News

Doctors to enter the classroom to inspire primary school pupils

The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC) have joined forces in an attempt to...

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News

NAHT launches mentoring programme for new headteachers

New headteachers will be able to take advantage of the wealth of experience from current and former heads in...

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In Short

School headteacher writes to parents over “deep and damaging” future budget cuts

A headteacher has written to parents urging them to challenge politicians about their plans to combat “deep and damaging”...

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News

US schools business agreed to repay expenses claimed from academy operator Aurora

The for-profit US parent  company of multi-academy trust Aurora agreed to repay expenses it had claimed for overseas based...

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Sophie Scott
Opinion

Closing the science gender divide in schools

The latest statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that the school science gender divide...

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Sophie Scott
News

Teacher training applicants down on 2014 figures, UCAS figures show

The number of recruits to teacher training programmes are more than 5,000 down in comparison to this time last...

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Sophie Scott
News

Teacher pay recommendations “arbitrarily discriminate” against school leaders, says ASCL

Proposals to change teachers’ pay will do nothing to address the recruitment crisis facing schools, says the ASCL. They...

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Sophie Scott
News

Hunt plans School Direct review

Labour has reaffirmed its commitment to reviewing initial teacher training – with an eye towards introducing a more regional...

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Sophie Scott
News

Protesters gatecrash Pearson’s annual general meeting over education privatisation concerns

The top boss of London-based education firm Pearson was forced to defend his company’s record on investing in “low-cost”...

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Sophie Scott