TES has reported that Tony Foot, director of the Department for Education’s funding group, is under ‘no illusion’ about the financial challenges schools are due to face as a result of rising costs and real terms budget cuts.
Jamshed Javeed, a chemistry teacher from Sharples School in Bolton, has been banned from teaching after being convicted for his intentions to travel to Syria to join ISIL.
The National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that thousands of students could be squeezed out of further education if plans for college closures and mergers go ahead.
Welsh schools are showing signs of improvement but still face wide variation in teaching quality across the country, according to the new chief schools inspector in Wales.
Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has instructed his inspectors to mark down institutions if they judge the wearing of the veil to be a barrier to learning and positive social interaction.
The international education company Pearson has announced it is preparing to cut 10 per cent of its global workforce, with 500 losses expected to effect employees in the UK.
A study published by the Future Leaders Trust (FLT) has found that an extra 1,000 head teachers are likely to be needed over the next five years, causing further concerns in the school leadership recruitment shortage.
