News Teacher recruitment video released by LKMco and Pearson Education think tank LKMco and exam board Pearson have teamed up to produce a video aimed at boosting teacher… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News DfE appoints experts to buy ‘best value’ free school sites Four specialists have been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to buy sites for future free schools –… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Cuts to mental health services mean schools do more in-house Self-harm, exam stress, insomnia, and eating disorders are the main problems affecting young people today, professionals say. This week… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Schools hit by storm Desmond and Eva will not get automatic exemption, says JCQ Schools whose pupils have had coursework and classrooms ruined by flooding will not automatically be granted deadline extensions or… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Theresa May pushes troubled children free schools plan Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should support and open alternative provision free schools, Theresa May has said. The home… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Free schools: parents pushed out as multi-academy trusts move in The government’s latest announcement of approved free schools continues the trend away from parent-led schemes, with multi-academy trusts the… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Support staff working extra hours for no extra pay, union warns Two thirds of teaching assistants and support staff are working up to six additional hours each week to cover… Sophie Scott 9y Sophie Scott 9y News Warning notices: are local authorities acting on struggling schools? Only 34 local authorities – or one in five – are issuing warning notices to the underperforming schools they… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News DfE refuses to publish register of interests online The Department for Education (DfE) still refuses to publish the register of interests for its own directors online, despite… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Firm that pulled out of failing academy now working with RSCs A private firm handed a government contract to judge the quality of struggling schools pulled out of running an… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Baseline tests ‘potentially damaging’ says ATL and NUT survey New baseline assessment tests for reception pupils have been labelled “inaccurate, invalid and unreliable” – with teachers claiming they… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y News Baseline providers hit back at unions over disadvantage claims The three providers of the baseline reception tests have hit back at claims that their assessments are not credible… Nicky Phillips 9y Nicky Phillips 9y Newer 1 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 970 Older