News

Brexit fallout stunts recruitment for first ‘super-SCITT’

The country’s first “super” school-led scheme to train language teachers has been given the go-ahead by the government to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

University technical colleges plan to switch recruitment age to 13

University technical colleges across the country are planning to recruit pupils a year before their standard 14 starting age...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

UTC applications surge after letters sent to parents

The body that runs the university technical colleges has been making bold claims about a surge in demand for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Tory plan to ban school expansions is ‘not feasible’, experts warn

The Conservative pledge to ban councils from creating new places in schools graded below ‘good’ by Ofsted is not...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

‘Doughnut’ catchment areas could be new Tory plan

If elected, the Conservatives could change school admissions to allow recruitment of pupils from further afield, using what is...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Tutor agency claims it has found a term-time holiday ‘loophole’

A private tutoring firm claims that it has found a loophole for parents wanting to take their children on...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Schools urged to remind staff of ’emergency plans’ after Manchester bomb scare

Schools have been reminded to keep staff up-to-date with procedures in their individual plans for emergencies after a school...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Science teachers most likely to leave profession, and 3 more DfE retention data findings

The Department for Education has this morning released an analysis of teacher supply, retention and mobility. It was a...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Poor verbal skills weaken 30,000 pupils’ GCSEs

Tens of thousands of pupils with strong spatial skills are failing to get top grades because their talents are...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden