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Pearson launches virtual A-levels to battle teacher shortage

An exam board will launch its first “virtual” language A-level so pupils can earn their qualifications online despite the...

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Teachers must abandon rote learning, says top neuropsychologist

Teachers should use a “rich and complex” understanding of memory to improve how pupils learn – throwing out rote-learning...

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Jess Staufenberg
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School’s success not possible without young staff, says head

Having “very young members of staff” who are prepared to implement a new system of behaviour management has been...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Teach critical thought, says Hillsborough disaster academic

Teaching pupils to think critically about “truth” is as important as ever, according a top academic who investigated corrupted...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted hopes to move away from safeguarding ‘compliance’ checks

Ofsted wants its safeguarding procedures to have “impact”, rather than merely checking that schools are “compliant”, an inspector has...

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Sponsors for WCAT schools have ‘variable’ school improvement record

The government needs to explain why it picked certain trusts as sponsors for the schools that belonged to the...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Greening reminds teacher pay body to be ‘flexible’ on rises

Justine Greening has asked the School Teachers’ Review Body, which makes recommendations for teacher’s salaries, to consider a “more...

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National Citizen Service faces staffing challenge as programme for schools grows

Finding enough staff to care for and ensure the safeguarding of pupils on the National Citizen Service is a...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Schools save over £1 million in late exam entry fees

Schools saved more than £1 million in exam entry fees last year by entering more pupils on time, even...

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Jess Staufenberg