SATs DfE scraps £1.6m key stage 1 SATs paper opt-out scheme Unions say ‘common sense has prevailed’ after an estimated £1.6m was spent last year on optional papers Samantha Booth 8mo Samantha Booth 8mo News Phonics results creep up, but remain below pre-pandemic Four in five pupils meet the government’s ‘expected standard’ Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Movers and Shakers Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO Former NAHT general secretary says he has ‘loved my time’ at teacher training charity Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo News ‘Parachute payments’ could help schools cope with falling rolls Report warns of a ‘clear and present danger to the financial sustainability of many primary schools’ Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo News Longer school day has ‘small yet positive’ attainment boost Schools with top Ofsted grades and selective schools more likely to have extended days, finds EPI Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo News Ofsted: ECF and NPQ providers get more time to request deferrals Watchdog will also allow providers to present extra evidence in inspector meetings and give them longer to raise concerns Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo antisemitism DfE resumes £7m procurement to tackle antisemitism in schools Phillipson says scheme will ‘give teachers confidence to root out antisemitism’ after rise in cases Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Ofsted Ofsted: Some KS1 pupils not gaining ‘foundational knowledge’ Report also warns curriculums for English, beyond the teaching of phonics, are ‘often weak’ Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Lucas Cumiskey 8mo Oracy Teacher training, GCSE reform and investment needed to make oracy the ‘fourth R’ Oracy Commission sets out how to embed speaking, listening and communication throughout the curriculum Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Movers and Shakers NASUWT leader Dr Patrick Roach to step down Trade unionist says he won’t seek a second term in the teaching union’s top job Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Recruitment and retention Lead NPQ provider latest to pull out of scheme after cuts TDT said delivering government contracts ‘constrained’ its ability to be ‘critical friend’ to ministers and provide ‘impartial’ advice to… Jack Dyson 8mo Jack Dyson 8mo Teacher pay More ‘above-inflation’ pay rises needed, say unions Pay recommendations must not be constrained by ‘existing inadequate funding levels’, say leaders Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Newer 1 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 979 Older
