92 per cent of students in initial teacher training (ITT) postgraduate courses were awarded qualified status (QTS) for the 2014/15 academic year, the highest proportion to date.
NUT Cymru has raised concerns over the welfare of Welsh teachers after research found that 51,795 days were lost to stress related illnesses last year.
Good quality careers education can play a vital role in helping young people to aspire to fulfilling careers, according to the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).
The government has been urged to reconsider its ‘Prevent’ extremism strategy, which places a legal duty on teachers and schools to prevent pupils from being drawn into extremism and report suspected cases of radicalisation.
Justine Greening has committed to fairer funding for schools but says the new funding formula will be in place in 2018 to 2019, a year later than planned.