The UK government is being pressured to put early years and nursery practitioners on the par with teachers in not only status but with pay also. A report has found that poor pay and the ever-increasing workload and the low status of is pushing early years staff/ nursery practitioners out of the early years sector. […]
Should We Still Be Encouraging Our Kids To Go To University???
Through our early years in life, we are taught that you need to get good grades at school and then go on to university so you can go and get a good job and earn lots of money. However, academic achievement is excellent, and if you are wired that way, then fabulous go on and […]
A New Headteacher Introduces Saturday Detentions
To Fight Poor Attendance and Parents Have to Attend Too A new headteacher has sparked outrage after he introduced Saturday detention to try and combat poor attendance by the school’s pupils. Seamus Murphy told parents at Folkestone Academy in Kent that the pupils would attend 2-hour detention between 9 am until 11 am on Saturdays […]
Should Teachers Ban Christmas Cards To Be ‘Environmentally Friendly’?
A UK primary school teacher came under fire last week over his decision to ban Christmas cards. The teacher has argued that Christmas cards which have been exchanged at schools throughout the UK for over 170 years have a massive negative impact on the environment. A report by the Daily Mail, says that British teacher Jonathan Mason […]
One in six families ‘cut back on essentials’ to pay for school uniforms –
How to claim up to £150 back… A sixth of families are going without food or heating so they can afford to pay for school uniforms. The number of parents who are struggling is increasing compared to one out of seven in 2018, according to an investigation by the Sunday People. Parents are spending on […]