News

Ark drops plans to expand teacher training programme in north

Academy chain Ark has abandoned ambitious plans to scale-up a new teacher training partnership with two trusts in the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Teach First criticised for PwC job deferral partnership

Ministers have been called on to allow school teacher training providers access to the same pool of graduates targeted...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Replace bursaries with ‘forgivable fees’ to boost teacher numbers, report claims

Teacher training bursaries should be scrapped in place of “forgivable” tuition fees for teaching graduates who stick in the...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

How schools can avoid social media teacher scandals

Regularly updated codes of conduct must guide staff on how to use social media, says James Lynas. Leaving it...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

What does high challenge teaching look like?

To define “high challenge” is almost impossible, says Heather Fearn. Teachers must use their expertise to ask themselves what...

Heather Fearn
Heather Fearn
News

Teacher trainers blast DfE for hiding allocation data

The government is under fire for its “unprecedented” refusal to reveal the full allocations for next year’s initial teacher...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

National College no longer approves teacher training providers

The government has stripped more powers from the National College for Teaching and Leadership, telling schools to submit requests...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Just 54 citizenship teachers were trained this year

The number of new citizenship teachers in England has plummeted since 2010, prompting calls for a more “robust” approach...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Great teaching is the opposite of what you learn in training’

The Department for Education’s former teacher in residence has claimed excellent teaching is the “direct opposite” of what he...

John Dickens
John Dickens