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Labour pledges one-to-one career advice for every teenager at unveiling of party’s education manifesto

Every teenager will receive guaranteed one-to-one career advice to revitalise a system on “life support”, Labour has announced this…

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Sophie Scott
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80 school leaders call on Labour not to ‘reverse’ academy freedoms – but benefit of autonomy may be overstated

Eighty school leaders from some of the country’s best-performing schools have today questioned Labour plans to ‘reverse’ academy freedoms…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teacher banned indefinitely for changing pupils’ SATs papers

A teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely after changing pupils’ key stage two exam papers. Ian Guffick also…

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Sophie Scott
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New “dating service” brings together research and classroom practice

A new brokerage service linking up research evidence to classroom practice in 12 schools will launch this month. The Evidence…

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Sophie Scott
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Tories propose compulsory year 7 re-sits for pupils without a “good pass” at KS2

Secondary schools will have to put every pupil who starts year seven without a “good pass” in key stage…

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Nick Linford
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Teacher Union Conference Round-up: What happened at ATL2015?

ATL held their conference on  Monday, March 30, to Wednesday, April 1 in Liverpool. Here’s what happened.   What…

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Teacher Union Conference Round-Up: What happened at NUT 2015?

NUT Conference took place between Friday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 7 in Harrogate. Here’s what happened.   What…

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Teacher Union Conference Round-Up: What happened at NASUWT 2015?

NASUWT conference took place between Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6 in Cardiff. Here’s what happened.   What…

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Nick Linford
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Retired teacher who was exposed to asbestos received £210,000 after mesothelioma diagnosis

A retired teacher who spent 11 years working in classrooms containing asbestos secured a personal injury claim for £210,000…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Teachers warn energy drinks could be causing bad behaviour among students

Teachers are becoming increasingly concerned about caffeine and energy drinks causing bad behaviour among students, the NASUWT union has…

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Nick Linford
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Growing number of out-of-hours work related emails sent to teachers is ‘home invasion’, union claims

Almost three quarters of teachers receive work-related emails outside of school hours, a new NASUWT survey on the abuse…

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Pupils are arriving at school underfed and poorly clothed due to financial pressures, union survey finds

Financial pressures following years of austerity are causing pupils to arrive in school hungry and struggling to concentrate, a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford