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NTS pilot commences

01/02/2016 - 11:31

The National Teaching Services (NTS) pilot has been launched to encourage talented teachers to apply to work in schools across the North West that are struggling to attract the specialist staff they require.

North East school achieve top rankings, Tes says

01/02/2016 - 11:29

An analysis conducted by Tes has revealed that schools in the North East outperform other regions on GCSE and Sats results, when the pupil’s backgr

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.

Four in 10 teachers face violence from pupils, ATL warns

29/01/2016 - 11:25

More than four in 10 teachers and school support staff (43 per cent) have dealt with physical violence from pupils over the past year, according to a survey from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

Response to new Ofsted short inspections ‘largely positive’, Wilshaw says

29/01/2016 - 11:24

The response to Ofsted’s new short inspection system for schools judged as ‘good’ has been ‘largely positive’, according to Ofsted’s chief inspector.

£80m funding boost to support SEN

29/01/2016 - 11:22

A funding boost of £80 million has been announced to improve support for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Schools to face challenging budget cuts, TES reports

28/01/2016 - 12:04

TES has reported that Tony Foot, director of the Department for Education’s funding group, is under ‘no illusion’ about the financial challenges schools are due to face as a result of rising costs and real terms budget cuts.

Radicalised chemistry teacher banned from teaching

28/01/2016 - 12:02

Jamshed Javeed, a chemistry teacher from Sharples School in Bolton, has been banned from teaching after being convicted for his intentions to travel to Syria to join ISIL.

Girls at single-sex schools achieve better GCSE results, statistics show

28/01/2016 - 12:00

According to education data analysts SchoolDash, girls at single-sex state schools in England achieve better GCSE results that those in mixed schools.

College mergers will deter students, NUS claims

28/01/2016 - 11:59

The National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that thousands of students could be squeezed out of further education if plans for college closures and mergers go ahead.

Support for abused children ‘insufficient’, NSPCC warns

27/01/2016 - 11:29

96 per cent of professionals who work with children after abuse believe the support available is ‘inadequate’, according to a survey from the NSPCC.

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