News MATs’ severance payments nudge £1m Five of the biggest multi-academy trusts have made non-statutory severance payments to staff totalling £941,316 during the year to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Wages stagnate as private schools control fees Private school teachers’ salaries have risen less than 1 per cent this year, despite record numbers of pupils taking… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News EBacc reforms fail to boost A-level languages Increased uptake in languages at GCSE following the government’s English Baccalaureate reform is not boosting A-level take-up as expected…. Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News We’re sticking with maths and English to 18, says Labour Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has reaffirmed Labour’s commitment to introduce compulsory English and maths for pupils up to… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Count on us and you shall go to the prom, says credit union Schools that hold proms are being approached to advertise credit union loans for families facing the burden of buying… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News Norwich primary searches for four unqualified teachers A primary school run by Inspiration Trust is advertising for four unqualified teachers with no clear options of how… Nicky Phillips 10y Nicky Phillips 10y News US schools business agreed to repay expenses claimed from academy operator Aurora The for-profit US parent company of multi-academy trust Aurora agreed to repay expenses it had claimed for overseas based… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Teacher training applicants down on 2014 figures, UCAS figures show The number of recruits to teacher training programmes are more than 5,000 down in comparison to this time last… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Teacher pay recommendations “arbitrarily discriminate” against school leaders, says ASCL Proposals to change teachers’ pay will do nothing to address the recruitment crisis facing schools, says the ASCL. They… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Hunt plans School Direct review Labour has reaffirmed its commitment to reviewing initial teacher training – with an eye towards introducing a more regional… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Protesters gatecrash Pearson’s annual general meeting over education privatisation concerns The top boss of London-based education firm Pearson was forced to defend his company’s record on investing in “low-cost”… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Former Kings Science Academy trio set for trial next year The founder of one the country’s first free schools and two of its senior members of staff are set to go… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y Newer 1 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 969 Older