News

Admission appeals 2014-15: The 7 key points

The Department for Education (DfE) has this morning put out figures on the number of admissions appeals for the...

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News

Extra members appointed to initial teacher training expert group

Four new members have been appointed to the group tasked with developing a “core” initial teacher training (ITT) framework....

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Sophie Scott
News

Coach new secondary pupils to tackle low self-esteem

Schools should work with year 7 pupils to coach them to be more confident, says an expert, as a...

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Sophie Scott
News

Grindon Hall free school making ‘reasonable progress’ after British values concerns

A free school rated inadequate by Ofsted after concerns were raised about its teaching of “British values” has been...

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Opinion

New behaviour panel has more people called John than women

Last weekend, there was much criticism of gender representation in the shadow cabinet. Meanwhile, I was getting worked up...

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News

Skills Show organisers Find a Future appoint new chief executive

Skills Show organisers Find a Future has appointed Dr Neil Bentley as its new chief executive, it has been...

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Sophie Scott
News

Let universities write school curriculum, says academic E.D. Hirsch

An American academic who influenced the curriculum thinking of schools minister Nick Gibb and former education secretary Michael Gove...

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Sophie Scott
News

Charity wants parents to have power to sack headteachers

A charity has today called for a shake-up to the powers of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) to challenge poor...

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News

Members of new behaviour expert group revealed: the full list

Schools minister Nick Gibb has today announced a team of behaviour experts to assist a review of how teachers are trained...

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