Cerys Turner
News reporter @tes - Ofsted, primary, early years & edtech. Former @cityjournalism, ✍🏻 @thetimes @bigissue @Metro (pronounced Keh-Riss)
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1 week ago |
tes.com | Cerys Turner
More school support staff report they are not being paid for working additional hours, according to research by the country’s biggest education union. In a survey of support staff who are members of the NEU teaching union, 72 per cent said they were working in excess of their contracted hours, with most doing so to meet workload demands.
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2 weeks ago |
tes.com | Cerys Turner
State and private school partnerships can struggle to reach those who could benefit from their activities the most, according to research by the Education Policy Institute. A new report, published today and funded by The Heads’ Conference, examines the workings, challenges and perceived benefits of partnerships between independent and state schools in England. The analysis is based on two partnerships: The Bristol Education Partnership and York Independent State School Partnership (ISSP).
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2 weeks ago |
tes.com | Cerys Turner
Sir Andrew Carter will step down from his role as CEO of South Farnham Educational Trust at the end of the spring term. He is widely known for having led the 2015 review of initial teacher training, which called for more to be done to ensure all trainees fully understood classroom management and subject knowledge. In a letter to staff seen by Tes, deputy CEO Claire Harnden said that Sir Andrew was stepping down, having cited personal reasons.
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3 weeks ago |
tes.com | Cerys Turner
The education secretary will today call for more men to join the teaching profession to act as role models for male pupils, warning that the behaviour and development of boys is a “defining issue of our time”. However, at an event in London, Bridget Phillipson will say that the responsibility to combat “toxic online influences” cannot rest with schools alone.
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3 weeks ago |
tes.com | Cerys Turner
Funding for the government’s school-based nursery programme has more than doubled, the Department for Education announced today, with 300 bids having been approved. Schools taking part in the first phase of the scheme will now get a share of a £37 million funding pot, the DfE confirmed this morning. Some 300 school-based nurseries have been approved in the first round of funding, with a maximum of £150,000 being awarded per bid. Each school will receive the amount they bid for.
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RT @steverollett: Both articles brought together in this piece by @cerysturner7 https://t.co/UMBS0xT9qn
New: Ofsted has admitted that its report card system needs “simplifying”. The watchdog is considering how it displays grade descriptions & the clarity of drafting between the ‘secure’ and ‘strong’ grades. https://t.co/V8qKK2Xcfh
New: Teach First CEO Russell Hobby will take over as CEO of The Kemnal Academies Trust from September. He will be taking over the 45-school trust from Dr Karen Roberts, who is due to retire after 13 years at the helm. https://t.co/2YOpGBYrTh