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Female primary teachers have higher risk of suicide, statistics show

20/03/2017 - 11:41

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that women teaching in primary schools are 42 per cent more likely to commit suicide.

Ofsted warning over suspicious email

17/03/2017 - 12:00

Ofsted have issued a warning over spam emails which have been sent out from an email account claiming to be the watchdog group.

National funding formula will shift funding away from most disadvantaged pupils, report says

17/03/2017 - 11:59

The impact of the proposed national funding formula will result in large real-time cuts for half of primary and secondary schools by 2019, according to a report published by the Education Policy Institute.

School transport change-up leads to increase in complaints

17/03/2017 - 11:57

There has been a 63 per cent increase in the number of complaints regarding school transport following changes to council transport policies.

Languages should be compulsory in Northern Ireland primary schools, report says

16/03/2017 - 12:33

Additional language learning should be included as part of the Northern Ireland Curriculum in primary schools to better equip pupils with linguistic skills.

Demanding workload pushes teachers to become private tutors, research suggests

16/03/2017 - 12:32

Almost half of private tutors (47 per cent) have revealed they left teaching because of the hours they had to work.

Guidance on excluding and expelling pupils to be consulted on

15/03/2017 - 11:14

The DfE claims the guidance aims to “clarify” areas that were “causing confusion in the system”, rather than change existing policy.

Finance and education sectors join to develop school governance training

15/03/2017 - 10:22

Lloyds Banking Group, The Key and SGOSS (Governors for Schools) have partnered to develop free, online school governance training

Councils concerned over inadequate school funding

14/03/2017 - 11:58

A group of Conservative councils have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to voice their concerns over inadequate school funding in England.

Mental health and wellbeing should come before exams, teachers say

14/03/2017 - 11:58

The focus on exams in schools is being prioritised over the wellbeing of pupils, according to a survey by the charity YoungMinds.

School uses STEM to create prosthetic hand for pupil

13/03/2017 - 12:08

A school in Warrington is helping a five-year-old boy by making him a prosthetic hand.

Academy trust gives up schools following poor Ofsted inspections

13/03/2017 - 12:07

The Department for Education (DfE) has agreed to terminate funding for the Education Fellowship Trust (TEFT) following concerns about educational performance from Ofsted.