Finance

Stoke-on-Trent to pay off maths teacher tuition fees, BBC reports

23/02/2016 - 11:35

Stoke-on-Trent has announced it will help to pay of the tuition fees of maths teachers who come to work in the city, as part of a move to radically improve maths standards in schools, the BBC has said.

Morgan announces £1.5m for mental health peer support network

17/02/2016 - 14:13

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a fund of £1.5 million will be spent on building peer support networks, in order to help young people identify signs of mental ill-health in their peers.

Head criticises ‘deplorable’ school buildings in Wales

16/02/2016 - 11:33

A head teacher has criticised the ‘deplorable’ state of school buildings in Wales, warning a generation of buildings suffer from issues such as leaking roofs, poor windows and cold classrooms.

Welsh Labour pledges extra £100 million to improve schools

16/02/2016 - 11:29

Welsh Labour has announced a key election pledge to allocate an extra £100 million to improve school standards if they are reelected in May.

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.

Free meal grants end for 3,000 primary schools

09/02/2016 - 15:41

Sharon Hodgson, shadow minister for children, has accused the government of ’quietly’ cutting the funding supplied to small struggling schools to provide free hot meals, meaning almost 3,000 primaries will struggle to offer the servic

Careers advice ‘fragmented’, says education union

09/02/2016 - 11:39

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has criticised careers education in schools, claiming that a lack of funding has resulted in a ‘fragmented’ careers advice system.

Schools lack resources to support children with mental health problems, NAHT warns

08/02/2016 - 12:02

Schools lack the resources to provide adequate support to students suffering from mental issues, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has warned.

Over half of schools opt to not increase teachers pay by two per cent

08/02/2016 - 12:00

Over half of schools have opted to not offer the best performing teachers a pay rise of two per cent, a survey has found.

£25m funding for 16-18 apprenticeships

05/02/2016 - 16:48

The government has announced it will provide a further £25 million in funding for colleges and training providers to deliver 16-18 apprenticeships.

One in 12 teachers denied pay rise under PRP

05/02/2016 - 11:59

A survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) found that nearly one in 12 teachers have been denied a pay rise in accordance with the performance-related pay (PRP) system.

£4m for expansion of new literary projects

05/02/2016 - 11:57

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has announced it will provide almost £4 million in funding to expand six education projects aimed at boosting pupils’ attainments.

NASUWT rejects offer of teacher pay increase

03/02/2016 - 11:45

Northern Ireland’s largest teaching union the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has rejected the latest offer of a one per cent rise in teacher pay, arguing that any increase should be above the rate of inflation.

DfE spends £3m on academy takeover expenses

01/02/2016 - 11:25

In response to a freedom of information (FoI) request submitted by the Local Schools Network, the Department for Education (DfE) has revealed it spent over £3 million to transfer 23 academies to new trusts.

NAHT calls for school funding reforms

29/01/2016 - 12:57

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has further clarified its position on reforms to school funding with a collection of essays discussing what a revised funding formula could look like.