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Date Time Education Secretary speech to Confederation of School Trusts Hello. I am delighted to be speaking to you today. The coronavirus pandemic has been keeping people apart for more than a year. In that time, our education communities have been tackling the enormous challenges this has meant for schools. So before I go any further, I want to congratulate you for your leadership and resilience. But slowly, we are inching our way back to normality. And I am delighted that I can speak to you today because I have been impatient for some time now to share an ambitious vision for our country’...

Education Secretary speech to the Confederation of School Trusts Gavin Williamson addresses the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Annual Conference on his renewed vision for all schools to be part of a multi-academy trust From: 28 April 2021 (Original script, may differ from delivered version) Hello. I am delighted to be speaking to you today. The coronavirus pandemic has been keeping people apart for more than a year. In that time, our education communities have been tackling the enormous challenges this has meant for schools. So before I go any further, I want to congratulate you for...

The Ebacc is not the answer to closing the poverty gap in our school system Focusing on the school curriculum masks the real problems of deprivation; by 14, the attainment gap is baked in Ways out of deprivation: children on their way to school in Leeds  Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire Nick Gibb’s appearance at the Education Select Committee caught my attention last week.  In particular, he said this: “If you really want to address unequal opportunities in our school system, we need to challenge schools with low EBacc (English baccalaureate) entries. They need to be giving all young childr...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 1st 2021 at 12:05:00 GMT +0300 The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary general Wilson Sosion addresses teachers after overseeing Nakuru county KNUT elections at Afraha High school in Nakuru on January 30, 2021.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Schools are facing a serious dilemma on how to discipline learners, as teachers and parents reject the use of the cane to punish errant students. Opinion remains divided on the proposal by the Ministry of Education to reintroduce the cane banned in 2001, as some stakeholders say it may be the magic sti...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | January 26th 2021 at 10:00:00 GMT +0300 Kiambere Mixed Secondary School dormitory that was razed by fire recently. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard] Since schools resumed physical learning a few weeks ago, several cases of indiscipline have been reported across the country.  A video clip circulating on social media showing a student attacking teachers is one of the many cases of indiscipline recorded recently. The Form Three student in a school in Kisii was reportedly being punished for reporting late. Another student from Mokwerero Secondary School in Nyamira Cou...