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End Ofsted, says National Union of Teachers

09/04/2015 - 09:49

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for Ofsted to be axed at its annual conference, claiming its influence had become 'toxic' and teachers no longer supported the institution.

Study finds reading leads to higher pay

09/04/2015 - 09:48

A new study has found that children with advanced reading skills at the end of primary school will see the benefits in their pay packets before they reach the age of 40.

Conservatives reveal plan for secondary school Sat resits

08/04/2015 - 10:56

It has been reported that if the Conservatives form the next government, pupils in England who achieve poor results at the end of primary school will face possible resits when they begin secondary school.

Heads not terror experts warns Hobby

02/04/2015 - 11:04

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the school leaders union NAHT, has responded to warnings that more young people may yet travel to conflict ridden Syria during the school holidays by saying head teachers cannot be expected to be 'counter-terror experts'.

Scientifically rubbish lessons

02/04/2015 - 10:24

The annual Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) conference has heard that practical work in school science lessons require students to 'jump through hoops' rather than learn about the world.

Rise in teachers targeted for abuse online

02/04/2015 - 09:11

A survey conducted by NASUWT, one of the largest teachers' unions in the UK, has discovered a large increase in the number of teachers being targeted for abuse last year via forms of social media.

Two in five teachers quit within a year, say ATL

01/04/2015 - 11:01

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers' (ATL) annual conference revealed that almost two-fifths of teachers quit within a year of finishing their training, as nearly 11,000 qualified teachers never enter the profession.

Fears provoke introduction of counter-extremism measures

30/03/2015 - 15:57

Reports claim that Bethnal Green Academy, the school in Tower Hamlets which has seen four girls leave the country to join Islamic State in Syria, is to be investigated by counter extremism officers amid wider fears of fundamentalist grooming.

Replacing pupil progress with school improvement

30/03/2015 - 14:06

Schools would do better scrapping student progress and focussing instead on school improvements, according to Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).

Most important education policies for parents

30/03/2015 - 11:32

Research highlights that a cap on school class sizes, an assurance that all teachers are fully qualified and greater opportunity for apprenticeships rank as the top three education policies that parents most sternly support.

Investment in school play being ignored

27/03/2015 - 15:47

Despite the government funding £150 million a year on PE and sport premium funding, research revealed by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has shown that 38 per cent of primary schools have a poor provision of play equipment.

European funding for 11 new schools in the North West

26/03/2015 - 15:11

The European Investment Bank (EIB) have committed to support the construction of 11 new schools across the North West of England, as part of the Priority School Building Programme.

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