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With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessonsThe British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to compete for lessons in a “feeding frenzy” every week.An open …
Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reportedSocial media operators must be “brought to heel” for the misery and disruption they are causing to the lives of students, teachers and pare…
NFER says pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices contributing to exodus from workforceTeachers in England are abandoning the classroom over worsening pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices, leaving vacanc…
Parents banned from school sites after leaders spat at and trolled, poll findsFour in five school leaders in England, Wales and Northern Ireland say they have suffered abuse from pupils’ parents in the past year, according to a poll that found they had…
Exclusive: White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets‘Ticking timebomb’: how Send spending could bankrupt English councilsLabour is preparing major changes to special educational needs…
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…