Anna Davis is the Education Editor and Deputy Campaigns Editor at the Evening Standard. She covers everything from nursery to school, university and beyond.
Anna Davis is the Education Editor and Deputy Campaigns Editor at the Evening Standard. She covers everything from nursery to school, university and beyond.
London students are most resilient in country after the pandemic
85% of students from London describe their well-being as ‘good’ or ‘okay’ in a new wellbeing survey
School where pupils speak 31 languages up for World’s Best prize
Barham primary school was in the top 10 for ‘community collaboration’ in recognition of the work it does to foster strong relationships with parents
Parents at strike-hit schools relieved after walkouts called off
The GMB and NEU unions have agreed to take no further industrial action
Sister of tragic head vows to keep fighting Ofsted’s one-word rulings
Ofsted has announced a series of reforms in the wake of a headteacher’s death
London’s excellent schools are at risk due to pupil exodus, MPs warn
Teachers and pupils will suffer if London schools continue to close down
London school closes after IT system hacked in ‘devastating’ attack
School in Waltham Forest has been closed since half term after it was targeted in a ‘critical incident’
We need action to halt London exodus of young families, says MP
Labour MP Florence Eshalomi’s warning comes after the Evening Standard revealed that 50,000 children left London state schools last year
‘Bring in social media trust buttons to stop online misinformation’
Researchers from University College London find adding trust/dislike buttons alongside the standard ‘like’ button incentivises people to be trustworthy and leads to a large reduction in the amount of misinformation being shared
London schools face crisis as pupil numbers plummet
50,000 quit London’s education system last year as schools face closure over loss of funding
Pupils lose 300,000 hours in London’s ‘most strike-hit schools’
Parents call for end to ‘disproportionate’ string of strikes by teachers over plans to turn schools in Lewisham into academy trust
Pandemic-hit students in £500m court fight
More than 100,000 students bringing a compensation case saying their education was wrecked by Covid measures
Free school meal plan for London ‘could leave schools worse off’
Schools will be hit by an ‘inevitable shortfall’ in funding, it has been claimed
Children with mental health problems ‘need support not punishment’
Some schools are refusing to authorise absence for mental health problems, MPs hear
Historic Lambeth girls school to shut due to shortage of pupils
St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls will shut to most year groups this summer and cease operating completely in 2024
Highgate school expansion plan ‘will destroy the fabric of village’
A public meeting has been arranged for residents to discuss the plans and a decision is expected in June
Minister to look at tests that left pupils in ‘tears’
The Department for Education has previously said the Sats papers ‘are designed to be challenging’
Brexit has pushed families out of London, says head of closing school
The 150-year-old Randal Cremer primary in Hackney is earmarked for closure next summer
Three London universities among top institutions for employability
University College London was the highest ranked London university overall on the new global league table