Teaching
Discover the latest trends, research, and best practices in teaching and learning. From curriculum updates and innovative classroom strategies to the role of technology in education, we provide actionable insights for teachers and school leaders to enhance student outcomes.
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May- 2025 -2 May
NAHT seeks answers over fate of extra Welsh education funding
Members of school leaders’ union NAHT fear additional funding received by the Welsh Government for education is not being spent on schools or even anything related to education. This so-called “consequential” money is triggered under the Barnett Formula by additional spending on education by the UK government, such as that…
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1 May
Teaching unions launch legal action over alleged equality failures
Teaching unions NAHT, NASUWT, NEU, ASCL and Community have initiated legal action over the Teaching Regulation Agency’s “significant non-compliance” with its Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010. The Public Sector Equality Duties are to ensure public authorities eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote equalities. In a letter to…
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1 May
School leaders quitting amid mental health toll, NAHT warns
Some 65% of school leaders say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12 months, which has forced some to leave the profession, according to survey findings from the National Association of Head Teachers. NAHT’s findings come as the union prepares to debate the issue at its annual…
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Apr- 2025 -29 April
Govt should invest £260m in teacher training funding, report says
The government should honour its promise to invest in teachers, beginning by providing £260m to fund a new national entitlement to teacher training, according to a report by the IPPR think tank and the education charity Ambition Institute. The report comes ahead of the spending review and as leading teaching…
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28 April
Schools unprepared to handle disruptive pupils, NAHT says
The National Association of Head Teachers has said that schools cannot address the root causes of disruptive behaviour from pupils alone, in response to the latest government exclusions data. According to this data, pupil suspensions and exclusions rose during the spring term compared with that of 2024, though there was…
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25 April
Siddington CofE Primary School opens new legacy building
Siddington Church of England Primary School has officially opened its new legacy building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was attended by members of the local community. It is intended that the new building will host the initial intake of pupils for The Steadings, until the primary school has been built…
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25 April
NASBTT labels Ofsted’s ITE toolkit as ‘underdeveloped’
The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) has warned Ofsted that its proposed initial teacher education (ITE) toolkit to assess teacher training appears to be “underdeveloped” and “imprecise”. Responding to the “Improving the way Ofsted inspects education” consultation, NASBTT raised concerns about the definition proposed for “Exemplary”: a provider…
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24 April
NASUWT appoints Matt Wrack as new general secretary
Teachers’ union NASUWT has announced the appointment of Matt Wrack as the new general secretary. Wrack, who succeeds Patrick Roach, is a longstanding trade union leader who was formerly general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union and president of the Trades Union Congress. Regarding his appointment, Wrack said: “I am…
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24 April
Sadiq Khan invests over £340m in adult education in London
London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has announced an investment exceeding £340m for the upcoming academic year to help Londoners access training and get jobs in key sectors of the capital’s economy, such as tech, hospitality and green industries. It is estimated that this funding will help support roughly 200,000 Londoners to…
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23 April
Teachers call for a doubling of planning and assessment time
Teachers have called for the amount of time allocated in the working day for planning, preparation and assessment to be increased from 10% to 20% in order to tackle “soaring levels of workload”. Representatives at the annual conference of NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union in Liverpool argued that a fully funded doubling…
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