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Teacher training figures: School-led routes soar while bursary subjects produce least teachers

The government’s favoured school-led teacher training routes accounted for nearly half of all trainees last year, figures released today have...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Prison threat for teachers failing to report abuse means cash for training is needed

The government has been told to stump up more cash to train school staff if ministers go ahead with...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spending think tank demands review into varying costs of teacher training routes

The government must justify the “substantial difference” in costs between teacher training routes, a new report has claimed, with...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Who becomes a teacher? 7 surprising facts about teacher training applications

Children of police officers, electricians and teachers are the most likely to train to become teachers – while people...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Initial teacher training expert reports due today

The government is to finally publish its much-delayed reports into initial teacher training and professional development. Three expert groups...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Does teacher training need to be tougher to earn respect?

“Rigorous” teacher training could change the perception that the profession is not “prestigious”, says a London teacher. Kris Boulton,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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New findings reveal teacher training drop-out rates

The government has this afternoon published three reports analysing recruitment and retention issues. The National College for Teaching and...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Why introverts make good school leaders

Introverted teachers have five key skills that will help them flourish as school leaders, an assistant headteacher told delegates....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Experienced teachers: why confidence can be a problem

Experienced teachers have been warned against using their intuition because it could lead to them making “unreliable” judgments when...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden