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TA standards ‘nothing to do with us’, says Gibb – as unions publish report

Government-commissioned standards for teaching assistants are finally being released 15 months after they were due, but only on the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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INVESTIGATION: Schools seek Russell-Group grads for £12k TA jobs – others need not apply

A surge in teaching assistant adverts for Russell Group university graduates – with salaries as low as £11,400 –…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Former education secretary tipped for Tory leadership

Former education secretary Michael Gove (pictured) has become second favourite to become the next Conservative party leader – after…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Ban schools that fail brightest pupils from opening academy trust

Schools that fail to meet the needs of their brightest pupils should be banned from setting up an academy…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government has ‘no plan’ for teacher shortage, cross-party MPs reveal

The Department for Education (DfE) has been slammed by a group of MPs for its lack of “leadership or…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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SPEED READ: 9 key points from the PAC report into ‘incoherent’ teacher training

The Department for Education’s (DfE) approach to tackling teacher training “lacks coherence”, its plans are “experimental and unevaluated” and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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ITT providers to find out new allocation system in “coming weeks”

The government’s new approach to allocating teacher training places – where the “best” providers will be awarded long-term allocations…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Treat new university data with caution, UCAS tells schools

Schools have been warned to treat with caution an in-depth tranche of equality data for more than 130 large…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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£1 billion spent on teacher bursaries – but no one knows if they work, says spending watchdog

Almost £1 billion will have been spent on bursaries for new teachers by next year, but their effectiveness has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Teachers are ‘victim-blaming’ and need sexism training, MPs told

Teachers are “victim-blaming” pupils and often dismiss sexual harassment as “horseplay” because they lack the training and skills necessary…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Wilshaw: Education in East Midlands ‘distinctly second-division’

The East Midlands is the “worst-performing region in the country”, where education for thousands of pupils is “distinctly second-division”,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government set for landmark high court challenge over free school site

A landmark planning battle over a free school site is again heading for the high court after two councils…

John Dickens
John Dickens