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Careers talks ‘boost future earnings’, research finds

18/05/2016 - 12:26

A study published in the Journal of Education and Work has found that pupils who are given a good careers education are more likely to make advantageous career choices.

Durham County Council approves new teaching contracts

18/05/2016 - 12:24

Durham County Council has approved plans to terminate the 2,700 teaching assistant contracts and employ the teaching staff on new agreements with different terms and conditions.

Schools should be given £500m of NHS funding, IPPR says

16/05/2016 - 10:45

New research published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has recommended that £500 million of NHS funding should be earmarked to provide mental health professionals for every school in England.

Winners of Pupil Premium Awards announced

13/05/2016 - 10:05

Five schools have been named the winners of the Pupil Premium Awards for their work to improve the life chances of disadvantaged pupils.

Tottenham Hotspur looking to open London academy

13/05/2016 - 09:47

Tottenham Hotspur football club is reportedly looking to open an academy in London with a leading independent school.

Oldham College terminates academy sponsorship

06/05/2016 - 10:45

Oldham College has relinquished control of Waterhead Academy and Stoneleigh Academy, following claims that it was no longer ‘feasible’ to sponsor them.

Supply teachers could lose out on £200 per month, research warns

06/05/2016 - 10:44

According to research conducted by the FCSA, a trade association for professional employment services, changes to tax relief rules mean thousands of supply teachers could lose out on over £200 per month.

School staff to be given mental health training

26/04/2016 - 11:44

Mental health charity the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust will fund £175,545 to provide one-to-one training for over 1,000 members members of school staff across southern and western England.

NI schools facing budget crisis, leaders warn

22/04/2016 - 12:09

According to leaders of 80 of Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest schools, fewer teachers and larger classes are a result of rising costs.

NAO questions DfE’s handling of academy finances

21/04/2016 - 11:22

The National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) handling of the financial statements of academy trusts, sayin

SEN unit funding under threat, say associations

19/04/2016 - 10:31

Head teachers and school business managers have warned that funding cuts could cause special educational needs units at mainstream schools to close.

Thousands of pupils underweight, figures warn

18/04/2016 - 11:57

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger has highlighted official figures which showed thousands of pupils in England started school underweight in 2015.

Schools face real-term cuts of seven per cent, IFS warns

15/04/2016 - 11:19

School spending per pupil across England is expected to fall by at least seven per cent in real-terms between 2015-16 and 2019-20, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Bousted: school library budget cuts risks pupils’ literacy

06/04/2016 - 12:25

Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), has warned cuts to school library budgets risk the literacy of children.

Perry Beeches Academy to pay back £100k of funding

01/04/2016 - 12:50

Birmingham academy Perry Beeches Trust has been instructed to pay back more than £100,000 in government funding.

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