue expanding its position in the education market. The company has […]
My dad scorns my career goals. How do I keep us from falling out? | Annalisa Barbieri
You need to talk to him, but set the scene so that your father is more receptive to your point of view, says Annalisa BarbieriI have just turned 17 and will soon go to college. I have always done well at school; I don’t drink, use drugs or even have a …
Call for results review at London school amid downgrading claim
Teachers at Ravensbourne school claim senior staff asked them to downgrade students’ marks this yearTeachers and parents at a London secondary school have called for hundreds of GCSE and A-level results to be reassessed independently amid claims senior…