everything curriculum | April 2019
An educational roundup of news and current affairs for schools SEND funding ‘is a ticking
time bomb’ As MPs hear concerns about SEND funding, education minister admits that ‘there are real pressures’ on budgets.
In a debate in Westminster Hall, MPs spoke about the difficulties that children with SEND and their parents faced in trying to get the support they needed, and concerns that there was not enough funding in the system. Read more at
tes.com
Character and resilience are as important as academic achievement,
Damian Hinds claims The education secretary has outlined plans to ensure that character and resilience in young people are developed just as much as academia. Read more at
edexec.co.uk
Over half of education professionals don’t know how to ask for a pay rise
A study conducted by CV–Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, has discovered that over half of education professionals (56.3%) don’t know how to ask their employer for a pay rise. A further 51.1% revealed that they’ve never even negotiated on parts of a job offer. Read more at
qaeducation.co.uk
‘Maths anxiety’ causing fear and despair in
School holiday fines: Parents hit by penalties rise 93%
children as young as six Children as young as six feel fear, rage and despair as a result of “mathematics anxiety”, a condition which can cause physical symptoms and behaviour problems in class, according to a study. Read more at
theguardian.com
The number of fines issued to parents in England for taking children on term time holidays has almost doubled in a year, statistics show. “Unauthorised family holiday absence” was the most common reason for attendance fines, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Read more at
bbc.co.uk
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