Constant chaotic change and mounting pressure has led to the teaching brain drain.
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The government’s search outside the UK for the next chief inspector of schools is misguided.
By ignoring emotion, school inspections are missing the point.
The schools inspectorate has moved away from judging schools on how their engagement with parents impacts on children’s achievement. What a shame.
Can schools in the North and Midlands replicate the success of those in the South of England?
As children head back to class this week, another school will be opening its doors for the autumn term as an academy – in spite of opposition from parents and the community. From early September the Hewett…
There is no consistent system for recording and reporting children who are removed from school registers.
We shouldn’t just be blaming the middle classes for snapping up all the free childcare spots.
Nicky Morgan has wasted no time on pursuing plans to intervene in schools where results are ‘flat-lining’.
A relentless focus on test results is alienating children with special needs.
The Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools last year has left an indelible mark on the education system and the ensuing debate on the need for schools to uphold “British values” has infused parties…
Asking children to model themselves on top entrepreneurs is another step towards corporate mentality hijacking education.
In what Ofsted has hailed as some of the most radical changes to school inspection in England in its history, the schools regulator has published the results of a consultation into changes due to be introduced…
If anyone thought that another scathing report by MPs into the Coalition’s academies policy might put its expansion on ice, the prime minister has quickly proved them wrong. In a speech laying out the…
The Durham Free School is to have its government funding removed in a snap decision made by Nicky Morgan, the secretary of state for education. The move comes after a damning Ofsted report which found…
Barely one month after the current government was elected in 2010, the secretary of state for education Michael Gove announced the abolition of the General Teaching Council for England. Now, only a few…
Sir Michael Wilshaw’s 2013-14 annual report for Ofsted on the progress and standards achieved by schools has revealed that, while progress has been made in the primary sector, progress in secondary schools…
The results of seven school inspections in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have brought a fresh wave of allegations that some schools are not providing a broad and balanced curriculum for their pupils…
During the magical month of December 2013 teachers across the UK were given an early Christmas gift from the least expected donor. Twitter buzzed with the news. I first saw it thanks to @teachertoolkit…
The Department of Education has been issued a clear warning by the National Audit Office (NAO) over the way it oversees schools in England. Its new report recommends the government should be better aware…
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