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New apprenticeship funding will give more support to poorer applicants

26/10/2016 - 11:20

The government has set out how apprenticeships will be funded, with more support for 16 to 18 year-olds and those from disadvantaged areas.

Durham teaching assistants may strike over pay cuts

25/10/2016 - 10:19

Plans to cut teaching assistant pay by nearly a quarter have triggered a new strike vote in Durham.

30 per cent of teachers that started in 2010 have quit within five years

25/10/2016 - 10:01

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has revealed that of the 24,100 state school teachers to qualify in 2010, 30 per cent had quit by 2015.

Academics call on AQA to save Art History A-level

24/10/2016 - 10:44

Over 100 academics have signed a letter calling on the AQA exam board to reconsider its decision to scrap the art history A-level.

Teachers spending too much time marking, Gibb suggests

24/10/2016 - 10:42

Teachers in England are spending too much time marking and giving detailed feedback on pupils’ homework, according to Schools Minister Nick Gibb.

Labour MP criticises ‘shameful’ number of poor pupils in London grammars

24/10/2016 - 10:40

Labour MP Lucy Powell has criticised London’s grammar schools for educating a ‘shamefully low’ number of pupils from poor backgrounds.

National Children’s Bureau launches new mental health toolkit for schools

21/10/2016 - 12:22

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has launched a new toolkit that aims to help schools to deal with the growing issue of mental health and well being.

£1.2m philosophy programme to be trialled in 200 schools

21/10/2016 - 12:11

A philosophy programme that aims to improve the reading and maths skills of primary school children will be trialled in 200 schools with £1.2 million of funding from the Education Endowment Foundation.

The national schools commissioner discusses school improvement

20/10/2016 - 11:12

Sir David Carter has said that even outstanding schools can learn from schools that have been in special measures

PE as a subject needs a shake-up, says report

20/10/2016 - 10:12

Physical education in schools needs to be valued in the same way as core academics subjects, a report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on a Fit and Healthy Childhood says.

Justine Greening promises to scrap plans for Year 7 Sats resits

20/10/2016 - 09:52

Education secretary Justine Greening has revealed that she will no longer go ahead with plans for Year 7 Sats resits, and that there will be no new national tests or assessments until 2018-19.

Micro:bit Educational Foundation launched

19/10/2016 - 11:37

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation has been officially launched to continue the the successful deployment of the BBC micro:bit.