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Computing teachers to get 40 hours of training to upskill

Computing teachers without qualifications in their subject will receive at least 40 hours of continuing professional development through an…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NEU and UK Feminista put pressure on government over sexual harassment in schools

The majority of teachers do not feel equipped to deal with sexual harassment in schools, and more than half…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Justine Greening at education questions: 5 things we learned

The education secretary Justine Greening took questions from MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon. Here are the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pearson launches virtual A-levels to battle teacher shortage

An exam board will launch its first “virtual” language A-level so pupils can earn their qualifications online despite the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Consultation on strengthening QTS to run over Christmas

A consultation on the government’s plans to strengthen qualified teacher status (QTS) will be published this week, Justine Greening…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman

A survey of civil servants working at the schools watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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67 flexible working pledges made by business & education organisations

Businesses and education organisations have made over 60 pledges to encourage more flexible working in schools, the Department for…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Teachers must abandon rote learning, says top neuropsychologist

Teachers should use a “rich and complex” understanding of memory to improve how pupils learn – throwing out rote-learning…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Takeovers and brand new academies – King’s Group is laying its foundations in England

An academy trust founded by a private firm that runs schools in Europe and the Americas will take over…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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School’s success not possible without young staff, says head

Having “very young members of staff” who are prepared to implement a new system of behaviour management has been…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Teach critical thought, says Hillsborough disaster academic

Teaching pupils to think critically about “truth” is as important as ever, according a top academic who investigated corrupted…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted hopes to move away from safeguarding ‘compliance’ checks

Ofsted wants its safeguarding procedures to have “impact”, rather than merely checking that schools are “compliant”, an inspector has…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg