New Mental Health Centre in Wales
A new £10 million research centre aiming to ‘shine a light’ on why young people develop mental health problems is set to open soon. The centre will research into new ways of reducing anxiety and depression as well as what causes these issues; parents, family, genetics, social media or environmental factors by tracking thousands of […]
New Ofsted Framework: Brutal
The new Ofsted framework has started this academic year, the first teachers to experience the new inspections have described it as ‘brutal’ and ‘intense.’ One such teacher even wrote to the Ofsted Chief, Amanda Spielman, complaining that her Ofsted experience was ‘soul-destroying.’ Focusing on Curriculum The biggest significant change in the new framework of Ofsted […]
Social Media Not Linked to Mental Health
A professor of psychology of education at the University of Manchester, Neil Humphrey, has stated that the rise of social media use by adolescents is not to blame for mental health issues in schools. Research taken from 350,000 adolescents found that the variability of mental health accountable for a child’s social media use is ‘less […]
Labour to End Academies
The annual Labour Party conference occurred at the weekend in Brighton to discuss motions that would come into fruition if Labour were to come to power. In education, Labour delegates has passed a proposal to end the era of academies and multi-academy trusts. With this, the motion proposes to bring all publicly funded schools under […]
Teachers Forced to Pay for Training
Funding cuts in support for pupils with dyslexia have put teachers under pressure to pay for training out of their own pocket, costing up to £3,800. According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) many teachers are self-funding their own training as schools cannot afford for this specific course. The BDA have stated that three or […]
