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Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne FederationParents and teachers have voiced alarm about the treatment of children at three Essex schools after they were taken over by a high-profile academy trust…
Union leader describes chain’s record on overseas-trained teachers as ‘Harris Federation’s Windrush’The National Education Union has claimed a “resounding improvement” in workload and conditions for teachers from Jamaica and other countries at a leadin…
Home secretary’s mandatory reporting legislation plan already covered by statutory duties, say school leadersTeachers in England face being banned if they fail to report evidence of children being subjected to sexual abuse under plans for new legislati…
Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in placeMinisters have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said …
Sir Martyn Oliver says he is a proud northerner who has taken on some of the most ‘difficult and damaged’ schoolsTurning around some of the toughest schools in England is the ideal preparation to become Ofsted’s chief inspector when schools are still s…
Teachers say pupils losing out on learning about history of Israel-Palestine conflict due to worries about ‘bad publicity’A generation of young people are not learning about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict because schools are afraid of bei…
Growing teacher shortage crisis also caused by threat of Ofsted inspection and lack of respect for professionNewly-qualified teachers are planning to quit the UK to teach abroad because of abject pay and conditions in schools at home, new evidence has …
Education secretary’s letter emphasises copyright cannot be used as ‘excuse’ to withhold RSHE teaching resourcesGillian Keegan has written to schools in England ordering them to make the materials used in children’s sex education available to be seen b…
Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policiesThe government has been monitoring the social media accounts of “dozens” of ordinary teaching staff, including teaching assistants, …
Letters To a Young Generation: Aspiring School Leaders book aims to encourage Black teachers to pursue leadership positionsBlack headteachers from across the UK have written letters to the next generation of school leaders, urging them to become role m…