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.
Speaking at the Teach First Impact Conference, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced that she will establish three working groups to ease teacher’s workload by better managing unnecessary bureaucracy and paperwork.
In the wake of the forthcoming exam marker shortage, Mark Dawe, chief executive of the exam board OCR, has said all suitable teachers should learn to mark exam papers as a form of professional development.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has reaffirmed her position on wanting to see more people at the end of their careers consider a move into teaching, as their experience is valuable to the classroom.
Building on the success of last year, ukactive will be hosting National Fitness Day on 9 September, with the hope of making it the most active day of the year.
The Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for the east of England and north east London, Tim Coulson, has said it is likely that more information will be shared from head teacher board meetings through increasing the amount of information published in the publicly available minutes.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has suggested that teachers should not be expected to answer emails or spend hours marking schoolwork after 5pm each day.
Students will study about illegal performance enhancing drug use and the the barriers that limit female involvement in sports in the new PE GCSE from exam board OCR.
Three out of four academy chains have schools that are performing below the ‘coasting’ definition and may be harming the performance of disadvantaged pupils, a new report has warned.
