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Support staff carrying out teachers work, ATL says

15/02/2016 - 11:51

According to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), teacher shortages mean classroom support staff are regularly completing duties that should be carried out by qualified teachers.

Kent grammar schools ‘social mobility’ questioned

12/02/2016 - 11:11

A committee set up to tackle social mobility in Kent grammar schools will hear from head teachers amid fears that more should be done.

Accuracy of baseline assessment questioned in report

12/02/2016 - 09:46

Baseline assessments for four-year-olds are unreliable and can cause disruption in a child’s start to schools, a new report claims.

Exceptional school leaders recognised by Ofsted

11/02/2016 - 16:57

Sir Michael Wilshaw has written letters to three ‘exceptional’ school leaders to congratulate them on their significant improvement in schools.

MPs launch 100 in 100 apprenticeship campaign

11/02/2016 - 15:37

Skills Minister Nick Boles and Nadhim Zahawi MP, apprenticeship adviser to the Prime Minister, are among a number of MPs introducing the ‘100 in 100 apprenticeship campaign’.

Tick box requirement for assessment to increase teacher workload, Tes reports

11/02/2016 - 15:36

Tes has reported that the new requirement to assess Year 6 pupils’ writing using a tick-box approach could dramatically increase teachers workload.

Schools criticised for ‘fat shaming’ overweight children

11/02/2016 - 11:45

A report conducted by Olympian James Cracknell has called on schools to stop ‘fat shaming’ overweight children and instead provide helpful advise on losing weight.

Government rebuffs calls to make PSHE and SRE compulsory

11/02/2016 - 11:44

The government has refused to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) and sex and relationships eduction (SRE) statutory, despite calls for the subjects to be made compulsory.

Procurement training sessions for school staff

10/02/2016 - 14:14

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) have launched a series of procurement training modules for school staff.

22 per cent of 15 year olds struggling with maths, report finds

10/02/2016 - 12:13

22 per cent of pupils aged 15 in the UK are struggling with maths in school, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Investigation launched into improving science results for disadvantaged pupils

10/02/2016 - 12:08

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), in partnership with the Royal Society, has launched an investigation into ways to improve science results for disadvantaged pupils across England.

Academy boss’s salary hits £400k

10/02/2016 - 12:05

The salary for Sir Daniel Moynihan, the Harris Academy chain’s chief executive, has reached £395,000-£400,000 after a recent salary rise, according to reports from the Guardian.

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