The National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) has launched of Professional Standards for school business management practitioners, providing a national blueprint describing core responsibilities, technical specialist disciplines, leadership and management behaviours and ethical expectations.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced at the Publishers’ Association Conference that all pupils should have access to literary classics such as Great Expectations and Jane Eyre.
Nearly half (47 per cent) of the National Union of Teachers’ (NUT’s) school representatives have reported cuts to teaching posts as a result of funding pressures, according to a survey.
Higher levels of immigration does not lower the performance of children in schools, according to a global study from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In light of the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week, the Anti-Bullying Alliance published figures which found seven in 10 teachers feel under equipped to manage mental health problems, stemming from bullying.
According to a YouGov poll, 31 per cent of teachers believe their schools have not implemented a performance-related pay (PRP) despite it being a statutory requirement for more than two years.
New research published by Education Datalab has found that some secondary schools are moving challenging pupils to neighbouring schools, in order to boost their own GSCE league table scores.
Government figures, from the Department for Education (DfE) suggests that nearly one in six teachers entering England’s classrooms for the first time last year qualified overseas.
Schools should assume a ‘no excuses’ culture based on strong academic attainment, a tough stance on discipline and an emphasis on good manners, says Schools Minister Nick Gibb.
