News Primary teachers should spend less time marking maths, schools told Maths teachers should focus less on marking and more on lesson planning, the organisation that represents the subject at a… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Pupils denied mental health services for insufficiently ‘complex’ conditions Young people who miss school as a result of their mental health are being turned away from services because… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Oasis academy chief Rebecca Clark named as new regional schools commissioner The Department for Education has today appointed a new regional schools commissioner (RSC) to take over from Sir David… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Schools recruitment opens for ‘real-world’ maths teaching trial Teaching pupils “real-world” maths skills like estimating the cost of gas bills will be tested under new trials to… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Scrap national curriculum at 14 and take careers responsibility from schools, say Lords The national curriculum should be scrapped for pupils over 14 and responsibility for careers advice taken away from schools,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Baseline tests: Government abandons progress measure over lack of comparability Controversial primary school baseline tests will not be used to track school performance, the government has announced. Following a comparability study,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Birmingham City Council votes to reject government academy plans The country’s largest council, located in a key election battleground, has passed a motion rejecting the government’s plan to… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News School librarians report ‘books in skips’ as union urges Ofsted to inspect resources School libraries should be inspected by Ofsted, a union has ruled, as a group representing school librarians reported declining… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News ATL conference: Members back ‘super union’ talks with NUT Talks about the possible formation of a ‘super union’ between the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Education charity pulls support services to make way for teaching schools An education charity has announced it will step away from providing school improvement services for a county council so… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Bousted slams ‘insane’ curriculum as she calls for joint union action An “insane” national curriculum and “test mania” are forcing teachers out of the profession and making children ill, Mary Bousted… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News ATL conference: Union will consider industrial action against academies plan after unanimous vote The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has unanimously voted to consider industrial action in response to the government’s plan to turn… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 970 Older