More teachers taking sick leave and for longer – DfE
Official figures show that more teachers took sickness absence in the 2010-2011 academic year compared with the year before. According to data from the Department for Education: 56 per cent of teachers took sickness…
Adobe Launch Creative Cloud & CS6 for Students and Teachers
Adobe today announced Adobe® Creative Cloud™ Student and Teacher Edition, and Adobe Creative Suite® 6 Student and Teacher Edition for institutions, educators and students. The new release and supporting educational resources help schools, colleges…
£500,000 scholarship scheme launched for SEN support staff
Hundreds of school support staff are to get degree-level and specialist training in helping children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), under a new £500,000 programme set out today by Children’s Minister…
Headteachers’ power to exclude disruptive children restored
New rules published today will put an end to excluded pupils winning the right to come back to school against the headteacher’s wishes. Coming into force from this September, the new regulations will…
New Health & Safety Myth Busters Panel Launched
“Health and Safety” is often incorrectly used as a convenient excuse to stop what are essentially sensible activities going ahead.The Health and Safety Executive has set up an independent panel – the Myth…
Government adviser calls for crackdown on primary school absence
Charlie Taylor, the Government’s Expert Adviser on Behaviour, today called for a crackdown on primary school absence to make sure it is not a problem later on in life. Latest figures show that…
Local authorities could be the “missing link” in supporting autonomous schools – ADCS
Local authorities could be the missing link in a system of autonomous schools, Directors of Children’s Services said today. Publishing two research reports into effective school improvement, the Association of Directors of Children’s…
Impossible feat – Balancing workload as a school manager
I’m not sure if I really believe in work-life balance. I do for staff, of course. Not for Senior Leaders – I truly don’t believe that you can reach Outstanding with half an…
Over 97% of allegations against teachers unsubstantiated – NASUWT
Over 97% of allegations of unlawful behaviour made against NASUWT members were unsubstantiated according to figures from 2011. Of 64 allegations of criminal behaviour made against members of the Union during 2011, only…
Regional pay will cause discrimination – ATL
Teachers, lecturers, school and college heads all fear that regional pay would lead to discrimination against staff, particularly on the grounds of age, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and…
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