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Why is the debate on skills so polarised?
While many other countries value skills as highly as knowledge in their education systems, the UK is stuck in a rut. SecEd edito…
Gove threatened with legal action in pay row
Michael Gove stands accused of bullying schools over the implementation of performance-related pay and has also been threatened with legal action after the DfE labelled a joint NUT-NASUWT model pay framework as ‘unlawful’.
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Redesigning Schooling
The Redesigning Schooling campaign is bringing together expertise from within education to set the agenda for how schools need t…
23rd May 2013
Teachers' use of language to close the attainment gap
One of the biggest barriers to achievement is a lack of language skills. Amy Benziane looks at how we can close the achievement …
23rd May 2013
The countdown to computing
An expert group has been convened by the DfE to develop advice, resources and CPD as schools prepare for the introduction of the…
Bob Harrison,23rd May 2013
'Giving it a Go' to improve lesson quality
When Ofsted feedback prompted his school to develop and improve teaching practice, deputy head Ian McCrae created ‘Give it a Go’…
Future Leaders,23rd May 2013
The secrets to strong governance
In the face of the many challenges embroiling education, David Hanson looks at why and how strong governance, and good working r…
23rd May 2013
Tips for flipping your classroom
Flipped classrooms – what are they and how do they work? Earnie Kramer offers some advice.
Earnie Kramer,23rd May 2013
Ofsted good to great in seven steps
In February, Ofsted graded Hall Mead School as outstanding across all categories. Headteacher Simon London takes us through seve…
23rd May 2013
Preparing your students for the job hunt
Employers today are very clear on the importance of skills in young people entering the jobs market. Jackie Sherman looks at how…
23rd May 2013
Supporting SEND students – a case study
Melland High School, a SEN and disabilities academy in Manchester, was rated outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in February. Pri…
23rd May 2013
One in 10 school computers a tablet
One in 10 computers in secondary schools will be a tablet by the end of the year, research has found. The annual Tablets and App…
SecEd Reporter,23rd May 2013
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FOIs reveal extent of cuts to key services for deaf children
Campaigners are calling for government action after new figures revealed that 35 per cent of local authorities are to cut educat…
Pete Henshaw,23rd May 2013
Gove threatened with legal action in pay row
Michael Gove stands accused of bullying schools over the implementation of performance-related pay and has also been threatened …
Dorothy Lepkowska,23rd May 2013
Schools shun cost-effective Pupil Premium strategies
Secondary schools are shunning two of the most cost-effective ways of spending the Pupil Premium. A study has found that two of …
Pete Henshaw,23rd May 2013
School Direct tries to poach trainee teachers off university PGCE courses
Universities offering initial teacher training have accused the government of trying to “poach” students onto the School Direct …
SecEd Reporter,23rd May 2013
Teachers will be advised on how to tackle referendum
Headteachers will receive guidance on how Scotland’s independence referendum should be handled impartially in the classroom, wit…
Sam Phipps,23rd May 2013
Questions over Ofsted’s inspection of local authorities
Questions have been raised over why Ofsted is inspecting the role of local authorities in promoting educational standards when s…
Pete Henshaw,23rd May 2013
Jobless teachers to give catch-up tuition
Thousands of Northern Ireland secondary pupils struggling with English and maths are to benefit from one-to-one tuition as part …
Simon Doyle,23rd May 2013
Warning that Ofsted’s fear-driven regime is ‘paralysing’ schools
Ofsted’s inspection regime is based on “fear and intimidation” and is “paralysing schools”, a headteachers’ conference has heard…
SecEd Reporter,23rd May 2013
New campaign will give every school a ‘road safety factor’
The first comprehensive road safety tool is to be launched in the autumn with the aim of giving parents a “safety factor” for ev…
SecEd Reporter,23rd May 2013
Local authorities warned that change is coming
Change is now inevitable, Wales’s education minister has ruled after a damning report has found that the first local education a…