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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
Sophie Scott
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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
Nicky Phillips
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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
Nicky Phillips
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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
Nicky Phillips
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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
Nicky Phillips
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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
John Dickens


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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
Nick Linford
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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
John Dickens
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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
Sophie Scott
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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
John Dickens
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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
Sophie Scott
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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
Nick Linford