- DfE turns to Snapchat to encourage pupils to study MFL
- Study suggests link between social media use and mental health problems
- 'What an alternative to GCSE English language could look like'
- Teacher training 'to focus more on behaviour management'
- Increase in reports of online grooming offences
- Oxford University ranked 'best university in the world'
- Research indicates almost 40 per cent of children will be overweight by 2024
DfE turns to Snapchat to encourage pupils to study MFL
Teaching and learningThe Department for Education (DfE) has shared a video to Snapchat highlighting the benefits of studying modern foreign languages (MFL), in an effort to boost the number of pupils studying a language at GCSE. By Dave Speck, Tes.
Study suggests link between social media use and mental health problems
Mental healthNew research suggests teenagers who spend more than three hours a day on social media are twice as likely to experience mental health problems than those who do not. By Laura Donnelly, The Telegraph.
'What an alternative to GCSE English language could look like'
General educationAmid calls for the current English language GCSE to be scrapped, Cath Sezen, senior policy manager at the Association of Colleges, outlines what a 'Passport in English' qualification could look like. Tes.
Teacher training 'to focus more on behaviour management'
Teacher trainingOfsted has outlined new proposals to place more emphasis on behaviour during teacher training inspections, amid growing concern about discipline in schools. ITV News.
Increase in reports of online grooming offences
Child welfareFreedom of Information requests submitted by the NSPCC have found the number of online grooming offences reported to police has risen to 4,000, with one in five victims aged 11 or under. By Mike Wright, The Telegraph.
Oxford University ranked 'best university in the world'
Higher educationThe annual Times Higher Education international league table has put Oxford University in first place for the fourth consecutive year. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.
Research indicates almost 40 per cent of children will be overweight by 2024
Child welfareHealth officials have warned nearly four in ten primary school leavers will be overweight within the next five years. By Rosie Taylor, The Times.