‘Compelling evidence’ to support teaching assistant deployment 2 March 2016 There is now a base of “compelling evidence” to ensure that the £4 billion spent on teaching assistants every year is used effectively, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has said.
No Harm Done initiative supports schools to handle incidents of self-harm 2 March 2016 A series of short films and resources about self-harm have been published in a bid to counteract the “negative and frightening messages widely available online”.
Recruitment crisis hitting standards, school leaders warn 2 March 2016 A vast majority of school leaders have said that the teacher recruitment crisis is having a detrimental impact on the quality of education they are able to provide to students.
School place fears as pupil numbers set to hit more than 3.2m 2 March 2016 Local authorities will struggle to meet the demand for school places in the coming years unless they are given new powers, it has been warned.
Heroines outnumber heroes in World Book Day research 2 March 2016 Heroines and female villains have beaten their male counterparts in a literary poll of the most memorable children’s fiction characters.
At a glance headlines: Thursday, March 3 2 March 2016 A call for schools to create more business encounters for pupils and a chance to compare A level maths papers from the 1960s and today are among the SecEd At a glance headlines for Thursday, March 3
Lengthy journey for ASN pupils ruled out 2 March 2016 Parents have won a campaign to stop Glasgow council moving children with additional support needs to another school eight miles across the city.
Wales celebrates fall in truancy after government drive 2 March 2016 The number of secondary school pupils regularly playing truant in Wales has more than halved in recent years. Education minister Huw Lewis has welcomed the publication of statistics that show persistent school absence is at its lowest ever recorded level.
Professional counselling call for teachers facing mental health problems 2 March 2016 Northern Ireland teachers should receive professional counselling when suffering work-related mental health problems, it has been said.
Not enough detail on membership offer, College of Teaching told as funding bid fails 1 March 2016 Teachers targeted via the College of Teaching fundraising campaign were reluctant to donate because of a lack of detail about what the body will be offering its members.
Proposal to train students to spot mental health warning signs 24 February 2016 The government sets up £1.5m fund to support peer-to-peer mental health initiatives, with young people to play key role in piloting new projects. Pete Henshaw looks at this and other related mental health announcements
Career-change teachers face ‘distrust’ in schools 24 February 2016 Professionals who quit their jobs in the private sector in order to retrain as teachers are encountering “significant levels of frustration” because of a lack of acknowledgement of their skills and even a “distrust” of them by some of their teaching colleagues.
Troops to Teachers: Politicians failed to recognise ‘complexity of teaching’ 24 February 2016 The apparent failure of the flagship Troops to Teachers initiative illustrates the problems of the common misconception that “anyone can teach” and that teaching is all about “crowd control”, it was said this week. 2 comments
Further walk-outs in Scotland over staff restructuring proposals 24 February 2016 Five secondary schools in West Dunbartonshire closed for the second time this year last Thursday (February 18) as teachers went on strike over plans to cut the number of promoted staff by installing “faculties”.
Wales plans in-school SEN glasses programme 24 February 2016 Special schools in Wales could soon be dispensing glasses along with books in the first eye care service of its kind.
Professionals offer careers insights 24 February 2016 From politicians and plumbers to barristers and pharmacists, more than 130 state school alumni jumped at the chance to return to the classroom earlier this month.
At a glance headlines: 25/2/2016 24 February 2016 A snapshot teacher pay survey, an inquiry into Apprenticeships and a scheme to cut car journeys to school are among the SecEd At a glance headlines on Thursday, February 25
Jobs, exams and body image top ‘harm list’ for young adults 24 February 2016 Body image, a fear of educational failure, and a lack of job opportunities are among the biggest causes of harm to young people today, a survey has found.
Safeguarding updates welcomed, but ministers are warned over budgets 24 February 2016 Schools leaders have welcomed planned updates to statutory safeguarding guidance for schools.
The day when students ‘dropped everything and read’ 24 February 2016 A Manchester secondary school has come up with an original way to encourage pupils to read for pleasure.
Classic novels at £1 a time after minister’s call to action 24 February 2016 Schools are being offered the chance to buy copies of classic novels for £1 a time after a call to action from schools minister Nick Gibb.
Career Footsteps campaign targets vocational pathways 24 February 2016 A careers advice campaign has been launched aimed at showing young people that university is not the only route to a successful career.
Ofsted chief gives insights into surviving one-day inspections 3 February 2016 After more than 300 one-day inspections of good schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw reveals some of the reasons behind the successes and failures so far. Pete Henshaw reports.
Questions raised as pilot of new National Teaching Service begins 3 February 2016 The pilot of the government’s new National Teaching Service (NTS) has begun – but questions remain over the impact it will have on participating teachers’ pay.
#StoptheSpread vaccination campaign targets meningitis 3 February 2016 Schools are being urged to ensure their students are protected against the various strains of meningitis and septicaemia.
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