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National Teaching Service dropped, government confirms
A scheme to recruit good teachers to work in deprived areas has been dropped, the government has confirmed.
Sunday Times schools league table names Tonbridge Grammar best secondary in South East
A Kent school has been named the top state secondary in the south east – and one of the best in the country.
Heads ‘disappointed’ by Autumn Statement funding omission
Head teachers say it is “disappointing” that Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement failed to address funding pressures faced by many schools and colleges across England.
Nursery funding: Information Commissioner rejects DfE case
The Department for Education has been told to re-think a decision not to publish key research it used to set new funding levels for free nursery places.
Fears that decline in pupils writing outside school could affect attainment
The number of children writing outside school is dropping, a new survey shows
Nursery teacher shortage ‘risks children’s learning’
A chronic shortage of fully qualified teachers in England’s private and voluntary nurseries is risking young children’s education, warns a charity.
Government formally drops academies legislation
The government is dropping a bill to convert all schools to academies, announced in the Queen’s speech.
Heads go to Downing Street with ‘dire’ funding warning
Head teachers have written to Theresa May to warn that a funding crisis could make schools reduce hours, lay off staff or stop teaching some subjects.
Happy World Teacher Day!
The UNESCO event will be held in Paris today.
Pupil nationality data ‘will not be passed to Home Office’
Data on pupils’ nationality now being collected by schools will be not passed to immigration officials or the Home Office, the government has said.