GCSEs make teens feel stupid even when they’re NOT, says Manchester education boss
As the GCSE results gender gap widens, a Manchester education boss is claiming the exams don’t just make boys feel stupid but girls too ‘even when they’re not’.
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.
Cost of raising child soars to £230K… and it’s only going to go UP, say poverty aid bosses
A national report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research (CERB) has revealed that the cost of raising a child to the age of 21 was up by £5,000 last year.
Manchester LGBT school ‘could save pupils forced out of mainstream education’
Details today emerged of a possible scheme from LGBT Youth North West to create a school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the city.
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.
Tameside’s high schools damned as Ofsted reveal more than HALF are failing
More than half of Tameside’s secondary schools are inadequate or require improvement, according to Ofsted’s annual report.
Uni-versally praised: Manchester voted one of world’s top 50 ‘student cities’
Manchester has been voted in the top 50 student cities in the world – and top three in the UK, according to the QS Best Student Cities poll.
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.
‘Why don’t Brits play futsal?’ Rochdale AFC scholarships broaden youths’ horizons
Rochdale are one of a number of football clubs nationwide offering futsal scholarships for 16 to 18-year-olds, with the intention of encouraging graduates to study at university or pursue a career in sport at a high level.
Coalition Government has been ‘very kind’ to Manchester, says John Leech
As a part of his visit to Stockport, Nick Clegg signed off on the agreement as well as meeting with local schoolchildren, politicians and business leaders as a part of his Northern Futures campaign
Growing up with dyspraxia: A personal battle against bullies, ignorance and feelings of inferiority
Growing up with dyspraxia is a constant battle against bullies, ignorance and feelings of inferiority – the only way forward is positive thinking, self-belief and retaining your humility