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A contract has been signed under the Building Schools for the Future scheme which will see new facilities for those in teaching jobs in the north-west....
Posted on 30/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A specialist school in Wales will offer those in teaching jobs the chance to work with children who cannot be integrated into the traditional schools system....
Posted on 30/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Funding for the coalition government's new academies scheme will come from low-priority IT projects and not from school nutrition drives, the education secretary has told parliament....
Posted on 28/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The government is planning to use the Olympic Games as a spur to increase the number of competitive sports competitions in schools, a report has said....
Posted on 28/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A teaching jobs pay deal recommended by a review body and implemented by the Labour government is to be honoured by the new coalition government despite cuts to other areas of public sector pay....
Posted on 23/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A new £60 million super-school is to open in Wales if the local council passes the proposals at a final meeting, meaning six local institutions could be relocated to the centre....
Posted on 23/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Etiquette classes will be conducted by those in teaching jobs at a college in Wales, meaning pupils will get advice on holding cutlery, writing thank you letters and behaving on the sporting field....
Posted on 22/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The number of newly qualified teachers competing for jobs in the future could be reduced if university fees are increased, as applications to higher education could be cut in half....
Posted on 21/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Detecting plagiarism in schools is the focus of a conference taking place at Northumbria University this week, with more and more schools now turning to computer software to identify copy and paste cheats....
Posted on 21/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove's plans for a Free Schools system in England have received a mixed response across the country, with applications highest in London and the south-east....
Posted on 21/06/2010 - [Read More...]
From today, charities, parents and those in education jobs can all apply to set up new places of learning under new government plans based on the US system of charter schools.
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Posted on 18/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The latest report by schools inspector Ofsted has praised the work of those in education jobs in deprived areas, where the number of schools classed as outstanding matched the national average....
Posted on 17/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove has told the National Council's annual meeting that any school switching to academy status will still be bound by admission rules and equal access will be protected....
Posted on 17/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A disused Lincolnshire school building is to be turned into a teacher training facility, with the creation of 45 full-time and 150 part-time jobs, provided planning permission can be gained....
Posted on 16/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A press release from the Home Office
Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) has been halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back ...
Posted on 15/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove has promised to give more powers to help deal with the problem of bullying in schools and help those in teaching jobs to maintain order....
Posted on 14/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The government is considering implementing changes to the history curriculum in order to promote a sense of British identity among school children of all ethnic backgrounds....
Posted on 14/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The OCR has defended changes that could see modern celebrities being studied for English GCSEs....
Posted on 11/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The IGCSE has been praised by a leading examiner....
Posted on 11/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A newspaper has criticised the decision to axe the General Teaching Council for England. ...
Posted on 10/06/2010 - [Read More...]
People with teaching jobs are reportedly benefiting from a skills development scheme....
Posted on 10/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Schools should be less centralised, according to a local government body....
Posted on 09/06/2010 - [Read More...]
International GCSEs offer better preparation for students to take A-levels, an expert has said....
Posted on 09/06/2010 - [Read More...]
An appeal is being made to uphold a funding pledge for new schools in Darlington....
Posted on 09/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Unions representing people in teaching jobs in the UK have responded to the news that the General Teaching Council for England is to be abolished....
Posted on 07/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Schools have been advised by a union that gaining academy status will not lead to an instant improvement in their performance....
Posted on 07/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The General Teaching Council for England is to be scrapped, schools secretary Michael Gove has confirmed....
Posted on 02/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Head teachers remain wary of education secretary Michael Gove's offer to turn schools into academies, reports suggest....
Posted on 01/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Funding for one-to-one tuition will still be given by the new government, schools minister Nick Gibb has stated....
Posted on 01/06/2010 - [Read More...]