Posts by: Freddie Whittaker

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South Wiltshire UTC rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted
Another University Technical College has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, taking the total number in the category to six. Following an inspection in mid-February, the UTC was told...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 9:27, Apr 19, 2018
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Education committee to hold SEND inquiry
MPs on the parliamentary education committee will hold an inquiry into support for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The committee’s probe will examine the impact...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 16:08, Apr 18, 2018
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DfE property company considers onsite housing for teachers
The government-backed company tasked with buying sites for new schools is looking at providing housing for teachers in new developments, its chief executive has revealed. Lara Newman (pictured...
Alix Robertson
 | 13:05, Apr 17, 2018
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‘Bill of rights’ for excluded pupils must not be tick-box exercise
Leading figures from the special educational needs community have backed calls for a “bill of rights” to protect pupils excluded from school, but want it to be more...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 11:37, Apr 17, 2018
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A NEU dawn: NUT and ATL hold final conferences
The National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers held their last conferences as separate unions over the Easter break. The two sections will meet as...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 12:45, Apr 16, 2018
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Most locked-out trainee teachers have failed their QTS skills test resits
Just six per cent of would-be trainee teachers locked out of the pre-qualifying test for their courses under old government rules have applied to take the tests again...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 5:00, Apr 13, 2018
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ATL: ‘Keep parents from selectively withdrawing pupils from RE’
ATL has voted to stop parents “selectively” withdrawing their children from religious education lessons, claiming the practice is increasingly fuelled by antisemitism and Islamaphobia. Members of the union...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 15:00, Apr 11, 2018
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MATs are misusing public money while Ofsted and RSCs bicker, union leader warns
Multi-academy trusts are getting away with “the fraudulent misuse of public money” while Ofsted and schools commissioners fight a turf war, a union leader has warned. Dr Mary...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 11:53, Apr 10, 2018
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Mary Bousted: ‘If the government won’t act on workload, NEU will’
If the government does not reduce teacher workload, the National Education Union will take action, one of its leaders has warned. Dr Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 11:46, Apr 10, 2018
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Mary Bousted speech to ATL conference 2018: The full text
Dr Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the ATL, delivered a powerful speech to the union’s last conference in Liverpool this morning. Here’s what she said.   I...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 11:23, Apr 10, 2018
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DfE ends divisive pupil nationality data collection
Schools will no longer be forced to collect data on their pupils’ nationality and country of birth following a major U-turn by the government, Schools Week can exclusively...
Freddie Whittaker
 | 16:37, Apr 9, 2018
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