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New experts appointed to improve initial teacher training

25/09/2015 - 17:20

Four new experts have been appointed to an independent expert group to help improve the quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in the UK.

Schools offered £1,900 to bring ex-teachers back for EBacc subjects

25/09/2015 - 12:59

A new pilot scheme has been launched that offers schools up to £1,900 for bringing ex-teachers back to tech English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects.

Academy conversion is costing councils up to £30m, BBC suggests

25/09/2015 - 12:57

A BBC investigation has revealed that the conversion of schools to academies has resulted in councils owing a potential £30 million in debt.

Rising number of parents appealing over school placements

24/09/2015 - 10:40

The number of appeals being lodged in response to offered school paces has risen considerably. There were 54,600 cases submitted in 2014-15, representing an eight per cent increase from the previous year.

Nicky Morgan urges publishers to reduce prices of school books

24/09/2015 - 10:28

Education secretary Nicky Morgan is planning to request that publishers decrease the cost at which classic English syllabus novels are priced. Morgan believes that reducing the prices will enable more students to have access to the books.

£10m extra investment announced for Mandarin lessons

23/09/2015 - 12:17

The teaching of Mandarin is set to expand across UK schools, with £10 million extra investment announced by Chancellor George Osborne.

Be cautious of consultants who claim to be ‘Ofsted Inspectors’, Ofsted warns

22/09/2015 - 12:27

In new official guidance, school regulatory body Ofsted has warned schools to be cautious of employing school improvement consultants who claim to be ‘Ofsted Inspectors’ (OIs).

Free school meals for infants under threat

21/09/2015 - 13:44

Free school meals are reportedly at risk of being scrapped as a result of George Osborne’s November spending review.

Wilshaw calls for reforms to exam board system

21/09/2015 - 11:47

Head of Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for reforms to the current exam board system, warning that multiple exam boards competing for business from schools has a danger of watering down standards.

Recruitment is the biggest challenge facing England’s schools, says Wilshaw

17/09/2015 - 12:32

Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned that the biggest challenge facing schools in England is a lack of quality teachers and leaders.

Give parents power to remove head teachers, says free school group

16/09/2015 - 12:13

A campaign charity is calling for parents to have more power to voice concerns about a school and demand the removal of head teachers.

Inquiry launched into impact of mobile phones in classrooms

14/09/2015 - 12:19

The Department for Education’s Tom Bennett will launch a wide ranging inquiry aimed at improving teacher’s classroom management, which will evaluate the impact of mobile phone in the classroom.

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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CPC’s Utilities and Supplies Framework now recommended by DfE

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