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'Coasting Schools' to face quicker government intervention

18/05/2015 - 12:54

Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, has announced plans to intervene immediately in failing state schools, and extend the academies programme to tackle "coasting schools".

Nicky Morgan reappointed as Education Secretary

11/05/2015 - 11:38

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed Education Secretary by David Cameron after last Thursday’s election victory for the Conservatives.

Ofsted inspections easer in ’Leafy catchments’, says school minister

05/05/2015 - 13:02

Speaking at the National Association of Head Teachers’ annual conference, schools minister David Laws has said that Ofsted’s inspection system make it easier for schools to gain a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ rating than schools that are in ‘challenging circumstances’.

Protesters gatecrash Pearson’s AGM over education privatisation concerns

29/04/2015 - 15:43

Protesters from teaching unions and global justice NGOs lobbied against education firm Pearson, to question the company’s record on investing in ‘low cost’ private schools.

Largest academy chain offloads eight schools

29/04/2015 - 15:42

The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) has handed over eight schools to local sponsors, as they were ‘geographically isolated’ from the trust’s other schools.

Vision 2040 group launches 25-year plan for education

29/04/2015 - 08:47

A group of teachers and leaders have today launched a 25-year manifesto for education – saying it will give 'long-term consistent vision'.

£38 million education pod ends with a plod

28/04/2015 - 09:44

After a £38m investment in open-plan learning was completed in 2010, another £6m is now being invested to revert the classrooms at Bexhill High School back to their original design.

Pay recommendations discriminate against school leaders, say ASCL

28/04/2015 - 08:54

In its formal response to consultation on pay recommendations by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has stated that the proposals over teachers’ pay “arbitrarily discriminate” against school leaders and will do nothing to address the recruitment crisis facing schools.

Eight in ten teachers feel undervalued by society, survey says

27/04/2015 - 09:58

A survey commissioned by TES and YouGov, has revealed that 81 per cent of teachers feel that the teaching profession is under-valued by the wider society, indicating how low the levels of morale have dropped.

Scotland to retrain librarians to address teacher shortage

27/04/2015 - 09:57

An innovative approach introduced in Scotland is countering the teacher recruitment crisis by training librarians, classroom assistants and school administrative staff as teachers.

Protect minority language study, says Morgan

23/04/2015 - 08:51

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has written to exam boards urging them to reverse their decision on scraping studies in minority languages such as Polish, Turkish and Bengali.

Two-thirds of primary school children lack basic fitness

22/04/2015 - 09:13

Research conducted by Fit For Sport suggests that 67 per cent of children at primary school are not reaching basic levels of fitness for their age group.

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