Ofsted

Ofsted: Some KS1 pupils not gaining ‘foundational knowledge’

Report also warns curriculums for English, beyond the teaching of phonics, are 'often weak'

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Lucas Cumiskey
antisemitism

DfE resumes £7m procurement to tackle antisemitism in schools

Phillipson says scheme will 'give teachers confidence to root out antisemitism' after rise in cases

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Lucas Cumiskey
News

Pupils less happy at school and find learning less interesting

Teachers said they feel less respected by students than in previous years

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Lucas Cumiskey
Support staff

Trusts say ta-ta to teaching assistants (as we know them)

Schools pioneering new teams of fewer, but upskilled learning mentors and coaches

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Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Revealed: How Ofsted will develop plans to inspect inclusion

Watchdog has so far provided little detail on what metrics will be used to judge inclusion for incoming school...

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Lucas Cumiskey
Politics

Gullis suggests schools won’t employ him because he’s a former Tory MP

Unemployed ex-schools minister says ‘there's a lot of schools that will see who I used to represent … and...

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Lucas Cumiskey
News

Ofsted inspectors worry about mid-week deluge on duty desk

Move comes after Ofsted said it would inform schools of inspections on Mondays

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Lucas Cumiskey
Teacher training

New teacher training mentor rules ‘threaten recruitment’

Mentors must train for up to 20 hours and spend 1.5 hours a week with their mentees from this...

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Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted Academy to publish first training materials this term

New service will collate induction, training, learning, development and 'good practice work' in a single place

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Lucas Cumiskey