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Government announced plans to fund summer schools to help struggling students

by job18mv | Feb 25, 2021 | Education, Politics

Boris Johnson has announced his plan to discuss funding summer schools taught by school teachers. The scheme hopes to help struggling pupils catch up with their learning following the disruptions caused by the pandemic.  With Covid restrictions being in place since...

Teacher-assessed grades will now form the results for millions of children

by admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Education

The cancelled A-levels and GCSE’s have been replaced with teacher-assessed grade giving schools the freedom to determine students grades by using mock papers and exams, along with coursework and essays. All exam boards will set optional assessments in every subject...

Parents fined more than ever for child absences

by joc19js | Feb 25, 2021 | Education, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Data shows that Sheffield schools have more than the average number of students absent, and parents are paying larger fines than ever before. The most recent pre-Coronavirus statistics available for school absences show Sheffield is worse than average when it comes to...

The Pen Pal Project helping Sheffield children get through lockdown

by joa18maj | Feb 18, 2021 | Charity, Education, News

CHILDREN IN Sheffield have been given the opportunity to make pen pal friends during lockdown to improve their mental health. The scheme, which 60 children have already signed up for, has been set up by Always an Alternative; an organisation that focuses on reducing...

Additional Teaching Partnership Covid-19 funding in South Yorkshire

by joa19tp | Feb 18, 2021 | Education, News

A REQUEST FOR £139,329 by the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership’s for Grant Funding was recently approved ensuring that the Sheffield City Council enters into a funding agreement with the Department of Education. Sheffield City Council is the lead authority for the...

Virtual Poetry Event Encourages Young People to Get Creative This February Half-Term

by ega17ojm | Feb 18, 2021 | Culture, Education, Health, News, Watch

SHEFFIELD’S schoolchildren have been encouraged to virtually come together, celebrate poetry, and embrace imagination this half-term holiday. In partnership with CHOL, Site Gallery and Volunteer Libraries Sheffield, the Readathon Live team have been hosting free...
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