Nick Linford | Schools Week https://schoolsweek.co.uk The latest schools & education news Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:20:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png Nick Linford | Schools Week https://schoolsweek.co.uk 32 32 Justine Greening announced as new education secretary https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-announced-as-new-education-secretary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justine-greening-announced-as-new-education-secretary https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-announced-as-new-education-secretary/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:53:24 +0000 http://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=35916 Justine Greening is the new secretary of state for education, replacing Nicky Morgan who has served in the role for two years. Greening was tipped for the role by several news outlets after prime minister Theresa May was said to be seeking more women for top cabinet positions. She moves to the role from the […]

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]]> https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-announced-as-new-education-secretary/feed/ 3 Justine Greening: 9 facts about the new education secretary https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-9-facts-about-the-new-education-secretary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justine-greening-9-facts-about-the-new-education-secretary https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-9-facts-about-the-new-education-secretary/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:21:48 +0000 http://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=35921 Justine Greening has been announced as the new education secretary, in Theresa May’s first cabinet line-up. Here is what we know about her: 1. Born in 1969, Justine Greening is 47 years old. The average age of an education secretary is 50. 2. She was born and raised in Rotherham. The only other education secretary […]

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]]> https://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-9-facts-about-the-new-education-secretary/feed/ 7 Primary schools to receive £41m for Shanghai ‘mastery’ maths https://schoolsweek.co.uk/primary-schools-to-receive-41m-for-shanghai-mastery-maths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=primary-schools-to-receive-41m-for-shanghai-mastery-maths https://schoolsweek.co.uk/primary-schools-to-receive-41m-for-shanghai-mastery-maths/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:30:26 +0000 http://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=35818 Over the next four years, half of all primary schools in England will receive a share of £41 million to support the introduction of whole-class maths teaching based on the south Asian ‘mastery’ model. The government expects an initial 700 teachers will be trained in the model, also known as ‘Shanghai maths’, and will then […]

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