News First-choice primary school places increase in high-demand areas Councils expecting the biggest rise in demand for primary school places have managed to offer more youngsters their first choice… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News Exclusive Teacher trainers told they can recruit 25% more trainees The government has made the unprecedented decision to allow teacher training providers to recruit an extra 25 per cent… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Schools urged to coincide inset days with elections Schools are being urged to reschedule inset days to coincide with planned elections in order to reduce “unnecessary” school… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News More than 1,000 schools given a mental health ‘point of contact’ More than a thousand schools will be given a “point of contact” mental health expert in the face of… Jess Staufenberg 8y Jess Staufenberg 8y News NUT demands funding formula response before election Kevin Courtney, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, says it would be an “absolute and total… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Snap General Election 2017: 5 key things schools need to know Theresa May has called a snap election on June 8th this year, stating it was required to “guarantee certainty… John Dickens 8y John Dickens 8y News NUT threatens strike over teacher pay Delegates at the annual conference of the National Union of Teachers have voted to ballot members for a national… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Three in four unable to access mental health support for pupils Three in four teachers feel unable to access support to tackle their pupils’ mental health issues, a survey teaching… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Teachers want school asbestos removed by 2028 Schools staff are being left in the dark about the presence of asbestos in their workplace, leaving them and… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Vote on boycott of primary tests postponed A vote on whether to ballot members of the National Union of Teachers for a boycott of primary school… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News NUT to seek summer term strike action over school cuts The National Union of Teachers is taking steps towards regional strikes over school funding in the summer term, based… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Half of young teachers planning to leave within 5 years Poor management and unreasonable demands from school leaders have prompted around half of young teachers to consider leaving the… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y Newer 1 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 973 Older