Author: Freddie Whittaker

England must not “short-change” a generation of young people at a time of political chaos, a headteachers’ union leader will warn today. In his keynote speech to the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers, general secretary Paul Whiteman will tell delegates that “whatever the outcome” of Brexit, “we will need the best […]

Labour will not make the chief executives of multi-academy trusts redundant if it wins power, a shadow education minister said. Tracy Brabin, the shadow early years minister, reassured school leaders at the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers today that they won’t lose their jobs at the top of academy chains under […]

The early years curriculum should be revised to improve guidance on teaching science, an academic has said, after a study found younger children can understand abstract scientific concepts through guided experiments. A recent study conducted with five and six-year-olds in Greece found they were able to understand the concept of change in the state of […]

Heads and teachers face a barrage of abuse and threats of violence from parents, with some reporting having been threatened with an axe and others with police markers on their houses. Delegates at the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers spoke today of a “constant barrage of comments about professional decisions” on […]

Headteachers could refuse to make redundancies or change the pay and conditions of their staff after the National Association of Head Teachers voted to put industrial action on the table in its fight over school funding. At its annual conference in Telford this morning, the union voted for a motion which instructs its leaders to […]

Headteachers have demanded the establishment of an independent review panel to handle complaints from schools about Ofsted. Members of the National Association of Head Teachers have voted to instruct the union’s leadership to campaign for a new independent body which would give schools a statutory right to appeal against an Ofsted judgment “where they believe […]

Protests against LGBT relationships education at schools across England are being exacerbated by unclear government guidance, a headteacher at the centre of the row has warned. The annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers heard today how perceived conflicts between different Department for Education documents are contributing to clashes between schools and parents […]

It is “unacceptable” for parents to intimidate schools and teachers who are fulfilling their legal duty to teach about equality, the chief inspector of schools has said. Amanda Spielman told the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers this morning that it would be a “huge step backwards if schools became reluctant to […]