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Struggling academies to face intervention

08/12/2015 - 11:15

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced that failing academies could face rapid intervention from other academy chains.

Teacher recruitment crisis to deepen due to pay restraint

07/12/2015 - 12:06

Head teachers have warned that the teacher shortage will be exacerbated by the government’s proposal to limit teachers’ pay rises to one per cent.

Government announces £3.2m joint mental health initiative with NHS England

04/12/2015 - 11:54

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a partnership with NHS England to trial a named single point of contact in 255 schools to promote ‘better joined-up working’ between schools and health services.

State school debt due to double, research suggests

04/12/2015 - 11:50

According to research conducted by TES, school debt is on course to more than double within the next two years.

Councils banned from cutting primary school week

03/12/2015 - 09:12

Councils planning to save money by cutting the length of the primary school week are to be banned from enforcing the cuts.

485 teachers paid £65,000 annually or more

02/12/2015 - 11:31

The Department for Education has released official figures showing 485 teachers are earning a salary of £65,000 or more, after an investigation was launched into complaints claiming a teacher recruitment advertisement was misleading.

A third of northern schools below standards, warns Ofsted

02/12/2015 - 11:27

Ofsted’s annual report on education standards has found around a third of secondary schools in the North and Midlands are not up to standards.

Wilshaw calls for financial incentives to tackle teacher shortages

01/12/2015 - 11:25

Ofsted chair Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for financial incentives to tackle teacher shortages.

National Reference Tests consultation launched

01/12/2015 - 11:22

A consultation into whether Year 11 pupils should take the National Reference Tests (NRTs) has been launched by Schools Minister Nick Gibb.

Parents unhappy with local play facilities, research suggests

30/11/2015 - 14:23

Parents in the UK are unhappy with local play facilities for children and think more funding should be allocated, according to research from the Association of Play Industries (API).

EFA staff given £510k in bonuses

30/11/2015 - 11:45

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has paid performance bonuses of £510,000 to its staff, prompting school leaders to express concerns against tight budgets.

Few teachers believe pupil premium is effective, poll finds

30/11/2015 - 11:42

Less than 50 per cent of teachers believe the government’s pupil premium policy has had a positive impact on the disadvantaged pupils it was designed to help, a YouGov poll has found.