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Fairer funding formula to come into effect by 2019

17/03/2016 - 12:57

A new fairer funding formula for schools is set to come into effect by 2019, with the aim of creating a fairer and more transparent system.

DfE to launch ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’

17/03/2016 - 12:55

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced plans to launch an ‘Excellence in Leadership Fund’, which will encourage multi-academy trusts and other providers to develop ‘innovative ways of boosting leadership’.

Academy conversions nationwide announced in Budget

16/03/2016 - 13:35

As part of his Budget speech in the House of Commons, Chancellor George Osborne has called for all schools in England to become academies by 2022.

Sixth form teachers strike deemed lawful by High Court

15/03/2016 - 11:50

The planned sixth form teachers’ strike has commenced despite a legal challenge from the government claiming it to be unlawful.

School leavers dismiss apprenticeships over pay misconceptions

14/03/2016 - 11:33

According to research conducted by Prudential, many school leavers are put off of becoming apprentices as a result of misconceptions over pay.

Government looks to ban plans for sixth-form strike

14/03/2016 - 11:30

The government has declared that sixth-form teachers’ plans to strike are ‘unlawful’ and is set to look to the High Court to put a stop to the plans.

Academy heads' pay not always justified, says Wilshaw

11/03/2016 - 12:36

The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England’s academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

Scotland college teachers announce strike dates

10/03/2016 - 11:47

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) Further Education Lecturers’ Association have announced more details concerning a planned series of strikes.

Rising London rents forcing teachers elsewhere, NUT warns

08/03/2016 - 11:56

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned that increasingly high rents in London is forcing teachers out of the capital, risking the success of its schools.

New national school funding formula

07/03/2016 - 09:56

The DfE has revealed plans for a new national school funding formula to amend the uneven distribution of funding across the country.

Regional disparity in SEN funding

03/03/2016 - 14:25

Research has shown that funding for students with special educational needs (SEN) varies depending on where the live and attend school.

Lacking evidence that childcare investment raises school standards, NAO claims

02/03/2016 - 11:34

According to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), there is not enough proof that the £2.7 billion which is being invested in early years education is improving school standards.

Cuts will affect teaching quality, councillors tell MSPs

24/02/2016 - 12:23

Councillors in Scotland have warned MSPs that cuts to council funding will have a negative effect on teaching quality.

A-Level maths standards lower compared to 1960s

23/02/2016 - 11:39

According to research conducted by the University of Loughborough, students who achieve a B in A-level maths today would only have secured an E in the 1960s.

Stoke-on-Trent to pay off maths teacher tuition fees, BBC reports

23/02/2016 - 11:35

Stoke-on-Trent has announced it will help to pay of the tuition fees of maths teachers who come to work in the city, as part of a move to radically improve maths standards in schools, the BBC has said.

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