News Two-year ‘apprenticeship’ for new teachers suggested by academics New teachers should undertake a two-year “apprenticeship” before becoming fully qualified, academics suggest. Arguing for the move in a… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Teacher trainee limits leave applicants out in the cold Chaotic, shambolic and unethical – three words used to describe the government’s newly imposed cap on university teacher training… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News What is going on with teacher training? Teacher training is a hot topic. Teaching unions, headteachers and academics keep saying the profession is facing a crisis; yet… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Sixth form colleges allowed to become academies Sixth-form colleges will be able to become academies and join multi-academy trusts under plans announced on Wednesday. Following a… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Don’t rush national schools funding formula, warn unions Academies will lose tens of thousands of pounds and support services in council-maintained schools will dwindle as the government… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Bomb scare closes two Norwich schools Two Norwich schools run by the Inspiration Trust had to close today after a bomb threat. Police are investigating… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News National funding formula could create ‘significant numbers’ of winners and losers, IFS warns The implementation of a national funding formula for schools could create “significant numbers” of winners and losers or lead to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Consultation launched on inspection plans for unregistered religious schools Institutions that educate children for more than six hours a week would face Ofsted inspections and could be shut… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News New ‘75% rule’ invoked to save some history PGCE providers The government has swiftly changed its policy for teacher recruitment as the cap on history trainees comes into force…. Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Lord Nash announces return of £75,000 grants for primaries to join multi-academy trusts The government has brought back grants of up to £75,000 to entice primary schools to join multi-academy trusts (MATs),… John Dickens 10y John Dickens 10y News Universities close to reaching cap for trainee history teachers – a week after PE ban Universities are close to being told to stop recruiting trainee history teachers as they near the newly-imposed cap set… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Fairer national school funding formula to begin in 2017 After years of campaigning, advocates for a national fair funding formula have been told by George Osborne that it… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 977 Older