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The Parents’ View: ‘This was first time I really experienced the extent of school budget cuts’
The decision to start charging for the running club at our wonderful primary school might not sound like a big deal – but it’s the thin end of a dangerous wedge
30 October 2017
The Parent’s View: ‘Heads should be as worried about air pollution around their schools as they are about exam results’
Air pollution is a problem that has consequences, results and disproportionately affects children from deprived homes
6 March 2017
‘How can schools help with childhood obesity? By getting every child to sit down with their teachers for a proper lunch’
Schools shouldn’t waste curriculum time on explicit ‘healthy eating’ lessons which only reinforce the sort of guilt and fear around eating we are trying to steer kids away from, says one parent-writer
21 February 2017
‘If more children had the chance to swap swearwords with foreign exchange friends, maybe we wouldn’t be facing Brexit right now’
Cancelling the school foreign exchange trip – which offers a unique insight into life beyond the tourist-zones – is surely folly, says one parent-writer
18 January 2017
What Christmas present should I buy for the teacher who has everything?
Teachers do an incredible job , but trying to decide how to thank them at Christmas can be a feat in itself...
13 December 2016
UTC backed by Cambridge University receives ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating
The Ofsted verdict on University Technical College Cambridge comes as many UTCs struggle to recruit pupils at aged 14
21 November 2016
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