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EEF seeks schools for ‘rapid-marking’ and handwriting trials

The Education Endowment Foundation is looking for around 500 schools throughout England to take part in four new trials...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Why we need more men to become primary teachers

On International Men’s Day, Ryan Stevens argues that we should be doing more to recruit more men into primary...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Teaching assistants allowed to gain QTS through assessment-only route

The number of teachers qualifying through a 12-week “assessment-only” route is rising, fuelling fears that providers are letting applicants...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private teacher training providers escape Ofsted clutches

The bosses of the two biggest teacher-training organisations in the country have warned against using private providers which aren’t...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

How Schools Week complained about a job advert and uncovered a strange situation

A misleading job advert targeting prospective teaching assistants has been removed by the company responsible after pressure from Schools...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Teaching apprenticeships will work if used wisely

There’s no reason why teacher apprenticeships can’t train new educators to the highest standards, says David Owen In 1947,...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Scrapped teacher training caps a blow for rural providers

Rural teacher training providers will “suffer” when caps on teacher training places are lifted next year, experts have warned....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Government should write off teachers’ student loans

We need bold new ideas to complement pay rises and beat the retention crisis, claims Russell Hobby There is...

Russell Hobby
Russell Hobby
News

Greening: Teaching will cease to be only for university graduates

Teaching will cease to exist as a university graduate-only profession under Conservative plans for a new degree-equivalent apprenticeship route...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker