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Government ‘on target’ to recruit A-level students into teaching – 50 signed up so far

A new government-funded scheme to recruit top A-level students into teaching has attracted 50 applications. The Future Teaching Scholars…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Headteachers’ salaries up as schools become academies

The average salary for an academy headteacher has risen by nearly five per cent in 12 months, and the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Flood-hit Cumbria University could lose teacher training places due to national caps

Cumbria has recently been knee-deep in water, many schools damaged, and now its university’s education department is desperately waiting…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools’ plan for no-degree teaching apprenticeship route sent to government

A group of schools planning an “entirely vocational pathway” to qualified teacher status (QTS) has sought the backing of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Brian Lightman steps down as ASCL general secretary

Brian Lightman has stepped down as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), it has…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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One in four schools lose ‘good’ rating under new short inspections

More than one in four schools lost their good ratings following new short inspections last term, Ofsted has revealed. Data published…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Pupils missing out on top universities because of poor advice at school, report claims

Pupils from poorer families are more likely to miss out on a university place because teachers and tutors’ ideas…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Terrorist teacher handed lifetime ban from classroom

A chemistry teacher who intended to join terrorist group ISIS in Syria has been banned from the classroom after…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Government urged to open free schools in segregated communities

The government has been urged to allow free schools to open in areas where there is a “social need”…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Bomb threat calls cause multiple school closures

Schools across England were evacuated this morning after receiving hoax bomb threats. The calls were made to 14 schools…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools could be judged Ofsted inadequate if face veils hinder teaching

Schools could be judged inadequate by the education watchdog if they do not ban pupils or staff from wearing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Headteachers have a duty to train their own replacements

Sir Michael Wilshaw has told headteachers it is their duty to stave off a recruitment crisis by training their…

John Dickens
John Dickens