Violence against teachers cannot be tolerated, union says

Budget cuts, rising class sizes and the cutting of specialist support services are leading to increases in physical and verbal abuse against staff, according to NASUWT .

Programme to help teachers return to the classroom announced

Schools from across the West Midlands and the South East are being asked to take part in a government programme designed to help teachers return to the classroom after a career break.

Pilot lessons developed for secondary schools to raise awareness of gambling harms

Demos think tank has been piloting lessons in secondary schools to prevent gambling-related harms among school-age children.

Schools could be required to mix with children from different backgrounds

Schools which have pupils from a single ethnic or religious community could soon be forced to ensure they mix with children from other backgrounds.

BGIS no longer to take over school Carillon facilities management contracts

Global real estate and facility management services provider BGIS has announced that it will no longer be taking over contracts from Carillion.

CV-Library takes over Education-Jobs website

Independent job board CV-Library has announced that it has acquired the Education-Jobs.co.uk.

Less schools are applying to be academies, figures show

The number of schools applying to become academies has dropped according to figures by the Department for Education.

Phillip Hammond, Chancellor

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in his Spring Statement that an extra £80 million will be released to help small businesses take on apprentices.

Peter Jones and enterprise students

Announcement comes as poll suggests schools must embed enterprise education for all students

School leaders’ union NAHT has said that the government has a "moral duty to increase funding for children with high needs"

The teaching union has urged the government to not ignore the pressing need to address the problems caused by its education cuts.

As part of British Science Week (9-18 March), children across England are joining in workshops run by Public Health England (PHE) to inspire them to consider a career in science.

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