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Newlywed Parents Face Court after Honeymoon Holiday
Posted: Thursday, 22 November 2018 - 10:01am
A couple from Stockton, on Teeside, have had to go to court for taking their daughter out of school for their five-day honeymoon trip.
Janine and Shane Scott took their seven-year-old daughter Elissa on a holiday to New York, but returned home to find that her school had given them a fixed penalty notice for the school days that Elissa had missed. They believed that the school would classify the trip as ‘exceptional circumstances’, however, the head teacher felt that their holiday did not meet that.
How Much Do Parents Spend on School Trips?
Posted: Thursday, 15 November 2018 - 11:55am
According to price comparison website Idealo, 92% of parents spend up to £1,000 to supplement their children’s education and 6% spend over £1,000.
58% of parents in Sheffield agree that school trips are too expensive and 83% believe that the rules regarding taking children on family holidays during term time should be relaxed.
Labour and Prince Charles Vow to Support Creativity in Schools
Posted: Monday, 5 November 2018 - 9:09am
Labour has pledged to put “creativity at the heart of the school curriculum” in a series of policy announcements that coincided with a gathering of artists, actors, teachers and arts leaders convened by Prince Charles to address the subject.
About 200 people, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Lenny Henry, Vivienne Westwood and Andrew Lloyd Webber were at the Royal Albert Hall to support a campaign to promote arts and creativity in schools.
Dad Creates VR World to Help Daughter
Posted: Thursday, 1 November 2018 - 9:26am
Craig Chaytor taught himself to make 360 ̊videos to help his daughter Imogen, who has Williams syndrome and experiences learning difficulties.
Craig stated that Imogen would often get “too distracted or too upset” when attempting her homework as a result of the syndrome, so he decided to “create a world where she can learn from because there’s no distraction because she’s so engaged in the VR”.
Teacher Banned After Claiming Extra Cash for School Trips
Posted: Wednesday, 24 October 2018 - 9:15am
David Malengela, a languages teacher at St Peter’s School in Huntington, has been banned from teaching after claiming extra cash from parents for school trips.
The Teaching Regulation Agency’s professional conduct panel were told that Mr Malengela had asked parents for additional “behaviour deposits” and had also requested a payment of 20 euros per pupil just to board the coach.
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