Politics

Conquerors return from Mt Kilimanjaro

A group of 14 teenagers walked through their school gates feeling like conquerors this term after successfully scaling Mt...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Kim Knappett, Jamie Barry and Clive Paskell

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has started the new academic year with a new president, secondary school...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

You’re never too young to start coding, says Sir Clive

Entrepreneur Sir Clive Sinclair wants children as young as seven to learn how to code computers. Sir Clive’s new...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Don the denim next Friday

Pupils can swap their uniforms for denim next week and join Kate Moss and SpongeBob SquarePants to raise money...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How to start addressing extremism in the classroom

Discussing extremism requires knowledge of a wide range of issues unconnected to the mainstream curriculum, as well as clarity,...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Gove former advisor urges government to scrap PGCE fees

A former adviser to Michael Gove has urged the government to scrap tuition fees for trainee teachers and to...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Teaching assistant standards still delayed after six months

A review into the role of teaching assistants has been delayed by more than six months, with no date...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Summer-born admissions change raises questions about post-16 costs

Plans announced this week to allow summer-born children to enter reception classes after their fifth birthday have been warmly...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Zero-hours contracts increase in education sector

Nearly one in four businesses in the education sector employ staff on contracts without a minimum number of hours,...

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Nicky Phillips