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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
Jess Staufenberg
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Jess Staufenberg
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
John Dickens


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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Alix Robertson
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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
Alix Robertson
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Freddie Whittaker