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AI could be used to provide ‘personalised learning’ to schoolchildren, Rishi Sunak says
Rishi Sunak was speaking at London Tech Week, where figures from the likes of Microsoft and Google have gathered to discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities presented by technology like…
Ofsted and Ruth Perry: MPs launch inquiry into school inspections
MPs have launched an inquiry into Ofsted’s school inspections, looking at how useful they are to parents, governors and schools in England. The suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry led…
Learn to live within your means, says Education Secretary
People need to learn to live within their means as the Government works to bring down inflation, the Education Secretary has said. Gillian Keegan said āwe too must show restraint…
Schools should embrace the power of tech, says Hague
Ministers need to set up a vaccine-style task force to speed up the integration of technology in education, Lord Hague of Richmond has said. The former leader of the Conservative…
If we want a thriving economy, we need to rethink education
Given the scourge of inflation, itās not surprising that the economy remains at the forefront of politiciansā and votersā minds. We need economic stability and growth. Views vary on how…
How to explain AI to children and tips for keeping them safe with scams on the rise
Artificial intelligenceĀ can be a hard concept for adults to fully wrap their heads around, so explaining it to kids is even harder. Having to explain this technology to kids is…
My daughter, 7, had a lockdown drill in case her school is attacked ā some other parents say itās ānormalā, but other agree with me that itās ‘ludicrous’ and ‘this is not the US’
A UK mum was left dismayed when her child came home from school and revealed they had had aĀ lockdownĀ drill. The seven-year-old arrived home from primary school and told her mum…
Some children in care āmissing from school and becoming invisibleā
Some young people in care are being failed and allowed to become āinvisibleā to the services which should be supporting them, the Childrenās Commissioner has said. More than 1,000 school-age…
State and private schools cash gap doubles – study
The gap between private-school fees and state-school per-pupil spending in England has more than doubled over the past decade, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says. Average fees, of Ā£13,600, were…
Children who found Sats too hard need to develop āresilience’, says leading headteacher
Primary school children who found a Sats reading paper too hard need to develop “exam resilience”, a leading headteacher has said. Mouhssin Ismail, who has been described as āBritainās most…
