Launching the new London Curriculum for primary schools, Sadiq Khan said: «I'm delighted that
thousands of primary school pupils from all parts of the capital will have the opportunity to enrich their education through London's cultural gems and rich heritage.
A survey by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine unearthed that only 63.8 %
of primary school pupils regularly washed their hands with soap at school, a figure which dropped to 39 % for secondary school pupils.
Our young readers are among the best in the world, the
proportion of primary school pupils reaching the expected standards in reading, writing and maths standards went up 8 percentage points last year and the attainment gap between children from wealthier and poorer backgrounds has narrowed by 10.5 per cent since 2011.»
Thanks to our reforms and the hard work of teachers, standards are rising in our schools and the proportion
of primary school pupils reaching the expected standards in reading, writing and maths went up 8 percentage points last year.
In a Holyrood debate this afternoon, Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, has tabled a motion recognising «that free school meals help tackle child poverty and promote child welfare and educational attainment; further recognises that free school meals save families at least # 330 per child per year; confirms its commitment to increasing the number
of primary school pupils eligible for free school meals».
The Liberal Democrats claim school meals are in «meltdown» with two - thirds of secondary school and 60 per cent
of primary school pupils now rejecting «healthier» school lunches.
A Ministry of Education - led initiative, it aims to place free technology into the
hands of primary school pupils across the country to educate them using the benefits of computer - led learning.
Statistics show that the number
of primary school pupils suspended or given fixed term exclusions for assaulting an adult increased by 25 per cent from 9,290 in 2012 - 1013 to 11,660 in 2013 - 14.
In fact, 13 %
of primary school pupils spend five hours or more on homework a week, compared to 39 % of those at secondary school and more than half (55 %) of sixth form or college students.
It was found that SMART Squad made a considerable difference to the
knowledge of primary school pupils in terms of energy efficiency and bringing them closer to the level of understanding that secondary pupils already have.
The aim of the partnership is for Harrow students to assist in the literacy
programme of primary school pupils, specifically phonics and encouraging literary development.
Officials say it is not possible to bring in the changes any sooner because data from the KS1 SATS are still needed to calculate the
progress of primary school pupils.
Thousands of primary school pupils are set to benefit from a new partnership between Switzerland's Alimentarium Museum and Discovery Education Espresso, which will deliver exciting digital resources to classrooms and transform the teaching of science and nutrition in UK schools.
Yet, a survey by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine unearthed that only 63.8 %
of primary school pupils regularly washed their hands with soap at school, a figure which dropped to 39 % for secondary school pupils.
The BESA Leadership Briefing report showed that 38 per
cent of primary school pupils and 20 per cent of secondary - level students will continue to suffer from poor internet access in 2016, meaning that a great deal of superb and helpful resources for computing, such as Espresso Coding, 2Simple's 2Code and J2e's J2Code will remain out of reach no matter what they cost.
Two - fifths (39 %)
of primary school pupils in England have failed to meet the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics, figures show.