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Two-year ‘apprenticeship’ for new teachers suggested by academics

New teachers should undertake a two-year “apprenticeship” before becoming fully qualified, academics suggest. Arguing for the move in a...

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New ‘75% rule’ invoked to save some history PGCE providers

The government has swiftly changed its policy for teacher recruitment as the cap on history trainees comes into force....

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Universities close to reaching cap for trainee history teachers – a week after PE ban

Universities are close to being told to stop recruiting trainee history teachers as they near the newly-imposed cap set...

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Universities told to stop recruiting PE teacher trainees – and abandon interviews already offered to applicants

Universities have already been told to stop recruiting trainee PE teachers for next year after reaching a newly-imposed cap...

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Teen arrested after two 15-year-old boys stabbed

A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital after a stabbing at a school in London. The Metropolitan...

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Hire more admin staff to reduce our workload, demand teachers

A teaching union has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of workload on education staff –...

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Secondary schools fail to meet trainee recruitment target – and 4 more key stats from the ITT data

The Department for Education this morning released provisional figures for the number of trainee teachers recruited for this academic...

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Ofsted launches inquiry into governor effectiveness – after 500 schools faced “urgent” reviews

Sir Michael Wilshaw has today announced that Ofsted will launch an inquiry into the effectiveness of governors. In the...

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Squeezed budget leads school to consult on regular cash payments from parents

In the face of increasing costs and flat budgets, one school has taken an “unprecedented step” of consulting parents...

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