‘Savage’ cuts threaten teacher’s job
A school in Brighton is hoping to raise £30,000 in order to allow it to keep one of its beloved teachers, according to The Argus A teacher at Middle Street Primary school, who is responsible [read more]
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Alternative provision school aims to put pupils ‘back on track’
A new alternative provision school in Hull has big plans for its pupils and the future The Hull Daily Mail spoke to the head of an alternative provision school to talk about what Aspire Academy [read more]
Black pupils’ education ‘dumbed down’ due to incorrect SEMH identification
The BBC has reported that Caribbean children of colour have been receiving a watered-down version of the correct education due to mistakenly being identified as having special needs A study undertaken by a team at [read more]
Deaf pupils falling behind due to lack of funding, says charity
As reported by the BBC, deaf children are falling behind their peers in school due to a lack of support New analysis by the National Deaf Children’s Society (NCDS) shows that deaf children are falling [read more]
The tailored support programme – time’s almost up
The deadline to become part of the government’s tailored support programme is 8 February. The programme aims to support schools suffering recruitment and retention challenges by deploying mentors who help early careers teachers to develop. [read more]
NEU survey reveals teachers’ pay satisfaction levels
The NEU surveyed tens of thousands of teachers to discover whether they were satisfied with their pay or not; unsurprisingly, the answer is no Almost 34,000 teachers have responded to a National Education Union pay [read more]
Future and current teachers to receive cash incentives
According to the BBC, teachers will now be offered cash incentives in a bid to encouraging their recruitment and retention In an attempt to attract and retain new teachers, staff will be offered cash incentives, [read more]
Education secretary calls for an end to ‘e-mail culture’ for teachers
In a speech at Bett on Wednesday, the education secretary, Damian Hinds, called for an end to e-mail culture for teachers Damian Hinds is calling for an end to e-mail culture among teachers. He has [read more]
Cambridge school impresses Ofsted six months after ‘inadequate’ rating
A school in Cambridge has boosted its standing with Ofsted after a leadership shake-up, according to Cambridge News St Luke’s Primary School in Cambridge has turned itself around after receiving an Ofsted rating of ‘inadequate’ [read more]
Thousands of school staff days lost due to mental health issues in teachers
Mental health issues in teachers have meant that tens of thousands of days were lost in 2017/18 As reported by Press and Journal, nearly 33,000 school staff days were lost in 2017/18 in the north [read more]