England – UKEdChat

Focus change for OfSTED inspections announced

11th October 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for England schools, today announced details of planned changes […]

Children found capable of using the ‘wisdom of crowds’

26th September 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Children, like adults, can improve their response to difficult tasks by the power of group […]

Moving on by @AffinityWF ‘s Mike Ruddle

14th September 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Mike Ruddle, a director at specialist recruiters Affinity Workforce, is looking at alternatives ways of addressing the skills shortage in education. […]

England schools to teach new relationship and health education

19th July 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

All schools in England will teach children about good physical and mental health, how to […]

‘No evidence’ grammar schools can promote social mobility, study suggests

13th July 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Expanding the number of grammar schools is unlikely to promote social mobility by providing more […]

New @BERAnews report pours scorn on proposed Reception Baseline Assessment in England

9th July 2018 @digicoled

With the UK government pressing ahead with plans to introduce a baseline assessment for early […]

‘Chaotic’ government reforms are failing to tackle education inequality

2nd July 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Two-thirds of head teachers believe that inequalities between schools (in England) are becoming wider as […]

Children in England consume more than a year’s worth of sugar in 6 months

15th June 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Children in England have already consumed more than a year’s worth of sugar, according to […]

Ethnically mixed schools better for social cohesion, says new study of teenagers’ attitudes

22nd May 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Pupils from schools with greater ethnic diversity have more positive feelings towards pupils of different […]

The UKEdPodcast – Episode 18 – Interview with @HarfordSean from @OfstedNews

13th April 2018 @digicoled

In an exclusive interview, @digicoled from the @UKEdPodcast caught up with Sean Harford, who is […]

Research from @TheNFER finds teachers work long hours even after accounting for extra holidays

21st March 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Research published by The National Foundation for Educational Research has shown that teachers in England work […]

Review into school exclusions proposed

16th March 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Press release from the Department for Education, England. Steps to transform education for children with […]

Year 4 pupils in England to be tested on Times Tables

14th February 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

The UK government, who set the requirements for schools in England, have announced that trials […]

Book: Dare to be different by @WillRyan3

9th February 2018 @digicoled

Working within schools, it is easy to be scared, follow the crowd, and dance along […]

Anti-obesity programmes in schools unlikely to halt child obesity epidemic

8th February 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Results are convincing and ‘a strong signal to try something else’ School-based programmes aimed at […]