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England schools spend £733m a year on supply teachers, NUT claims

28/10/2015 - 11:37

Schools in England spent £733 million on supply teacher agencies in 2014 due to teacher shortages, according to the National Union of Teachers (NUT).

LGfL accused of blocking emails from broadband competitors

28/10/2015 - 11:34

London Grid for Learning (LGfL) has been accused of blocking emails to schools from broadband competitors and putting unnecessary pressure on schools to quickly renew contracts.

Teach First to offer lesson in ‘name blind’ recruitment

27/10/2015 - 11:45

In a bid to tackle discrimination, Teach First will share its experience of recruiting on a ‘name blind’ basis with some of the country’s leading public and private sector organisations.

Scottish teachers to receive 1.5 per cent pay rise

27/10/2015 - 11:41

Scottish teachers are set to receive a 1.5 per cent pay rise after the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) formally agreed a pay and conditions deal.

Wilshaw: Insufficient development of spelling, punctuation and grammar teaching is “slowing children down”

27/10/2015 - 11:37

Ofsted’s chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned that inadequate development in the teaching of spelling, punctuation and grammar is 'slowing down' children when they get to secondary school.

Combined science GCSEs compromise deprived pupils careers in medicine, BMA warns

27/10/2015 - 11:33

The British Medical Association (BMA) claims that young pupils in England’s most deprived areas are being denied medical careers because schools are not giving them the opportunity to study separate sciences at GCSE.

Report finds a ’stark’ north-south divide attainment gap for children under five

27/10/2015 - 11:30

Research has revealed a ’stark’ North-South divide, which is affecting disadvantaged children aged under five in the North of England, who are lagging behind their counterparts in London.

Government focus on ‘literacy’ will limit writing talent, claims Morpurgo

26/10/2015 - 11:08

Former children’s laureate Michael Morpurgo has warned that the government’s focus on ‘literacy’ risks stifling the creativity of children and limiting the next generation of writers.

Kent opens inquiry into lack of poor pupils in grammar schools

26/10/2015 - 11:06

Kent County Council has opened an inquiry into the lack of children from low-income backgrounds attending grammar schools.

59 per cent of teachers have considered quitting over last six months, poll suggests

23/10/2015 - 12:21

59 per cent of teachers have considered quitting in the last six months, according to a new YouGov poll for the think tank LKMco and education company Pearson.

New campaign launched to tackle mental health stigma in teenagers

23/10/2015 - 12:18

A new government campaign is set to be launched to tackle the stigma surrounding metal health issues in teenagers.

EEF launches three projects to help TAs boost numeracy skills

23/10/2015 - 12:16

The Education Endowment Fund (EEF) has launched three projects that aim to better utilise teaching assistants (TAs) to boost pupil’s numeracy skills.

How to sort the locker key crisis

It is a sad, but inescapable fact of school life, that students lose the key to their locker. Or “forget” to hand their key back at the end of the year.

Which means you will need replacement keys for some of the lockers in your school.

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