A prominent national newspaper would like to speak as soon as possible to any teachers and parents who have been affected by a shorter school week due to cuts. Please email us at info@rescueourschools.co.uk and we can pass… Read More
You know the closing scene of the 1970 film, Scrooge, where the people of London are kicking their legs out in front, behind and to the side, as they follow the reformed Ebenezar? Their thumbs looped around their… Read More
When Philip Hammond stood up to deliver his budget speech on Monday, we – along with teachers, parents, headteachers, unions, other campaign groups and many MPs – had reasonable expectations. Knowing that campaigners across the country have highlighted… Read More
• Analysis of the actual school funding allocations from 2015/16 to 2018/19 shows that the real terms cuts are probably even worse than the £2.5bn that were originally estimated – as school costs have actually turned out to… Read More
A good art provision in primary schools supports well-being. My name is Emily Gopaul and I am an artist, art teacher, author and art education advocate with Rescue Our Schools. I recommend approaches that primary schools can adopt… Read More
We would like to hear from parents who struggle with getting their children to school due to transport costs. Read this example of a council who have no regard for this issue. Suffolk County Council was happy to… Read More
Rescue Our Schools was proud to speak at the launch of More than a Score’s Baseline dossier – an indictment of the government’s plans to test all four-year-olds in maths and literacy. Tracy Brabin, shadow early years… Read More
Rescue Our Schools spoke on behalf of the More than a Score alliance at a super creative event in Camden in North London, #ArtConnects. Organised by the social enterprise, SteamCo, a gamut of creative thinkers and activists talked… Read More
Government is writing policy on this right now. Mental health affects a growing number of young people in education from reception to university. If you want your opinion to count then we will present your comments, anonymously, in… Read More
Rescue our Schools was at the Headteachers’ Roundtable conference yesterday, to learn from headteacher Caroline Barlow about how the Worthless campaign got school funding up there as a political issue.
Just in case you missed it, here is a clip of Madeleine Holt speaking to Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd last monday.
Rescue Our School’s co-founder, Madeleine Holt, will be talking to Ed Miliband on Monday 19th February in his much-listened to podcast. Madeleine will be talking about how we are becoming international outliers in developing such a narrow and… Read More
What are your views on re-instating inspections for outstanding schools?Seven Myths About ExamsA parent teacher feels strongly about the difference between independent and state educationPhasing out Private Schools“….I can say, without any hesitation, that I would not send my children to private school.”
