Government proposals to judge schools on how they contribute to pupils’ wellbeing are unfair on those in the poorest areas, teachers’ leaders warned today.Read
The world of education was today mourning the sudden death of Steve Sinnott, the Liverpool-born general secretary of the National Union of Teachers.Read
Teachers who have retired through illness are being urged to return to the classroom in a “desperate” attempt to tackle a recruitment crisis in schools, union officials warned today.Read
Children are suffering from the “national scandal” of lessons taught in large classes, with even older pupils losing concentration in big groups, ministers were warned today.Read
Half the schools in England face Ofsted visits every year under radical plans to give parents more power to tackle poor standards of education, inspectors said today.Read
Leaders of 250,000 further education staff, including lecturers, librarians and cleaners, today submitted a claim for a 6% pay rise which would establish a minimum wage of £7.38 an hour.Read
Students need catch-up classes in maths and English because they struggle with basic sums and rely on Wikipedia to help them write essays, university bosses warned today.Read
