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Carter’s 10-year plan could solve teacher recruitment problems

30/01/2017 - 12:32

National Schools Commissioner, Sir David Carter, has proposed a 10-year career plan in order to keep new teachers in the profession.

Educational psychologists working with schools in decline

30/01/2017 - 11:10

A decrease in the number of educational psychologists in schools has been linked to budget cuts.

Father’s successful court appeal results in school holiday fine review

30/01/2017 - 10:03

35 councils in England have changed their policy on fining parents for term-time holidays, according to a BBC investigation

Treasury takes back £384m earmarked for academy conversion plan

27/01/2017 - 10:53

Cash announced last year to fund academy plan is to be taken back after compulsory conversion 'ditched'

British Humanist Association slams Ofsted on Sex Education

27/01/2017 - 10:23

Research shows just one per cent of inspection reports mention SRE

Seven out of ten academies operate with accounting losses

26/01/2017 - 10:46

The sixth Kreston Academies Benchmark report raises concerns about the future viability of a number of academy schools

Teacher shortages in computing, Mandarin and science revealed

26/01/2017 - 10:33

The Migration Advisory Committee has added computer science, Mandarin and general science to the government’s official occupation shortage list

Children with language disorders are not getting the support they need

26/01/2017 - 10:06

Nearly half of speech therapists lack time and resources to support children and young people with communication problems, according to a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Russell Hobby to step down as NAHT general secretary in September

25/01/2017 - 12:41

The general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, Russell Hobby, will step down in September, after seven successful years leading the association

Grammars will be worse off from proposed funding changes

25/01/2017 - 10:59

Grammars may have to ask parents for £30-£40 a month to make up for funding shortfalls

Teaching apprenticeship should be ready by September 2018

24/01/2017 - 11:04

Jonathan Slater, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, has said the teaching apprenticeship should be available to schools within the next two years.

Free teaching resources on Brexit for secondary schools

24/01/2017 - 10:44

The Bar Council and the Citizenship Foundation have developed free resources to teach pupils about Brexit