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Jisc changes to hit FE sector

14 March 2018

The Department for Education (DfE) is to cut funding to JISC’s services to the further education college sector in England from August 2019.

Union sets out arguments against regional consortia model

14 March 2018

Union leaders are calling for regional consortia in Wales to be scrapped because they are putting teachers under too much pressure.

Teacher training bursary targets troops

14 March 2018

The government has launched a £40,000 bursary to encourage ex-service personnel to retrain as teachers.

National anthems and teaching competitions: School leaders get insight into Shanghai’s education system

14 March 2018

?Making UK schools more like those in Shanghai could mean X Factor-style teaching competitions, stricter learning, local accountability, and playing the national anthem at the start of the school day.

Churchill Fellows unveiled

14 March 2018

A STEM co-ordinator from Warrington is among the latest group of Churchill Fellows to be sent off around the world to discover new ideas and best practice.

Negative stereotypes rife as Apprenticeship uptake flatlines

7 March 2018

Gender stereotypes and false perceptions among teens, parents and teachers are threatening the government's plans to expand Apprenticeship provision, news research is warning. Pete Henshaw takes a look

Concern over long school journeys for SEN pupils

7 March 2018

With the number of pupils needing places in special schools set to rise by 11,000 in the coming years, concern has been voiced at the distance SEN students are being forced to travel to go to school.

Why do students fail to do their homework?

7 March 2018

The main reason students do not complete homework is a lack of confidence that they will get it right – however, this is not what they will tell their teachers when they fail to hand in their work on time.

Maths premium welcome, but recruitment woes remain

7 March 2018

While welcoming details of plans to introduce a £600 maths premium, school leaders have once again raised what they see as the real barrier to increasing maths up-take at A level – the recruitment of qualified teachers.

Young Game Designers competition

7 March 2018

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has opened entries for the 2018 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, which gives young people aged 10 to 18 the chance to design and make their own game.

Shakespeare can boost children’s confidence

7 March 2018

Studying Shakespeare at school improves pupils’ language skills and helps them to become more confident says a new study.

Plans for multi-million pound education campus suspended

7 March 2018

A multi-million pound flagship shared education campus in Northern Ireland is being suspended.

Teacher complains to minister over examination changes

7 March 2018

A senior geography teacher has written directly to Scotland’s deputy first minister, John Swinney, to complain about changes to the Higher exam and the late arrival of key documents.

Voices of the War

7 March 2018

?Voices of the Second World War: A Child’s Perspective is a collection of first-hand accounts from people who experienced the Second World War, from all over Europe – stretching from Russia to the Channel Islands, Norway to Malta and the UK to Germany.

Unique Arts Awards

7 March 2018

The Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Trust Fund has opened entries for its national 2018 Unique Arts Awards.

Online safety film competition

7 March 2018

Online safety charity Childnet International is challenging young people aged seven to 18 to create a short film to educate their peers about staying safe online.

Social media giants blasted for poor cyber-bullying response

28 February 2018

Social media companies have failed to show the ‘leadership or appetite’ to tackle cyber-bullying and safeguard young people's mental health, it was claimed this week. Pete Henshaw reports

Minister warns academies over levels of executive pay

28 February 2018

The government has issued a clear warning to academies which have particularly high levels of executive pay – targeting specifically those where a single employee earns more than £150,000 a year.

Stark differences in per-teacher CPD spending

28 February 2018

At least 17,000 teachers and teaching assistants are working in schools where there is hardly any budget for CPD, a new analysis has revealed.

Academies: Shortage of trusts and sponsors among concerns highlighted by National Audit Office

28 February 2018

There is “considerable regional variation” in the number of available sponsors located close to underperforming schools and a shortage of sponsors and multi-academy trusts (MAT) able to take on new academies, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

Council steps-up cash row

28 February 2018

?A cash-strapped council is appealing to parents to help it to do battle with the Welsh government over funding for its schools.

Trials of Realistic Mathematics Education

28 February 2018

?A research trial involving 24,000 pupils in 120 schools across England has set out to improve key stage 3 maths education by training teachers to use a different approach – called Realistic Mathematics Education (RME).

Recruitment campaign aims to boost RE teacher numbers

21 February 2018

A severe shortage of religious education teachers will result in pupils being unequipped to understand or challenge the stereotypes that contribute to religious discrimination, supporters of the subject have warned.

Free SecEd download: Evidence-based best practice

21 February 2018

SecEd's Research Insights articles, published in conjunction with the NFER, offer in-depth, evidence based advice, guidance and best practice covering a wide range of areas relevant to secondary school leadership, teaching and education. You can download the latest articles from 2017 and 2018 for ...

Ambition:Feed platform offers leadership support

18 February 2018

National education charity Ambition School Leadership has launched a new online platform aimed at helping teachers to tackle education’s biggest challenges.