Green Party – Pupils like Battery Hens
Not long now until the 2019 General Election, you will more than likely hear a variety of different stories from all parties for what they can promise going forward in differing categories. The Green Party has stated that our countries schools are being run ‘like businesses,’ and because of this; it is driving teachers out […]
Higher Numbers than Expected in PRUs
A new report has been released today showing that the number of young people attending under performing PRU’s (Pupil Referral Units) is a lot higher than expected. Alternative provisions with a higher number of pupils are more likely to receive negative Ofsted judgements in comparison to those with fewer pupils. As a result, the proportion […]
Christmas Colouring Competition
Over the last few years, every school in the country has had their budgets slashed in a variety of different ways causing schools to cut their resources, recruitment and sadly, staff. Rikama Education understands that times are tough, we want to give something back to, not only the schools, but to the students. Christmas Kindle […]
University Places Confirmed with Lower Grades
According to the admissions service, UCAS has said that nearly half (49%) of eighteen-year olds in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, who sat their A-Levels, were accepted at University with lower grades than those that were advertised on their websites. Of those accepted, sixty per cent of applicants from the fifth most disadvantaged backgrounds were […]
Fifth of Young People Bullied
A report has been published today stating that a fifth of young people in the UK have been bullied in the past 12 months. Out of those, three out of four people said that the bullying directly affected their mental health which then led to depression in over half of them. Interestingly, the figures released […]
