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New maths and physics teachers will get £2k annual ‘incentive’ payment

Early career maths and physics teachers will be offered an extra £2,000 a year to stay in the profession...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Birmingham LGBT protest mediation stalls as dispute escalates

Attempts to mediate between a Birmingham school and protesters against its teaching on LGBT relationships have stalled following a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Oxford university targets 250 state school pupils in widening access push

Up to 250 state school pupils will be offered “transformative paths” to study at the University of Oxford, as...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Sam Twiselton to lead advisory group to review initial teacher training

The government has announced the formation of another advisory group, this time to review the content of initial teacher...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Revealed: The 19 areas splitting £2.5m in careers hubs funding

The government has announced the names of 19 areas that will join its careers hubs programme, but they will...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Study finds research leads have little impact on pupil progress

Appointing research leads in schools to aid evidence-informed school improvement had almost no effect on pupil progress, a new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Inspectors will talk to teachers, not look at spreadsheets

Worried about the new inspection framework? Amanda Spielman seeks to allay concerns over “a couple of things” that she...

Freddie Whittaker
AMANDA SPIELMAN
News

NGA campaign calls on teachers to become governors of other schools

Teachers and leaders should become governors of other schools to enrich their professional development, the National Governance Association has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE consults on extending teacher pension survivor rights to civil and same-sex partners

The Department for Education has opened a consultation into plans to extend survivor benefits under the teachers’ pension scheme...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker