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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...