Ofsted

Ofsted: Inspectors locked out of new training after tech glitch

Watchdog promises to send video of mental health training to all inspectors after hundreds were unable to access the...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

Top educational psychologist course closes after DfE funding reallocation

UCL's doctorate in educational psychology, the longest-established course of its kind, has begun 'winding down' due to fewer funded...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Teacher workload ‘getting in the way’ of ECF reforms, finds Ofsted

7 key findings from the watchdog's review into professional development

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

MPs launch teacher recruitment and retention inquiry

The Education Committee is set to investigate the driving factors behind chronic teacher shortages as part of a new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

DfE warned its trust CEO scheme risks breaching competition law

Training providers warn plans to launch a MAT leadership development programme could wipe them out and risk breaching competition...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Teacher recruitment targets hiked as DfE predicts post-Covid exodus

Ministers have repeatedly missed past targets, but slashed trainee bursaries during a short-lived Covid boom

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Education Reform

Teacher training needs reform, but the government’s review isn’t nearly ambitious enough

The government’s initial teacher training review has the potential to improve some aspects of provision, but could prove to...

Freddie Whittaker
JONATHAN MOUNTSTEVENS
News

DfE to offer new headteachers ‘targeted support’ during first two years in post

The Department for Education has announced a “targeted support package” for new headteachers, offering additional training in the first...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

New jobs board website offers teachers way out of profession

A jobs website set up to help disaffected teachers find work in other industries has been labelled “an indictment...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson