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• Head's sister hits out at Ofsted boss for defending inspection

  23-04-2023 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amanda Spielman says she has no reason to doubt school inspection, after headteacher took her own life.
  
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• John Ellis Jones obituary

  23-04-2023 18:28
  
  My father, John Ellis Jones, a classical scholar and archaeologist, who has died aged 93, after a fall, dedicated himself to teaching and developing his subject in his beloved Cymru.He joined Bangor University as a lecturer in the classics department in 1958, and remained there, later appointed senior lecturer, until his retirement in 1995. Throughout, with energy and enthusiasm he promoted his subject, organising countless extra- and intramural events, including productions of Greek and Roman d
  
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• Rise in school absences since Covid driven by anxiety and lack of support, say English councils

  23-04-2023 17:30
  
  Evidence to MPs claims parents more cautious about sending children to school with minor ailmentsIncreased anxiety and lack of mental health support are driving a steep increase in children missing school since the Covid pandemic, with some children “struggling to leave home”, according to councils in England.Local authorities are also highlighting budget pressures that have forced cuts in school support staff, with some schools trying to “manage” students out of classroo
  
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• Ofsted boss defends inspection after teacher death

  23-04-2023 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amanda Spielman says she has no reason to doubt school inspection, after its headteacher took her life.
  
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• Ofsted chief admits to ‘culture of fear’ around England’s school inspections

  23-04-2023 13:55
  
  Amanda Spielman says for vast majority of schools ‘it’s a positive and affirming experience’The head of Ofsted has admitted that “a culture of fear” exists around England’s school inspections but said she had no reason to doubt the system of school gradings that has been blamed for the death of a headteacher.Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of schools in England, made the comments in her first interview since the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Per
  
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• Further maths from Sunak is still a fail | David Mitchell

  23-04-2023 11:00
  
  The PM banging on – again – about numeracy doesn’t look likely to provoke the conflict he’s hoping forThe prime minister has fallen off the not-talking-about-maths wagon. Until last week, he hadn’t done a speech about maths since 3 January. I wrote at the time that I thought he was seeking solace in the familiarity of a favourite school subject. It’s a difficult time of year for most of us, all resolutions and pine needles, anyone might need comforting. Now it
  
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• Cost of living: 'I worry about money more than my uni assignments'

  23-04-2023 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News spoke to two students who say the cost-of-living crisis is taking its toll on their studies.
  
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• Teachers warn new gender guidance for English schools could put children at risk

  23-04-2023 10:00
  
  Government accused of creating ‘atmosphere of fear’ with plan to compel schools to inform parents if pupils question genderTeachers in England are warning that young people could be put at risk of harm and homelessness if the government presses ahead with new guidance compelling schools to inform parents if their child is questioning their gender.Union leaders accused ministers of trying to inflame a culture war around gender issues in schools to distract from their “appalling
  
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• What makes schoolchildren tick? For some, it’s decimals. For others, dance | Yvonne Roberts

  23-04-2023 09:01
  
  One-size-fits-all teaching sets kids up to fail. Sometimes, you need to work against the systemThe Olympic medallist and former world champion javelin thrower, now a reality TV star, Fatima Whitbread, was abandoned in a flat at three months by her mother and left to die. She was raised in care, raped at 11 and adopted at 14.Whitbread may not initially appear to have much in common with the indomitable Deborah James, “Bowelbabe”, podcaster and author, who was diagnosed with incurable
  
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