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Sir Michael Wilshaw says he now thinks differently about use of one-word headline grades in EnglandThe former chief inspector of schools in England Sir Michael Wilshaw has said Ofsted’s style of school inspections needs to change after the death of the…
Chief inspector says up to government to change system despite outcry over suicide of head whose school was downgradedScrapping single-word gradings for schools would not alleviate the “underlying discomfort” teachers feel, Ofsted’s chief inspector has…
Department for Education survey finds that 40,000 – almost 9% of workforce – left state schools in 2021-22 before retirement Teachers in England are abandoning their profession in record numbers, according to official figures, with Labour claiming that…
Poll of primary teachers finds pupils more likely to complain about being bored and provoke others in classMost primary schoolteachers think children’s attention spans are getting shorter and classroom behaviour has deteriorated since before the Covid …
Principal of high-performing sixth form said two forms are ‘deeply unequal’ and diminish womenTeachers at a leading sixth form will no longer answer to “Sir” and “Miss”, because they’re “deeply unequal” and feed into a view of the world that diminishes…
Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicatorsIt has been employed for thousands of years, taking in everything from Julius Caesar writing veni, vidi, vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”) to Bruce Forsyth gre…
Government agrees to reverse policy of cutting subsidy, with remaining amount being paid by schoolsMinisters are to double funding for the government’s flagship tutoring programme.The national tutoring programme (NTP) was launched in November 2020 to h…
Call comes as independent review body to recommend 6.5% pay rise for teachers in EnglandEducation union leaders have urged ministers to return to the negotiating table for formal talks on pay and funding as an independent review body is to recommend a …
BMA says consultant pay has declined by 35% since 2008-9Senior doctors in England are to vote on whether to strike amid the continued row over pay in healthcare, as teachers’ unions also plan to hold a ballot for industrial action.The ballot will open …
Three quarters say they feel undervalued and are thinking about quitting, charity warns Schools will undergo a “crisis of support” without urgent action to improve pay and training for teaching assistants, a charity will warn in a report to be publishe…