New Teaching Regulation Agency to replace the NCTL

Staff at the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) and the Department for Education are set to team up to support teachers at “every stage of their career”.

Pupils to be given advice on how to respond to terrorist attacks

Security experts from Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) have commissioned a new animated film designed to teach young people how to react if caught up in a gun or knife terror attack.

 Workloads for independent school staff has increased, union says

Independent school staff are having to give up an increasing amount of their free time to manage heavy workloads, according to a survey by the National Education Union (NEU).

Over half of young people have been bullied at school, poll shows

According to a poll by the Diana Award, as part of Anti-Bullying Week, 63 per cent of children have experienced bullying at school.

Church of England publishes guidance on transphobic bullying

The Church of England has published guidance for teachers aimed at preventing pupils from “having their self-worth diminished or their ability to achieve impeded by being bullied because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity”.

£2.3 billion building fund for Welsh schools and colleges announced

The Welsh government has announced a further £2.3 billion to modernise education infrastructure.

Pupils ‘hide’ themselves for fear of being bullied, survey shows

Ahead of Anti-Bullying Week, a new poll shows that primary and secondary pupils in England worry about being seen as ‘different’.

Government urged to invest in computing education

A new report by The Royal Society finds that over half of English schools do not offer GCSE computer science, leaving young people without the opportunity to learn programming and algorithm skills.


Olympic Get Set Values Awards launched to reward pupils

Teachers and young people are set to be inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Values with the launch of the Values Awards from Get Set, the official youth engagement programme of the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association.



New Scottish Education Council established

The first ever Scottish Education Council has been put together in order to oversee work to improve education.

 Over 50 per cent rise in maladministration investigations of KS1 tests

Government investigations into maladministration of key stage 1 tests have increased by over 50 per cent and 65 sets of key stage 2 exams were annulled or amended.

King’s Lynn Academy in Norfolk has had its funding terminated following concerns about its performance.

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