States of Mind: impact of school on mental health
States of Mind, an organisation dedicated to the wellbeing of young people, focuses on understanding and addressing the social causes of young people’s distress and...
Category : A Broken System
Impacts of isolation
by Rose Arnold
Isolation booth to school exclusion: We need to find a better way Sarah Martin-Denham, senior lecturer at the University of Sunderland and programme leader for...
Black working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English school system
by Rose Arnold
The Institute of Race Relations report ‘How Black Working-Class Youth are Criminalised and Excluded in the English School System: A London Case Study, shows how...
National Curriculum too narrow and failing generations of children
by dan
The National Curriculum has for many years been criticised for its narrow focus and lack of room for creativity or development of problem solving skills...
Systematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learn
by dan
University of London’s Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre carried out a ‘systematic review of the impact of summative assessment and tests...
School and the mental health crisis of children and young people
by dan
Children and young people in this country are experiencing incredibly high levels of stress, anxiety and unhappiness at increasingly younger ages. We don’t yet know...
Head issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis in education: judgement day is coming…(TES)
by dan
Experienced headteacher Brian Walton says he is afraid and the system is in crisis. “You see, it’s not workload that keeps me awake. It’s fear....
The Guardian: the crisis for children with special needs
by dan
‘People give up’: the crisis in school support for children with special needs The government’s own figures show big rises in the numbers of education,...
Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an Economic Education)
by dan
Research by Harvard Medical School is yet more evidence that children are harmed by early formal education “New findings by Harvard Medical School researchers confirm that it’s...
‘Off-rolling is unethical, inappropriate and beyond repugnant – the consequences are devastating’ (TES)
by dan
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, writes about the practice of off-rolling “Off-rolling isn’t just about macho demonstrations of...