News Union accused of breaking rules over ‘political’ election ad The country’s largest education union has been accused of flouting rules over a “political” Facebook advert critical of Conservative… Nicky Phillips 5y Nicky Phillips 5y News Pay freeze would be ‘final straw’ for teachers and leaders, say unions A pay freeze for teachers next year could prompt an “exodus from the profession”, a school leadership union has… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Teacher absence spike forces ‘tipping point’ closures Schools are being forced to shut their doors as the numbers of teachers forced into isolation pushes them past… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News NTP reviews rule requiring pupils to receive online tutoring in school The National Tutoring Programme is reviewing its stipulation that pupils need to be in school for online sessions following… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Trusts quizzed over Covid cases in ‘urgent commission’ for education secretary Academy trusts are being questioned over their protocols for managing Covid cases as part of an “urgent commission” for… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Labour ‘got it wrong’ on scrapping Ofsted, says shadow schools minister Ofsted plays an “important role” and Labour was “wrong” to pledge to scrap it without making clear it would… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Spielman rules out ‘inspection frenzy’, suggesting ‘gradual’ Ofsted restart The Ofsted chief inspector has ruled out an “inspection frenzy” when normal business for the watchdog is resumed, suggesting… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Williamson: Time to plan for Ofsted return, but inspection results must be ‘fair’ Gavin Williamson has tentatively signalled the government is looking to restart Ofsted inspections next year, but has pledged an… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Fund mentoring and CPD for heads to stop ‘post-Covid exodus’, commission warns DfE Early career teacher support reforms, such as increased mentoring and professional development, should be rolled out to encompass school… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Order long-life food to minimise Brexit disruption, DfE tells schools Schools have been advised by the government to consider buying longer shelf life food products to “minimise the effect”… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Daily check-ins and four hours’ work a day – DfE to update remote learning expectations Schools should provide four hours of work a day for self-isolating pupils, with teachers expected to check in daily… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Covid-19: MATs should use resources to help ‘vulnerable’ schools recover, says Herrington Multi-academy trusts should use their “considerable” capacity and resources to help vulnerable schools recover from Covid-19, the national schools… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 974 Older