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The role of education in the campaigns

The YouGov survey had found that one of the main concerns about yesterday’s elections was the relevance of education as a topic in the parties’ campaigns. 43% of parents asked stated that they were more likely to vote for the party who promises to tackle financial gaps in the education systems first and best. They […]

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Crowdfunding for schools

After the all the cuts that have been affecting the school system in the past years, parents are desperate enough to turn to crowdfunding platforms to collect money for basic school needs. These include whiteboards and other standard inventory for classrooms. The National Audit office states that the education system is not protected from further

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Important dates at local schools

Find information about upcoming exams and Registration deadlines of local schools below.* Woodford County Girls School: School exams Y7-10 & 12: 5th-8th of June, 2017 Ilford County High School: Open Evening: 22nd of June, 2017 City of London School for Girls: 11+ exam: 4th of January, 2018. Registration Deadline: 17th of November, 2017 Forest School: 11+ Registration Deadline:

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Education within the election campaigns

Education remains one of the most important topics for many families in the UK. Baring that in mind parties use the education topic to foster their campaigns. By promising to increase the budget spent on schools and teachers, politicians try to gain votes for their campaigns. Summed up, the Conservatives promise an increase of 4 billion pounds by

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Catholic schools working with experts to combat homophobic bullying

The “Safe school” plan is compatible with the image of catholic schools – this is the message transmitted by the Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), the education arm of the Christian Brothers. EREA has stated that the children’s safety and wellbeing is most important to them, and this means a life without bullying and harassment. All students

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Top 20 UK Grammar Schools League Tables 2016

Students from our Academy have offers this year from schools highlighted in bold. Rank School (Location) Type KS4 Pupils % 5+ A*-C¹ % attain EBacc Progress 8 Score 1 The Henrietta Barnett School (London) State 92 100% 100% 0.55 2 Focus School – Coventry Campus (Coventry) Ind 13 100% 100% NA 3 Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet

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Students protest against shut down of Art course

In Falmouth, students were protesting against the shut down of their beloved degree program. Due to financial cuts, the university had decided to pause the course for at least one year. Now, they are discussing a potential reopening after the one year break. Students in the final year of this program are dissatisfied with the

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Feedback at Thy English Academy

We always strive to improve our services at Thy English Academy. To do so, we need feedback from you! In case you have noticed something which you really like at Thy English Academy or have ideas how we could improve, please let us know! This policy is implemented at all levels. We value feedback from employees,

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Newham students goes to MIT

Tafsia Shikdar, daughter of a Bangladeshi migrant was awarded a scholarship to MIT, a top ten university worldwide. The girl went to school in Newham and lives in a normal flat with her father, an IT support worker, her mother, a school lunch time supervisor and her three brothers. However, the girl’s outstanding GCSE results

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Scholarship funded by Beyoncé

In a world where tuition fees for all stages of education are constantly increasing a new form of funding has entered the market: scholarships sponsored by celebrities. The times where stars only donated their money to charities are over. Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Beyoné amongst many others have announced competition to win scholarships for school

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