Feature Stories
Children are ill-prepared for school, warn heads
Published on 11th September 2017
Head-teachers have reported that children are not ‘school ready’ when starting out at school.
1 per cent pay cap recommendation is accepted by government
Published on 21st August 2017
The pay cap of 1 per cent for teachers from September 2017 has been confirmed by the government.
All schools need to be tackling CSE
Published on 18th August 2017
All schools should assume that Child Sexual Exploitation is an issue that needs to be addressed, the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse has warned.
Ofsted’s proposals for short inspection process slammed as ‘unfair and iniquitous’
Published on 17th August 2017
Head-teachers have slammed Ofsted’s proposals to change the short inspection process as “unfair and iniquitous”.
Interviewing locum teachers
Published on 14th August 2017
Many schools have a tried and tested interviewing process, however, it never does any harm to revisit your policy and check it is working for you. This is particularly true when interviewing supply teachers. Often schools put a lot of time and effort into recruiting permanent members of staff but it is just as crucial to get the right locum teachers in place.
Persistently disadvantaged children falling further behind peers
Published on 7th August 2017
The most disadvantaged pupils in England have fallen further behind their peers, a report by the Education Policy Institute has found.
Schools plugging the gaps in CAMHS services
Published on 28th July 2017
NASWUT has warned that mental health provision for children and young people has been one of the major casualties of the deep cuts to specialist provision.
What to look for when recruiting a supply teacher or teaching assistant
Published on 26th July 2017
It is inevitable that your school will need to hire a supply teacher, or teachers, and teaching assistants at some point. Even schools with the widest pools of contacts they can draw on to cover classes will at some point need to employ locum teachers to cover either a few days’ work or a longer-term contract such as a maternity cover.
How schools can get the most from working with a recruitment agency
Published on 25th July 2017
Director of recruitment specialists Tripod Education, Martin Donnelly, advises on how to solve your recruitment needs with Top Tips for working effectively with consultants.
Government announces £1.3bn for schools funding
Published on 18th July 2017
An additional £1.3 billion for schools has been announced by the education secretary.
Teachers pay capped at 1%
Published on 11th July 2017
Teachers in England and Wales will have their pay restricted to a 1% increase following recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body.
SATS results show rise in achievement
Published on 6th July 2017
The latest SATS results show that the percentage of children achieving the expected standard in primary school has risen.
Half a million vulnerable children need state intervention
Published on 5th July 2017
More than half a million children in England are so vulnerable that the state has to step in, the children’s commissioner has warned.
Extreme use of internet detrimental to young people’s mental wellbeing
Published on 3rd July 2017
Social media can have a negative effect on the mental wellbeing of young people who are ‘extreme internet users,’ a report has warned
Homophobic bullying reduced in schools
Published on 28th June 2017
Homophobic bullying in schools has reduced over the past five years, according to a study carried out for the charity Stonewall.