Schools
24 Jun 2019
Urban schools teach children about gardening more than rural counterparts
The Telegraph reports that urban schools make more of an effort to teach pupils about gardening than their rural counterparts. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has said this is because...
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17 Jun 2019
Money shouldn’t be invested in ‘inefficient’ schools
Schools Minister Lord Agnew has said that the Government should not pour money into ‘inefficient’ schools, according to Tes Addressing the Confederation of Schools Trusts’ summer conference last week, he...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural schools struggle with deprivation and achievement
Schools Week and the Big Issue this week report on results that show that children in rural areas on free school meals score lower in tests than their urban peers...
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01 Apr 2019
Rural schools desperately need help
The Yorkshire Post has today published a letter calling for ‘desperately’ needed help for the area’s rural schools. Falling pupil numbers have been blamed for a loss of funding which...
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18 Mar 2019
Department for Education finds rural schools struggle to recruit
Tes reports this week on a new study from the Department for Education that finds even ‘successful’ small rural primary schools are still struggling to overcome financial difficulties, and facing...
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11 Mar 2019
Changes to rural school transport
Parents in North Yorkshire, England’s largest county, risk losing their entitlement to free door-to-door school transport from September, according to the Yorkshire Post. The county currently spends £24.1 million per...
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04 Mar 2019
Schools ‘at breaking point’ over funding
Tes and the Shropshire Star report that rural schools are facing critical budget deficits because of the Government’s National Funding Formula. In Yorkshire a survey of 38 schools found that...
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04 Mar 2019
More than 100 rural schools get super-fast broadband
Last week the Government announced that more than 100 rural primary schools around England are set to get super-fast broadband connections in the next few months. The story was reported...
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18 Feb 2019
Rural schools risk isolation from Government support
Tes reports this week on a joint report by Plymouth Marjon University and Plymouth University that called for ministers to review how schools bid for government support to improve access...
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11 Feb 2019
Education Secretary under pressure for rural school funding
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure from members of his own party regarding funding for rural schools, according to the Tes. In particular, Esther McVey MP for Tatton...
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