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Lack of qualified nursery teachers could cause pupils to fall behind, survey shows

20/02/2017 - 11:47

Children are more likely to fall behind before they reach primary school if they do not have qualified early years teachers.

Qualified teacher status is here to stay, says education secretary

17/02/2017 - 12:00

The education secretary, Justine Greening, has promised that qualified teacher status will not be scrapped following concerns it is easier to get into teaching.

Ofqual makes changes to exam reviews and appeals

17/02/2017 - 11:58

A number of changes have been made by Ofqual to the way exams will be reviewed and appealed.

School budget cuts could have a negative impact on the economy, councils say

16/02/2017 - 11:52

A joint letter by London Councils and Core Cities UK has urged the government to invest £335 million into education to avoid cuts.

One per cent find education to be Britain’s most important issue, research shows

16/02/2017 - 11:51

Education has been named as less important than unemployment and housing, according to a poll by Ipsos Mori.

Thousands of signatures raised in petition against new GCSE exams

16/02/2017 - 11:50

Two petitions calling new GCSE exams unfair have raised more than 130,000 signatures.

Sex education should be compulsory in secondary academies and free schools

15/02/2017 - 12:11

Sex and relationship education (SRE) needs to be an essential part of secondary school curriculum, with parents given the choice to opt their child out, the Local Government Association has announced.

£1 million fund for young musicians announced by Welsh government

15/02/2017 - 12:07

The Welsh government have announced that they will be contributing to a music fund designed to encourage youngsters to become musicians.

New wave of grammar schools labelled “unnecessary distraction” by MPs

14/02/2017 - 12:03

The debate over opening new grammar schools has seen MPs question how vague the current plans are.

Citizenship teachers in decline

13/02/2017 - 11:08

The amount of new citizenship teachers in England has fallen since 2010, new figures show.

More teachers denied pay progression, survey shows

13/02/2017 - 11:06

More teachers are being refused a pay rise because of the government’s performance related pay (PRP) system, according to a new survey

Teens to be taught cybersecurity to prepare for the future

13/02/2017 - 11:05

In a bid to help protect Britain from online attacks, thousands of teenagers are expected to be trained in cybersecurity in extracurricular clubs.