School Funding Starts on ‘Day 1’ Under Johnson Leadership
The current frontrunner for the next prime minister, Boris Johnson, has stated that the education sector would receive funding ‘from day 1,’ in a major contract to rival Jeremy Hunt, saying that education would be a ‘social mission’ for him, focussing more on the NHS. In an interview, Mr Johnson says that education is the […]
One-in-Three Teachers Leaves the Profession within Five Years
New statistics published by the DfE today have shown that one-in-three teachers leave their teaching job within their first five years and teachers are more likely to drop out after their first year within the classroom than any time since 1997; 15.3 per cent of those who qualified in 2017 began a brand new career […]
Social Media is Damaging our Youth
In the age of social media ‘influencers’ and the show that all our youth seem to watch; Love Island; people cling on to knowing everything there is to know about these individuals from where they go on holiday, to their make-up and gym routines. ‘Influencers’ are giving students a ‘warped’ or ‘distorted’ understanding of a […]
Pupil Mental Health Services are Failing Students
Mental Health Services are ‘rapidly deteriorating’ which could cause children to have a higher risk of long-term psychological problems. The child and Adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have had such drastic budget cuts that only those who can pay for help are being treated, leaving countless amounts of children and young people left without the […]