Family & Education

Children with SEND deserve authentic inclusion in the foreign languages classroom, report warns

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities should be given equal opportunities to learn languages, a new report argues. Anecdotal...

Broaden definition of education for looked-after children to better support their development, study urges

The education of care-experienced children should be redefined to include a much broader range of activities to better support their...

Experts call for targeted bursaries to attract and retain teachers in geographically isolated or deprived communities

Targeted bursaries could help to attract and retain teachers in geographically isolated and deprived parts of the UK – areas...

Trainee teachers “thrive” at “exceptional” University of Exeter courses, inspectors say

Trainee teachers “thrive” at the University of Exeter and receive “exceptional” preparation for their careers in schools, inspectors have said....

Stark social mobility challenges in the South West leading to poorer children lagging behind in school, experts warn

Stark social mobility challenges in the South West mean poorer children in the region are more likely to lag behind...