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Bett 2018: The EDUCATE collaboration

13 December 2017

The EDUCATE project is bringing together teachers, researchers and tech innovators in a bid to solve some of the challenges facing schools. Professor Rose Luckin explains more ahead of its formal launch at Bett

For every 10 teachers needed, only eight have been recruited

6 December 2017

The recruitment crisis looks set to continue for schools after the latest teacher training figures revealed significant teacher shortfalls for the fifth year running across most subject areas

Critical thinking and questioning minds – Call to action from Hillsborough justice campaigner

6 December 2017

The importance of helping our students to develop “critical and questioning minds” has been underlined by one of the people who helped win justice for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

Ninth Pupil Premium & Ofsted Conference

6 December 2017

Advice on how schools can meet Ofsted’s inspection requirements when it comes to their Pupil Premium provision and outcomes will take centre stage at the Ninth National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference.

Resources and news round-up

6 December 2017

This week's resources and news round-up includes an app addressing issues of self-harm, details of a programme of live streamed lessons from the Royal Shakespeare Company, information on the 9th National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference, and details of the government's recent SEN funding ...

Teachers called on to ‘speak up’ against political and media rhetoric

6 December 2017

The head of one of the UK’s leading education organisations has issued a rallying cry to heads and teachers to speak up for children and education.

Budget reaction: Redunancies warning, funding rows and maths confusion

29 November 2017

The Autumn Budget brought little with it for education, with no significant additional funding as many had hoped for. SecEd recaps the headlines and looks at the fallout from last week's Budget announcement

Headteachers’ Charter shake-up still an unknown quantity

29 November 2017

Greater powers for Scotland’s headteachers will only go down well if resources and parental input match them, SecEd is told. A special report from Sam Phipps

Inspirational work with special needs children wins Rebecca HLTA honour

29 November 2017

Inspirational work with pupils who face a range of difficulties, helping them to rediscover their love of learning, has helped Rebecca Ward to win this year’s Outstanding HLTA of the Year title.

Accountability: Low-level gaming is ‘rife’ and teaching to the test ‘endemic’

22 November 2017

Former number 10 policy advisor Julian Astle says the costs of the government’s ‘constantly shifting’ accountability system now outweigh any benefits. Pete Henshaw reports

Protection pledge for pupils on free school meals as Universal Credit switch approaches

22 November 2017

School leaders have welcomed government plans to protect Pupil Premium students who are at risk of losing out because of the change to Universal Credit.

Free PSHE and drama resources help to tackle bullying-related issues

22 November 2017

A filmed live performance of the play Cookies is being made available to schools alongside free PSHE and drama resources to help tackle issues relating to bullying.

DfE takes on recruitment duties as NCTL closure announced

22 November 2017

?The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is to be closed in April, with the Department for Education (DfE) to take over its teacher recruitment duties.

Workload action call to boost retention rates in Wales

22 November 2017

Wales’s largest education union has claimed that “unsustainable workload” and a lack of “respect for the teaching profession” must be addressed to prevent a “crisis” in teacher recruitment and retention.

Northern Ireland schools facing debt troubles

22 November 2017

Four out of every five schools in Northern Ireland will be in debt by the end of the financial year, unions are warning.

Vocabulary: too big to ‘teach’?

22 November 2017

Is it possible to ‘teach’ vocabulary, or is the notion too vague, complex and big to contemplate? Erin Miller looks at this whole-school challenge and offers a few ideas

School funding campaign lights up Parliament ahead of Budget

21 November 2017

High-profile buildings in London were lit up last week with messages targeting chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of his budget.

'Fragile’ computer science hit by CPD and recruitment woes

15 November 2017

A call has been made for a £60m CPD investment to boost teacher skills in computer science after a report reveals that more than half of schools do not offer computer science GCSE and that years of missed recruitment targets mean we have an under-supply of qualified teachers...

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Bett 2018: The EDUCATE collaboration

For every 10 teachers needed, only eight have been recruited

Critical thinking and questioning minds – Call to action from Hillsborough justice campaigner

Ninth Pupil Premium & Ofsted Conference

Resources and news round-up

Teachers called on to ‘speak up’ against political and media rhetoric

Budget reaction: Redunancies warning, funding rows and maths confusion

Headteachers’ Charter shake-up still an unknown quantity

Inspirational work with special needs children wins Rebecca HLTA honour

Accountability: Low-level gaming is ‘rife’ and teaching to the test ‘endemic’

Protection pledge for pupils on free school meals as Universal Credit switch approaches

Free PSHE and drama resources help to tackle bullying-related issues

DfE takes on recruitment duties as NCTL closure announced

Workload action call to boost retention rates in Wales

Northern Ireland schools facing debt troubles

Vocabulary: too big to ‘teach’?

School funding campaign lights up Parliament ahead of Budget

'Fragile’ computer science hit by CPD and recruitment woes

Police warn of a rising number of sexting cases among young people

Bullying: Young people admit to a fear of ‘being different’

Research casts doubt on US observation approach

Wales plans cash incentives to boost teacher recruitment

Poetry to sustain NQTs through chalkface highs and lows

Work experience linked to better exam results, teachers claim

ADHD stigma plagues half of young sufferers, research says