News Union calls on schools to boycott baseline checks and urges Morgan to cancel primary tests Schools are being urged to boycott baseline testing of reception children this September while the National Union of Teachers executive… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Churches get special relationship with regional schools commissioners An agreement will set out the relationship between churches and the government as all schools get set to become… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools increasingly meeting pupils’ basic needs as three in four teachers report hungry pupils Schools are increasingly having to help meet the basic needs of pupils, including food, clothing and housing, a leading… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News NUT will ballot for strike action over academy plans The National Union of Teachers will ballot for strike action over the government’s plans to turn all schools into… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News NUT pass motion ‘to persuade members that national strike action will be necessary’ The threat of strike action over teacher workload a step further this morning, despite the education secretary publicly pledging… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Nicky Morgan pledges to reduce workload – and accepts expert recommendations ‘in full’ Nicky Morgan has accepted “in full” the recommendations made by three expert groups tasked with reducing teacher workload. Launched… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Morgan: ‘No reverse gear’ over academisation plans Although education secretary Nicky Morgan faced a relatively polite reception at the NASUWT conference, a few of her comments… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News 7 things we learned from the NUT teacher survey about the state of schools The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has published the results of a series of surveys of its members. Here’s… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Failing Grindon Hall free school still waiting for Bright Tribe takeover Education secretary Nicky Morgan this week said the ability to remove schools quickly from under-performing providers was a key… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News NASUWT conference: Teachers turning to drink and medication to cope Teachers are turning to drink, cigarettes and medication to help them cope with their workload, with almost half having… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News NUT strengthens Labour link as Corbyn makes historic conference appearance A new alliance between the Labour Party and a leading teaching union has been signalled after both sides spoke… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Teachers could strike over plan to make all schools academies Teachers could strike over plans to turn all schools into academies, a leading teaching union has said. The leadership… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 977 Older