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Statistics watchdog queries ‘transparency’ of Government’s academies document

The statistics watchdog has written to the Government over the “transparency” of its document setting out plans for a full academisation by 2030. Ed Humpherson, director general for regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation, wrote to the ...

18 May 2022 at 13:55

More time urged for sex education to prevent pupils sharing explicit images

Teachers have called for more time to be allocated for sex education to prevent pupils sharing explicit images of themselves. At the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth, teachers called for schools to have high-quality ...

13 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Call for help to tackle increase in unpaid overtime

Union leaders are calling for a new right to switch off outside working hours after new research suggested employers enjoyed £27 billion of free labour last year because of unpaid overtime. The TUC said its study indicated that 3.8 million ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Grammar teaching has ‘negligible’ effect on story-writing – study

A new report suggests the national curriculum’s focus on teaching grammar may not help pupils to write more effectively. A study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, and co-authored by researchers from UCL and the University of York, ...

02 Mar 2022 at 01:25

School leaders debate intervention from Zahawi over cancelled gay author visit

Headteachers will debate whether Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi should intervene at a Catholic school where a visit by a gay author was cancelled by the archdiocese. Simon James Green, a young adult author, had been invited to ...

28 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Nearly half of England’s teachers plan to quit by 2027, finds union survey

A poll shows nearly half of England’s teachers plan to quit within the next five years. Ahead of the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth this week, the NEU published data on Monday revealing that 44% of ...

11 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Government ‘devoid of ideas’ for improving education, says Labour

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the Government’s policies were “devoid of ideas”. Speaking at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth on Tuesday, Ms Phillipson said the ...

12 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Shadow education secretary heckled by teachers over Ofsted remarks

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson was heckled by teachers when she said it was time for the schools inspectorate Ofsted to “turn a corner”. Speaking at the National Education Union’s annual conference ...

12 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Teachers criticise ‘badly flawed’ evidence for making all schools academies

Teachers’ leaders have questioned “badly flawed” Government evidence over its aims for all schools to join multi-academy trusts by 2030. In the Schools White Paper, published on Monday, Education Secretary ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Unions challenge schools asking staff to teach merged classes amid shortages

Schools which routinely ask staff to teach more pupils in merged classes amid teacher shortages should be challenged, education unions have said. Ahead of the start of term, the Department for Education ...

05 Jan 2022 at 16:55

Staff absences likely to rise in schools this term, Education Secretary admits

Staff absences are likely to rise in schools this term, the Education Secretary has admitted. Nadhim Zahawi has told MPs that teaching must remain face-to-face for children to have the best learning ...

05 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Girls’ private schools could strike for the first time over pensions

Teachers in a coalition of more than 20 private schools could strike over pensions for the first time in the trust’s 149-year history. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted 95% in ...

26 Jan 2022 at 19:55

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