Last call for parents and schoolchildren to shape the National Curriculum
The deadline for parents and schoolchildren to contribute to the government’s National Curriculum Review is next week. The Curriculum and
‘Peculiar’: Man Uni experts attack plans to scrap ICT GCSEs and A Levels in 2017
Scrapping ICT GCSE and A Levels for computer science because they are ‘in a similar space’ is like saying ‘stitching footballs and playing football are the same thing’, argues a developement informatics professor.
UK ballot reveals political issues most important to Manchester’s young people
A national ballot has revealed the political issues most important to young people, citing the living wage, tackling racism, and mental health as some of the most prominent problems.
Brit kids’ school curriculum ‘from Victorian era’, claims North West MEP
Julie Ward MEP, whose sister is a teacher, believes that ‘knee-jerk’ government interventions in offering incentives for STEM recruits has prompted further crisis in the education system.
If all school kids knew CPR we could prevent 200,000 deaths, says Bolton MP
Bolton West MP Julie Hilling is backing the British Heart Foundation’s push to make it compulsory for children to learn life-saving skills in school.
North West parents believe computer games and school curriculums drain kids’ creativity
Parents in the North West believe the school curriculum and consumer technology are stifling their children’s creativity, according to a new study.