08/02/2016 - 12:02
Schools lack the resources to provide adequate support to students suffering from mental issues, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has warned.
08/02/2016 - 12:00
Over half of schools have opted to not offer the best performing teachers a pay rise of two per cent, a survey has found.
05/02/2016 - 16:48
The government has announced it will provide a further £25 million in funding for colleges and training providers to deliver 16-18 apprenticeships.
05/02/2016 - 11:59
A survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) found that nearly one in 12 teachers have been denied a pay rise in accordance with the performance-related pay (PRP) system.
05/02/2016 - 11:57
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has announced it will provide almost £4 million in funding to expand six education projects aimed at boosting pupils’ attainments.
03/02/2016 - 11:45
Northern Ireland’s largest teaching union the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has rejected the latest offer of a one per cent rise in teacher pay, arguing that any increase should be above the rate of inflation.
01/02/2016 - 11:25
In response to a freedom of information (FoI) request submitted by the Local Schools Network, the Department for Education (DfE) has revealed it spent over £3 million to transfer 23 academies to new trusts.
29/01/2016 - 12:57
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has further clarified its position on reforms to school funding with a collection of essays discussing what a revised funding formula could look like.
28/01/2016 - 12:04
TES has reported that Tony Foot, director of the Department for Education’s funding group, is under ‘no illusion’ about the financial challenges schools are due to face as a result of rising costs and real terms budget cuts.
22/01/2016 - 12:17
An investigation launched by Tes has found that exam boards may be set to increase their fees for schools and are considering cuts to subjects in reformed GCSEs and A-levels, as they struggle with financial pressures.
12/01/2016 - 11:07
The Scottish government has pledged funding of £4 million to improve attainment in Scottish schools.
11/01/2016 - 11:39
Six teaching unions have warned that a national teaching crisis is fast approaching as government limits to teachers’ pay and ‘real terms cuts’ to school budgets risk undermining standards.
05/01/2016 - 11:49
Following Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s announcement in November that £10 million worth of funding will be used to build seven new academy hubs in northern areas to drive up standards, academy sponsors are being invited to bid on the remaining £5 million.
23/12/2015 - 10:49
Summer schools for disadvantaged pupils face closures as a result of having their funding withdrawn.
14/12/2015 - 11:21
Spending on supply teachers has risen by £300 million over the last two years to reach a record £1.3 billion, according to analysis by the Labour party.
