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Christine Quinn appointed as new schools commissioner for West Midlands

29/06/2016 - 10:14

Christine Quinn, CEO and executive principal of Ninestiles Academy Trust, has been appointed as regional schools commissioner for the West Midlands.

Pat Glass appointed as new shadow education secretary, following Powell’s resignation

27/06/2016 - 11:23

Pat Glass has been appointed as the new shadow education secretary, following Lucy Powell’s resignation.

Unison calls for an end to term time contracts

21/06/2016 - 12:22

Unison has pledged to campaign for an end to school workers being employed on term time contracts.

Dwindling school nurses unable to help solve mental health crisis, RCN warns

20/06/2016 - 10:20

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said that school nurses could help tackle the crisis in children’s mental health, but that staff numbers were reducing.

16,000 new secondary school places needed within seven years

17/06/2016 - 11:08

More than 16,000 new secondary school places will be needed within the next seven years to meet rising demand, according to analysis by the BBC.

Not enough being done to address teacher shortages, PAC warns

10/06/2016 - 10:42

In a report, the Public Account Committee (PAC) has cautioned that ministers have ‘no plan’ to address the growing teacher shortage in England.

Teachers’ subject training not long enough, MP’s hear

10/06/2016 - 10:41

The Education Select Committee has heard that a number of teachers are starting their careers in primary school with only a few hours training in some subject areas.

NAO questions DfE spend on teacher bursaries

09/06/2016 - 12:59

The National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned the Department for Education’s (DfE) spending on teacher training bursaries without measuring whether they are effective.

Further eleven deputy directors announced

06/06/2016 - 10:21

Every regional schools commissioner (RSC) will now have two deputy directors, as the full details of the government’s plan to expand academies management emerge.

Three deputy directors added to support regional schools commissioners

02/06/2016 - 11:34

The names of three more deputy directors have been revealed to academy trust chief executives.

DfE to appoint eight new deputy directors

31/05/2016 - 11:06

The Department for Education (DfE) is set to appoint eight new senior civil servants to head up regional schools commissioner (RSC) offices and help manage their rising workload.

Consultation launched into impact of immigration rules on teacher shortages

27/05/2016 - 11:46

A consultation has been launched to examine the impact of immigration rules on teacher shortages.

Wilshaw calls for more ‘maverick teachers’ in schools

26/05/2016 - 12:32

Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has advised that schools in England need more ‘maverick teachers’ to shake up its ‘ordinary education’.

One third of Welsh teaching positions unfilled

26/05/2016 - 12:29

Official figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales have shown that a third of secondary school teacher training places were not filled at the start of the academic year.

Government appoints Lord Sugar as enterprise tsar

26/05/2016 - 12:28

Lord Sugar has been appointed enterprise tsar as part of the government’s drive to get more young people to start their own business or apprenticeship.

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