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Why ‘Tired Teachers’ Might Hold The Clue To The Teacher Shortage

During an event at the RSA, editor Laura McInerney revealed for the first time the paper’s investigations into ‘Tired Teachers’   Over the summer our newsroom had one mission: to find out why everyone in schools said there was a teacher shortage yet government stats didn’t agree. We published our first deep investigations back in […]

Opinion

Graham Stuart, former chair of the education select committee

Graham Stuart’s continued interest in education is glaringly obvious. Tucked away in the corner of a whiteboard on his parliamentary office wall are the words: “sampling assessment of student desk book”. He gurns when I point it out. “Erm . . . I remain interested in how best to assess and deliver accountability for schools, […]

Features

Schools Week staff scoop awards

Schools Week walked away with four prizes at this year’s CIPR Education Journalism awards. It was a clean sweep in the best newcomer category, which John Dickens won for his work uncovering a breach in admission rules at Grey Coat Hospital, the secondary school that David Cameron and Michael Gove have chosen for their daughters. […]

Politics

‘The Parent Pound’ – Should schools ask parents for donations to cover squeezed budgets?

As one school consults parents on regular cash contributions to boost its ailing coffers, editor Laura McInerney considers the implications   Schools are facing a grim financial situation. Planned increases in pensions and national insurance are rocketing staff costs, which are already around 80 per cent of what school budgets are spent on. Heads only […]

Opinion

Teachers compete to write textbook activities in best countries

State-prescribed textbooks do not have to be oppressive and could be created by teachers competing to get their best activities into them, delegates at a summit in central London heard this week. Assessment expert Tim Oates told the Politics in Education summit in London that top-performing education systems, such as in Finland and Shanghai, used […]

News

Editor’s comment: Morgan must know that pride, and prejudice, comes before a fall

Watching Kathy Harwood receive the outstanding teaching assistant of the year trophy at the Pearson Teaching Awards on Sunday night was quite something to behold. After leaping onto the stage she smothered straight-laced presenter Dan Snow with a hug before joyfully fist-punching the air. A video played of parent tributes, with many close to tears, […]

News

Conservative conference: Nicky Morgan union clash over ‘negative picture’ of teaching

Nicky Morgan has clashed with trade unionists at the Conservative Party conference as she accused them of painting a “negative picture” of teaching. During a heated debate at a fringe event organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), the education secretary, pictured above right, said she was […]

News

Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector, Ofsted

Sir Michael Wilshaw has just revealed that his favourite childhood toy was a silver gun, and his favourite film is The Godfather. It is an emblematic moment. Known as a say-it-straight, rough, tough, make-‘em-sit-in-silence type headteacher, it fits his legend perfectly. Given that Ofsted is sometimes talked about by teachers as a form of mafia […]

Features

Bumper increase in English results at Sir John Gleed School

Sir John Gleed School, in Lincolnshire, came to Schools Week’s attention during our investigation into inadequate academies which were good or outstanding before converting. Of the 28 schools, it had been inadequate for the longest time (since April 2013). After featuring on our front page, reporter John Dickens visited the secondary modern school to see […]

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