Secondary staff to help out primary colleagues? 3 February 2016 Scottish secondary teachers could start working more freely in primary schools to support colleagues in subjects including maths, science and languages.
Proposal to end non-selective single-sex secondary schooling faces opposition 3 February 2016 A plan to end non-selective single-sex secondary schooling is facing vigorous opposition from parents in Northern Ireland.
SRE failure – pupils not being taught about grooming, consent or abuse 27 January 2016 Research involving more than 2,300 young people has revealed huge variations in the quality of SRE, with some students not being taught about key dangers or how to protect themselves. Pete Henshaw reports.
Call to extend Holocaust education to more subjects than just history 27 January 2016 More should be done to extend the reach of teacher training on the Holocaust to subjects other than history – including English, drama and PSHE.
College of Teaching plans to open its doors in September 27 January 2016 Teachers should be able to apply to join the Royal College of Teaching from September if all goes to plan in the coming months.
Heads Up campaign encourages the headteachers of the future 27 January 2016 Perceptions about the job of being a headteacher must change and the myths must be dispelled if we are to tackle the shortage of people applying for the top job.
Trade unions demand clarity over plans for 40 per cent strike threshold 27 January 2016 Teachers are calling for clarity from the government over its plans to introduce thresholds for trade union industrial action ballots.
At a glance headlines: 28/1/2016 27 January 2016 A new careers resource, Sports Relief, help in tackling cyber-bullying and research skills materials are among the SecEd At a glance headlines for January 28, 2016
Radicalisation: Website launch sparks renewed PSHE calls 27 January 2016 The government could help schools to better tackle extremism by making PSHE a statutory part of the curriculum, with “dedicated and protected” time for lessons, it has been said.
Drop in number of inspections sparks debate in Scotland 27 January 2016 A 70 per cent drop in the number of school inspections over the last decade will cause concern to parents, the Scottish Conservative Party’s education spokeswoman has claimed.
Teachers bringing in food for hungry pupils 27 January 2016 A third of teachers are so concerned about hungry children who have not eaten breakfast before school that they sometimes bring food in for them.
More than 800,000 unauthorised absences in Northern Ireland secondaries 27 January 2016 Secondary pupils in Northern Ireland are missing hundreds of thousands of school days with no permission.
Pupils run deaf awareness sessions for trainee teachers 27 January 2016 Pupils and teachers swapped roles when a group of Peterborough youngsters planned and delivered two hour-long training sessions to trainee teachers at the University of Cambridge.
Increasing number of schools stick by AS levels despite ‘decoupling’ 27 January 2016 An increasing majority of schools are sticking with AS levels despite their being “decoupled” from the A level qualification.
London, Blackpool and now Liverpool – the Challenge is on 27 January 2016 Liverpool has become the latest city to attempt to recreate the transformational impact of the London Challenge.
Action plan on NEETs in Wales 27 January 2016 Education chiefs in the Welsh capital say reducing the number of teenagers who swap the classroom for the dole queue is a top priority.
Regional Schools Commissioners 'must be more transparent' 20 January 2016 In a hard-hitting report, the Education Select Committee has called on ministers to improve the transparency and accountability of England’s eight government-appointed Regional Schools Commissioners.
MPs raise concerns over quality of transgender support in schools 20 January 2016 A transgender child who returned to school after transitioning during the holidays was refused entry to the building and told their new name and gender choice would not be respected.
Disadvantaged students less likely to develop ‘successful’ personality traits 20 January 2016 Non-cognitive skills and successful personality traits are strongly affected by social background, with the disadvantaged most likely to lose out, researchers have warned.
Poverty, gender, location and ethnicity: Commission to examine educational gaps 20 January 2016 An independent, cross-party commission, led by former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, is to investigate the “causes and effects” of inequality in education.
Mentoring a key part of PM’s strategy to tackle disadvantage 20 January 2016 A new £70 million mentoring programme targeting GCSE students at risk of underachieving or dropping out has been outlined by the prime minister.
At a glance headlines: 21/1/2016 20 January 2016 The debate over examinations and Ramadan rumbles on, another careers advice inquiry is launched and e-safety resources are released. SecEd's at a glance headlines for January 21, 2016
Exam boards to stop running GCSEs in Northern Ireland 20 January 2016 GCSE pupils will be denied freedom of choice when boards in England stop running exams in Northern Ireland, school leaders are warning.
Supply teachers face losing £3,000 a year in tax relief 20 January 2016 Supply teachers could lose more than £3,000 a year because of changes to tax relief rules being brought in by the Treasury in April.
Ministers urged to ‘recognise value’ of Functional Skills qualifications 20 January 2016 Despite one million Functional Skills qualifications being awarded every year, their “credibility and value needs to be recognised by ministers”, it was said this week.
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