Key Quotes - Education

Showing page 3 of 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...27

Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Children’s books do not reflect modern UK society, with ethnic minorities significantly under represented, according to a study. Government figures show that, in England, one in three primary school pupils are from a minority ethnic background. But the study, published by national charity the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, says that of the 9,115 children’s books published in the UK last year, just 931 (4%) featured BAME characters.
Education	The Sentinel - 17th July 2018



Children as young as five could be told they can be a boy, a girl or neither, under draft lesson plans backed by the Scottish Government. Also in the draft Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood lesson plans for five to eight year olds, teachers are encouraged to use a video from homosexual lobby group Stonewall to promote LGBT issues.
Education	The Christian Institute - 6th August 2018



Edinburgh University student union officials will hand out pronoun badges to freshers so that they know what pronouns to use when referring to each other. The Students’ Association has published a guide to sharing pronouns which explains that assuming what pronouns to use based on appearance “can be frustrating and harmful.”
Education	Christian Weekly News - 31st August 2018



People who believe men cannot become women should be sent to Soviet-era labour camps for re-education, according to Goldsmiths university’s LGBTQ+ society. Estimates of the number of people who died in the camps, between the 1910s to the 1950s, run into the millions. Following the tweets, Goldsmiths Students’ Union disaffiliated the group, expressing disgust over the social media postings.
Education	The Christian Institute - 12th September 2018



Almost half of parents have taken their child out of school to go on holiday, with many saying it is too expensive to go away during the summer break, a poll suggests. More than one in four (27%) mothers and fathers say they have taken their youngster out of lessons for a trip on more than one occasion, according to a survey commissioned by Co-op Insurance. Parents can be fined £60 if their child misses school without permission – including for holidays.
Education	The Sentinel – 26th June 2018



More than 20,000 students sat A-level exams in RS this year- 2.5 per cent of the total number of students- down from more than 26,000 (3.1 per cent of the total) the previous year.
Education	Church Times - 24th August 2018



This week the Minister of State for Education, Sam Gyimah MP, confirmed that he is working with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to come up with new guidance on free speech on university campuses, which will be published this Autumn.
Education	CARE - 14th September 2018



According to National Student Survey results for 2017, students at Christian colleges are more satisfied than those at other universities. Around 96 per cent of students at Christian colleges said they were content with their learning, compared with 83 per cent across all UK colleges and universities.
Education	Youth and Children's Work - September 2018



More than 40 children a day are being expelled and more than 2,000 suspended from England’s state schools, figures suggest. Government statistics reveal a hike in permanent and fixed-period exclusions in 12 months. While persistent disruptive behaviour remains the most common reason for exclusion, there has also been a rise for other reasons including sexual misconduct, racial abuse and physical and verbal assault, the figures reveal.
Education	The Sentinel – 20th July 2018



Sex education which is ‘fully inclusive of all genders and sexualities’, and covers school-children from the age of five, was announced by the Welsh Government in May. Re-branded as Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE), the subject will be embedded within the curriculum.
Education	Evangelical now – July 2018



The NSPCC has issued a warning to parents about exam stress. Its telephone helpline Childline delivered 3,135 counselling sessions on exam stress in 2017/18. Main concerns included an overwhelming workload, pressure from their parents and worries about whether they would get the grades they want.
Education	Youth and Children’s Work - July 2018



A YouGov survey in 2016 found that one in four university students in the UK struggle with their mental health. This ranges from those who have been diagnosed with a mental illness through to vast numbers who are battling with stress and worry: 63% of students say that they feel levels of stress that interfere with their day-to-day lives.
Education	Evangelical now – July 2018



Over 40 secondary schools have banned girls from wearing skirts enforcing uniform rules in a bid to more easily cater to self-identifying transgender students.
Education	Christian Concern - 6th July 2018



Primary school teachers lose more than a million hours of lesson time each year toilet-training children and teaching them basic hygiene. A report by health and hygiene company Essity found a fifth of early years teachers spend up to 30 minutes a week cleaning up youngsters after they have been to the toilet. It equates to more than a million hours of lost time over an academic year.
Education	The Sentinel - 30 May 2018



Cambridge has topped an annual league table of UK universities for the eighth year in a row. The prestigious institution saw off competition from Oxford, as well as a number of London universities.
Education	The Sentinel - 25th April 2018

Showing page 3 of 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...27