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New research: Unhappy teachers will take 10% pay cut to escape profession

Teachers are willing to take a 10-per-cent pay cut to escape the profession and allow themselves more free time,...

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Barnardo’s: 40% of teachers can’t identify a young carer in class

Four in 10 teachers are not able to identify a young carer in their class, children’s charity Barnardo’s has...

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Alix Robertson
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PIRLS 2016: Well-stocked libraries don’t improve reading scores

A well-stocked school library has little impact on English pupils’ reading skills, according to an international literacy study. Year...

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Alix Robertson
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PIRLS 2016: England rises up the ranks in international reading measure

England has come eighth out of 50 countries in an international reading test – and the government says its...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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EEF: Teacher research engagement strategies are ineffective

Teachers need “structured and intensive support” to engage with new research if outcomes are to improve, according to new...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Schools are streaming the youngest children by phonics ability

Schools are using phonics to divide primary classes into ability streams – and pupils born in summer are paying...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Rampant ability grouping in primary is ‘necessary evil’

Testing pressures are forcing primary school teachers to group their pupils by ability, even when they don’t believe it...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofqual reports 26% rise in exam papers modified for access

Ofqual has recorded a dramatic 26-per-cent increase in the proportion of GCSE, AS and A-level exam papers that were adapted...

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Alix Robertson
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Early Excellence not in running for new baseline tests

Early Excellence, the early-years company that developed a popular baseline assessment used by 12,500 schools, will not compete to...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson