Chief executive of new Teaching Regulation Agency appointed

Alan Meyrick has been appointed as the chief executive of the new Teaching Regulation Agency responsible for the regulation of the teaching profession.

Powers of teacher pay and conditions to be devolved by Welsh Government

Powers over teachers’ pay and conditions are in the process of being devolved to the Welsh Government from Westminster under the Wales Act.

Social media is damaging mental health of pupils, headteachers say

A survey of headteachers has found that 95 per cent feel that social media use is damaging the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

Parents in the UK help less with homework

A new survey by the Varkey Foundation shows that parents in the UK are less likely to spend more than an hour helping their children with homework.

Project to improve mental health in schools across Milton Keynes to launch

A mental health project to train school leaders and governors across Milton Keynes is launching this month.

NEU calls for action to make teaching pay equal for women

The National Education Union (NEU) is marking International Women’s Day and the TUC's Women's Pay Day by challenging the government to take action to make teaching a genuinely equal profession for women teachers.

 Class sizes are rising in England due to government underfunding

Research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools as a result of the government’s underfunding of education.

Call for British Sign Language GCSE

A petition calling for British Sign Language to be made part of the national curriculum has received over 32,500 signatures.

Bursary to support new Scottish STEM teachers announced

Career changers aiming to become teachers in priority science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) subjects can apply for a new £20,000 bursary from 3 April.

 Two additional universities to offer Teacher Education in Scotland

Queen Margaret University and Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland is set to offer Initial Teacher Education courses for the first time next year.

Bursary to get veterans into teaching announced

The government has unveiled a £40,000 bursary for ex-service personnel to retrain as a teacher.

 Teacher Development Fund for the arts launches

The Teacher Development Fund for arts-based teaching has now been launched by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and is open for applications.

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