ATL comment on call for all students over 16 to study maths
Responding to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee call for maths to be compulsory for all students over age 16, Alison Ryan, education policy adviser at the Association of Teachers and…
£10 million literacy catch-up programme for disadvantaged pupils
Children from poorer backgrounds who are behind in reading and writing at the end of primary school will have the chance to get extra catch-up lessons. This comes as part of the Government’s…
Ofsted announces major review of access and achievement in education
In a speech to the National College annual conference in Birmingham on Friday, Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI, launched a major new review of access and achievement in education. The review will focus on the…
Schools ‘appy’ to take up tablet technology
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) releases ‘Future of tablets and apps in schools’ research. The unprecedented growth rate of tablet computers in corporate and consumer markets is spreading steadily to schools, according to new…
National College confirms second wave of teaching schools
A further wave of teaching schools will be officially designated by the National College next month (April 2012), entitling the successful schools to lead the training and professional development for staff. This second…
Every pupil needs a good mathematics education – Ofsted
Mathematics: made to measure, an Ofsted report launched today, emphasises the importance for every pupil to have the best possible mathematics education. The report highlights a dramatic increase in the take-up of A-level…
Don’t use ‘tougher diagnosis’ as excuse to cut SEN support, warns NAHT
The NAHT has welcomed government proposals to link together all agencies of child support – education, health and care – to make it easier for parents to access targeted help for their child…
Unions respond to Clegg’s speech on Pupil Premium
Following Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech at an event entitled ‘Delivering Education’s Progressive Promise: Using the Pupil Premium to Change Lives’ Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: “NAHT has…
Queen’s Speech: NAHT comments on SEN Implications
In her speech at the state opening of parliament, the Queen outlined plans for a shake-up of support for children with special educational needs. Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head…
Banning mobile phones could backfire on teachers – NAHT
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has urged schools to think twice before issuing a potentially impractical and counter-productive ban on mobile phones. Commenting on suggestions by Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw…
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