Alice Evans

Leeds

Senior Journalist at BBC

Senior journalist @BBCNews✍️📻📺 covering education, family, LGBTQ+ and disability news. She/her. [email protected]

Articles

Schools told not to teach about gender identity

May 15, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Alice Evans

Schools in England should not teach about gender identity, according to new draft guidance from the government. Government sources told BBC News about plans to ban sex education for under-nines, as well as teaching about gender identity, on Wednesday. Confirming the plans on Thursday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the new guidance would ensure children were not "exposed to disturbing content". Some teachers have said there is no evidence of a widespread problem.
Plan to ban sex education for children under nine - BBC News

May 15, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Becky Morton |Alice Evans

New guidance for schools in England is expected to be set out on Thursday.
School closed over RAAC concrete lost earlier bid for government cash

Sep 4, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Alice Evans

A head teacher who has had to delay the start of term because one of his school buildings contains dangerous concrete was denied funding to rebuild it. "Other schools had a higher need", the Department for Education (DfE) told Myton School, in Warwick, last year, when its application was rejected. It is now one of dozens unable to open as normal because of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which is prone to collapse. The DfE has been contacted for comment.
Fewer BTec pupils to face results delays this year, Ofqual says

Aug 3, 2023 | bbc.com | Alice Evans

Image source, Getty ImagesFewer students taking vocational qualifications are expected to face delays to their results this year, England's exams regulator Ofqual says. Some pupils told BBC News it meant they lost out on university places. Ofqual's boss Jo Saxton said she expects the number of delays to be "significantly lower" - but not zero - this year. The qualifications are all types of vocational technical qualification (VTQ).
News Sniffer

Jul 31, 2023 | newssniffer.co.uk | Alice Evans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-66360677 Version 10 of 11. Teachers last went on strike at the beginning of July Teacher strikes over pay have ended in England, after all four unions in a dispute with the government accepted a 6.5% pay rise. Members of the NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted overwhelmingly to accept the pay offer.
Teacher strikes in England end as all four unions accept pay deal

Jul 30, 2023 | newssniffer.co.uk | Alice Evans

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Transgender guidance for schools to be delayed

Jul 19, 2023 | bbc.com | Chris Mason |Lauren Moss |Alice Evans

Image source, BBC/Gemma LaisterBy Chris Mason, Lauren Moss & Alice EvansThe government will break its own deadline to provide schools in England with guidance on policies for transgender pupils. The delay is because the attorney general for England and Wales has advised part of the guidance may be unlawful. School leaders said the delay was frustrating.
Teacher strikes: NASUWT members vote for strike action

Jul 12, 2023 | news.nestia.com | Alice Evans
Teacher strikes: NASUWT members vote for strike action

Jul 11, 2023 | bbc.com | Alice Evans
News Sniffer

Jul 11, 2023 | newssniffer.co.uk | Alice Evans